A Republican-backed bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 failed for the ninth time in the Senate on Wednesday. The vote was 51-to-44, with a supermajority of 60 votes needed for passage. The shutdown started on Oct. 1.

Senate Democrats blocked an effort to advance a year-long appropriations bill to fund the Pentagon, stalling Republican leaders' attempt to restart some funding amid the government shutdown.

SNL regularly displays tribute cards for past hosts and musical guests who have died near the episode's airdate. Those honored in the past include Val Kilmer, Matthew Perry, Quincy Jones, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, and more. Notably, last weekend the show paid tribute to Diane Keaton, who had never appeared on SNL.

Federal prosecutors in the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro failed to persuade three different grand juries to indict Sydney Reid on felony charges this summer. They could not get a jury to agree to any of the charges against her until reducing the case to a single, lesser misdemeanor charge.

The government shutdown is in its third week as the Senate failed again to advance a House-passed measure to fund the government.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed for the eighth time to pass legislation that would end the government shutdown that is now two weeks old.

One very notable decision made by Enzo Maresca today was not picking Wesley Fofana in the squad.The defender has recovered from a concussion and had a whole international break to prepare with the

Woodcreek Farms Road bridge in the Elgin area has been closed after failing an SCDOT inspection, the city of Columbia said in a press release.

Parents of Captain Omer Neutra describe "torturous" wait as Hamas fails to return American hostage remains under President Donald Trump's peace agreement.