Government doors closed, but workers may get paid

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• Government doors closed, but workers may get paid
• Even amid furloughs, some Texans cheer Cruz
• Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups
• Weakened Karen continues move toward Gulf Coast
• Arab world searches for democratic future
• Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar
• Official: NY undercover cop present at bike rally
• In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy
• Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins
• Military strike reported in southern Somali town
• Health care website gets down time for repairs
• Evacuation order eased in vulnerable part of La.
• Karen continues move toward northern Gulf Coast
• Sisters question fatal shooting in DC police chase
• 2 more bikers held in NYC motorcycle-SUV brawl

Government doors closed, but workers may get paid Posted: 05 Oct 2013 11:12 AM PDT Their government has failed to keep the doors open and has told federal workers to stay off the job as the political parties fight over spending and health care in austere times.

Even amid furloughs, some Texans cheer Cruz Posted: 05 Oct 2013 08:23 AM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Thanks to Texas' new senator, Dale Huls is out of a job — at least for now. Yet Huls has never been prouder that he voted for him.

Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups Posted: 05 Oct 2013 08:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't give up" on the problem-plagued program now at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government.

Weakened Karen continues move toward Gulf Coast Posted: 05 Oct 2013 11:03 AM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen continued to chug toward the Gulf Coast on Saturday, threatening to bring heavy winds and high rains, despite a general weakening overnight. Officials still urged residents to be vigilant, even as an evacuation order in one of Louisiana's most vulnerable areas was scaled back.

Arab world searches for democratic future Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:32 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — "For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability... We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations." — President George W. Bush in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2004

Migrant coffins lined up in Italian airport hangar Posted: 05 Oct 2013 10:41 AM PDT LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — The coffins of African migrants killed in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa were lined up in long rows inside an airport hangar where survivors of the tragedy paid their respects Saturday. All of the caskets had a single white rose on top except for the four of the youngest victims, which had stuffed animals.

Official: NY undercover cop present at bike rally Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:33 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether an undercover police officer present at a motorcycle rally witnessed a violent confrontation between an SUV driver and a swarm of bikers and didn't immediately report it, a law enforcement official said Saturday.

In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:36 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Salim Massebellah had just reached the parking lot at Nairobi's premiere mall. Private guards inspected his trunk, then passed a mirror underneath his vehicle, checking for the exposed wires that would indicate a bomb. That was the weapon of choice of al-Shabab, the terrorist group Kenyans had been warned might one day target their capital.

Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins Posted: 05 Oct 2013 11:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he would "think about changing" the Washington Redskins' name if he owned the football team as he waded into the controversy involving a word many consider offensive to Native Americans.

Military strike reported in southern Somali town Posted: 05 Oct 2013 10:14 AM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — International military forces carried out a pre-dawn strike Saturday against foreign fighters in the same southern Somalia village where U.S. Navy SEALS four years ago killed a most-wanted al-Qaida operative, officials said.

Health care website gets down time for repairs Posted: 05 Oct 2013 05:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not the sign that the Obama administration wants people to see on its health overhaul website: down for repairs.

Evacuation order eased in vulnerable part of La. Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:22 AM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — In a sign that concerns in Louisiana are easing over Tropical Storm Karen, officials in one of the state's most vulnerable areas are downgrading an evacuation order from mandatory to voluntary.

Karen continues move toward northern Gulf Coast Posted: 05 Oct 2013 08:01 AM PDT BRAITHWAITE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen weakened overnight but kept chugging toward the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday, with forecasters predicting rain, potential flooding and a decrease in speed later in the day.

Sisters question fatal shooting in DC police chase Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:57 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The sisters of a woman who was fatally shot in Washington after trying to ram her car through a White House barrier say she was not a criminal and police should not have shot her.

2 more bikers held in NYC motorcycle-SUV brawl Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:43 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Two more motorcyclists have been taken into police custody in connection with the videotaped beating of a New York City man by a gang of angry bikers.

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