But first: 100 years of an American icon. ⛰️ Mount Rushmore turns a century old as it remains an enduring symbol of America's complicated past. |
Government shutdown, Day 1 |
A bitter standoff is underway, with no immediate end in sight. President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers are trading blame for the government shutdown, which began at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday after federal funding lapsed. 👉 Lawmakers don't know how long the shutdown will last. |
What's the hold up for a deal? Democrats on Capitol Hill are demanding health care policy changes that President Donald Trump and Republicans say they can't go along with. To end the shutdown, Congress must either pass funding appropriations or a short-term funding bill to continue negotiations. 👉 Follow the latest on the shutdown. | House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, left, and House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, right, take questions from the media during a press conference on the first day of the federal government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY |
Legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall has died at 91. The Jane Goodall Institute, the conservation organization she founded, said in a statement Goodall died of natural causes while she was in California on a cross-country speaking tour. |
Goodall's legacy: Goodall rose to fame in part through a National Geographic documentary about her fieldwork on chimpanzees. She used her science celebrity status to advance conservation efforts for chimpanzees and other endangered species. 👉 More on Goodall's career. | British ethologist and primatologist Jane Goodall poses with her mascott "Mister H" during a photo session on Oct.18, 2024 in Paris. JOEL SAGET, AFP via Getty Images |
A partial building collapse in New York |
A 20-story public housing building partially collapsed Wednesday along a ventilation shaft down to the boiler room in the South Bronx. Firefighters are investigating it as a possible gas explosion. | An aerial view of a partially collapsed building in the Bronx, in New York City, New York, on Oct. 1, 2025, in this handout photo from the New York Fire Department (FDNY). New York City Fire Department, via REUTERS |
A new AI 'actress' making waves in Hollywood |
She's young, gaining followers on Instagram and wants to act. The only problem? She's not real. Tilly Noorwood, a new AI "actress" created by artificial intelligence production studio Particle6, has become a flashpoint in Hollywood. |
Backlash to the 'actress': SAG-AFTRA, one of the largest entertainment unions, blasted its creation in a statement, characterizing it as an affront to the work of human performers. Other actors, including Emily Blunt and Whoopi Goldberg, also expressed concern. 🎥 How Hollywood is reacting. |
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