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• Our voices: How the shutdown is affecting us
• Testimony at BP oil spill trial targets response
• GOP states offering little help on how to buy insurance
• Chemical weapons experts in Syria to start mission
• Israel's Netanyahu: We will not let Iran get nukes
• Statue of Liberty, other top tourist sites closed
• NYPD: Motorcyclists pull over, beat SUV driver
• Sour food, shattered glass: Cleaning Kenya's mall
• Watch live: Obama makes statement on health law
• Insurance markets open to surge of new customers
• Kenyan president vows to keep troops in Somalia
• Congress continues to squabble over shutdown
• Obama to address nation on partial gov't shutdown
• More than 115,000 killed in Syria's war: monitor
• Poll: Americans reject GOP strategy
• Government shutdown begins over health care feud
• Pope urges reform, wants church with modern spirit
• UN: Nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in September
• Chemical weapons inspectors cross into Syria
• UN says nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in September
• Pope, in new interview, vows to change Vatican mentality
• Federal workers get shutdown instructions
• Obama spotlights healthcare launch as Republicans try to block it
• Pope outlines hopes for church reform
• No deal: Government shutdown begins

Our voices: How the shutdown is affecting us Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:06 PM PDT Yahoo News is cataloging anecdotes Americans are sharing with us.

Testimony at BP oil spill trial targets response Posted: 01 Oct 2013 12:35 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An employee of the company that owned the doomed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig testified Tuesday that he was surprised when BP scrapped his team's design to stop the gusher in the Gulf of Mexico.

GOP states offering little help on how to buy insurance Posted: 01 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — On the day consumers start perusing newly launched federal online health exchanges, Republican governors who oppose President Barack Obama's insurance overhaul have been largely silent. But the law is going into effect without them.

Chemical weapons experts in Syria to start mission Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Wading into the world spotlight, international inspectors arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to begin the monumental task of overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons in the middle of a civil war.

Israel's Netanyahu: We will not let Iran get nukes Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, even if it stands alone, because Israel's future is threatened by a "nuclear-armed'" Iran seeking its destruction.

Statue of Liberty, other top tourist sites closed Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:03 AM PDT Some of the nation's top tourist spots were closed Tuesday because of government shutdown.

NYPD: Motorcyclists pull over, beat SUV driver Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:02 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A man driving with his family along a New York City highway was attacked and beaten by a large group of motorcyclists who first surrounded his SUV and stopped it on the road, then chased him for miles after he plowed through the blockade of bikes in an attempt to escape.

Sour food, shattered glass: Cleaning Kenya's mall Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:36 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The sour odor of rotting food overwhelms the senses. Shattered glass crunches underfoot. And evidence of looting is ever-present, including in Westgate Mall's chandelier-filled casino.

Watch live: Obama makes statement on health law Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:42 AM PDT The president met earlier with Americans who will benefit from the exchanges.

Insurance markets open to surge of new customers Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:22 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The online insurance marketplaces that are at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul struggled to handle the volume of new consumers Tuesday, the first day of a six-month open-enrollment period.

Kenyan president vows to keep troops in Somalia Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:35 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president vowed Tuesday to keep the country's troops in Somalia until that country is stabilized, after a Somali Islamic extremist group said it staged a deadly attack on an upscale Nairobi mall to force the withdrawal of Kenyan troops from its Horn of Africa nation.

Congress continues to squabble over shutdown Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:35 AM PDT The political brinkmanship hits a stalemate when the Senate rejects a House proposal.

Obama to address nation on partial gov't shutdown Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting ready to address the American people as the federal government moves ahead with a partial shutdown and new health insurance exchanges are launching under his health care law.

More than 115,000 killed in Syria's war: monitor Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:31 AM PDT Beirut (AFP) - At least 115,206 people have been killed in Syria's devastating 30-month conflict, most of them fighters from both sides, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.

Poll: Americans reject GOP strategy Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:09 AM PDT Americans aren't crazy about Obamacare, but hate closing the government to repeal it.

Government shutdown begins over health care feud Posted: 01 Oct 2013 06:27 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law forced about 800,000 federal workers off the job, suspending all but essential services.

Pope urges reform, wants church with modern spirit Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:39 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis opened a landmark meeting Tuesday on reforming the Catholic Church, saying he wants a missionary church with a modern spirit that gives hope to the poor, the young and the elderly like his namesake St. Francis did.

UN: Nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in September Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:24 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Nearly 1,000 Iraqis were killed in September, one of the highest monthly death tolls in years, the U.N. said Tuesday, giving a somber figure that reflects the militants' determination to rekindle large-scale sectarian conflict.

Chemical weapons inspectors cross into Syria Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:09 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — An advance group of international inspectors charged with overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons have crossed into the country from neighboring Lebanon.

UN says nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in September Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:58 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.N. mission in Iraq says nearly 1,000 Iraqis have been killed in violence throughout September — down from July's monthly death toll but still among the highest recently.

Pope, in new interview, vows to change Vatican mentality Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:23 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has promised to do everything in his power to change the Vatican's mentality, saying in an interview published on Tuesday that it was too focused on its own interests. He also revealed that he had briefly considered not accepting his election as the first non-European pope in 1,300 years when his fellow cardinals chose him in March. ...

Federal workers get shutdown instructions Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:12 AM PDT After they set their out-of-office replies, furloughed employees have strict orders.

Obama spotlights healthcare launch as Republicans try to block it Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:34 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is due to lead officials spotlighting the opening day sign-up on Tuesday for his landmark healthcare program even as staunch Republican opposition to the plan shut down government operations. Obama is scheduled to meet and pose for pictures in the Oval Office with a group of people who stand to benefit from the healthcare law's provisions, while an interview with Vice President Joe Biden promoting the plan will air on 450 college radio stations in critical states, the administration said. ...

Pope outlines hopes for church reform Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:08 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he wants a missionary church with a modern spirit that gives hope to the poor, young and elderly, speaking as key meetings begin on church reform.

No deal: Government shutdown begins Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:06 AM PDT The House and Senate fail to end a bitter dispute over funding for the president's health care law.

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