UNION COUNTY, Illinois — Around 35 species of snakes have shut down nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road to vehicles as their bi-annual migration peaks. Thousands of snakes, as well as other ...

The federal government shut down Wednesday after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill. Agencies and departments each have their own operational procedures during a shutdown, and they have issued ...

Cam Coleman. Harold Perkins. Anthony Hill. What do these names have in common? They were once Texas A&M commits before flipping elsewhere. For a moment, it looked like four-star running back KJ ...

YORK, Maine — In an era when keyboard warriors take jabs at each other from behind their phones and computer screens, one local Facebook group is calling it quits to quell “divisiveness.” “York, Maine ...

National parks will largely remain open even as the federal government shuts down, according to a plan made public Tuesday evening. Park roads, lookouts, trails, and open-air memorials will generally ...

About 89 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) workforce was slated to be furloughed as the government shuts down, according to contingency plans that were posted online this week.

SAN DIEGO — The federal government officially shut down at midnight as last-minute efforts by Congress to pass temporary funding measures failed. The shutdown comes after Democrats and Republicans ...

U.S. stock futures were down early in European trading along with the dollar, while gold hit yet another fresh record after U.S. lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal, triggering a government ...

Debate over Americans’ healthcare costs has led to a government shutdown, as lawmakers feud over how much the federal government should chip in on subsidies for people on Obamacare plans. The ...

The shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress failed to agree on a plan to fund the government Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

U.S. government shuts down after Democrats and Republicans can't agree on funding. Missing hiker found in ‘bad shape' used shorts to bandage feet, Idaho rescuers say Donald Trump suffers major legal ...