The nation has now reached one month under the federal government shutdown, and the stalemate on Capitol Hill has halted benefits for millions of Americans under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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British police dismissed speculation on Sunday that a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train the previous evening was terrorism-related and said two people who were wounded remain in life-threatening condition.

In a World Series for the ages that went back and forth again and again, Will Smith delivered the biggest swing of all for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Winter Haven Police Department said one of their officers was hospitalized after being involved in a bad crash early Sunday morning.

A second plane full of American evacuees from Jamaica are finally home after landing at the Tampa International Airport Saturday night, Grey Bull Rescue said.

The Tampa Bay Lightning's 25th annual Bolt Run drew a crowd of over 2500 down Bayshore Avenue Saturday morning.

A French bulldog puppy was reunited with his owner after being stolen during an armed burglary at a Brandon cellphone store, according to authorities.

A second plane-full of American evacuees from Jamaica will land at the Tampa International Airport Saturday night, Grey Bull Rescue said.

After waking up well below-average with lows in the 40s and 50s, sunny skies will warm us up into the mid-and-upper 70s Saturday afternoon.

The federal government shutdown is affecting funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and benefits are set to run out on the first of November.

Egypt was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday, the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilization — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country’s tourism industry and troubled economy.