Four people were killed and eight others were injured in a mass shooting and fire during worship services at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday.

Matt Stairs of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning off Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a two-run lead in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on Oct. 13, 2008, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images

EMPIRE, MI -- It’s a quiet start to the fall season in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The lights are off and the gates are closed at some of the park’s visitor attractions. Staffing is down to a minimum across national parks during the federal government shutdown that went into effect Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Fall salad with apples, Cheddar and crispy sage: Sage leaves fried in olive oil until they crackle and brown add an unexpected thrill to this simple mix of salty cheese, sweet apples and mild butter lettuce. Christian Reynoso then turns that sage-scented oil into an herbal dressing with honey and lemon.

While the federal government is shut down, some essential services remain running. But other agencies pause operations or furlough workers, severely impacting their ability to deliver services.

The government has shut down. Here is a look at how the Social Security Administration and millions of Americans who depend on its service are affected.

The No. 3-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers rolled past the No. 6 Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card Series of the 2025 MLB playoffs. Los Angeles, which outscored Cincinnati 18-9 over two games, was the only team to pull off a Wild Card Series sweep; the other three matchups are headed to decisive Game 3s on Thursday.

The logline for tonight's Chicago Fire premiere — Season 14, Episode 1 ("Kick Down Doors") — reads: " A new face at Firehouse 51 causes tension, while rising chaos in the city brings new challenges to the team; Herrmann stalls on plans of relinquishing his office to Mouch ."

An Arizona man was convicted Thursday on eight murder charges for a string of fatal shootings in Phoenix and neighboring Glendale after a trial that spanned several months.

Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham has been out since late August and missed WNBA playoffs due to injury. Here is what is next for the guard.

Although painful for federal workers, travelers, and thousands of people and businesses in and outside Washington that partner with the US government, shutdowns typically aren’t significant events for the stock market or the economy.