The agreement would avert a potential default when borrowing authority runs out next week.
October 2015
Maine isn’t doing enough to protect Gulf from effects of climate change
Some say the state needs more funding to collect data, monitor waterways and assess the impact of acidification.
Patriots pile it on, stay perfect on the season with 36-7 win over Dolphins
New England leads from start to finish in AFC East matchup with Miami, improving to 7-0.
Contractor working on way to hijack rogue drones
The system is also aimed at tracking the location of operators of drones that fly too close to airports.
Court allows NSA to keep collecting phone data until Nov. 28
The ACLU’s motion to immediately halt the program is denied by a federal appeals court, which cites Congress’ intent.
Migrants continue to brave raging seas
More drowned bodies and survivors of a shipwreck wash up on the beaches of Lesbos, Greece.
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says new tumor is cancerous
He plans to undergo chemotherapy.
Rod Stewart’s son is a standout on ice
Liam Stewart, 21, joins the Alaska Aces, an ECHL development league team.
Jeb Bush insists campaign is ‘not on life support’
He emerges from the third Republican debate as a candidate in crisis, with supporters struggling to understand why he keeps underperforming and advisers promising a turnaround before it’s too late.
S.C. sheriff: Public should ‘police the police’
He welcomes the scrutiny after a deputy was fired for flipping a 16-year-old girl out of her desk and dragging her across the floor of her math class.