House approves spending bill, leaving senators hours to act before shutdown deadline The House has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. The timing leaves the Senate just hours to act before a midnight deadline to prevent a government shutdown. Barbara Sprunt
What a government shutdown could mean for your holiday travel plans Millions of Americans are planning to travel in the coming days. Here's what a potential government shutdown could mean for flying, driving and more — and what you can do to prepare. Rachel Treisman
Once again, the debt ceiling is roiling Washington. Here are 4 things to know Lawmakers will have to authorize additional borrowing to pay the government's bills, but there's no reason it has to be done right away — except for politics. Scott Horsley
CFPB sues three top U.S. banks for failing to protect consumers from Zelle fraud The consumer financial watchdog says customers of the top three banks lost more than $870 million over seven years due to a lack of safeguards against fraud on the Zelle network. Laurel Wamsley
An Indiana man is sentenced to 130 years in prison for murdering 2 teenage girls Richard Allen, who was convicted in the 2017 killings of two teens who vanished during a winter hike, received the maximum prison sentence in a case that's long cast a shadow over the town of Delphi. The Associated Press
Great global photos from 2024: These images delighted us, touched us, dazzled us People love looking at photos. (Just ask Instagram.) This year, we published a number of photo-driven posts that resonated deeply with our audience. Here are some of our favorites. Marc Silver
Watch: Satellite video shows world's biggest iceberg, A23a, break free About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters. Manuela López Restrepo
Starbucks workers say they will begin a strike in 3 cities on Friday Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United said in February they had come to common ground in moving forward for the rest of the year. But the union says Starbucks has not kept its end of the commitment. Ayana Archie
History has never ended, but are we at a crossroads again? Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow. Ben Ansell
