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Air traffic controllers are facing a staffing shortage and the government shutdown is making it worse. And, former FBI Director James Comey appears in court today to face felony charges.

The government shutdown is entering its second week, and there's no end in sight as both parties continue to refuse to give in to the other's demands.

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.

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From capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or sucking water out of dry desert air, the trio's new form of molecular architecture can absorb and contain gases inside metal organic frameworks.

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.

Pumpkins are a harvest symbol and part of our nostalgia for a simpler time. But while the word "pumpkin" has been around for centuries, the plant dates back thousands of years.

In the last two years Israel has erected hundreds of gates to restrict the movement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, making daily life more difficult for residents there.

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

A day after Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned about whether the Justice Department is being weaponized, former FBI Director Jim Comey will be arraigned on criminal charges.