Senate Republicans and Democrats explore bipartisan plans to end the record-breaking 37-day government shutdown as aviation safety concerns mount....

A massive car explosion that injured seven firefighters, some seriously, on a Bronx street was caused by a disposed cigarette butt that started a chain-reaction blaze, according to authorities. ...

ICE captures South American theft ring members believed to be in the U.S. illegally who committed violent armed break-ins targeting Texas business owners....