Senate staffers to miss first paycheck as hundreds seek shutdown relief loans

Senate staffers, including those who work to keep the chamber running, will miss their first paycheck Monday as the government shutdown nears its three-week mark, and more congressional employees begin to seek temporary relief. The grim milestone is but the latest consequence of the protracted partisan fight on Capitol Hill over Democratic demands to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. [.].

A father returns from Israeli detention to find Gaza and his family shattered

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Those released back to Gaza were met by the shock of how their homeland had been destroyed and families shattered by Israeli bombardment and offensives while they were locked away, with little news of the war.
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