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Associated Press - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is vowing to "destroy" those behind the rampage across Paris that killed at least 129 people and wounded hundreds of others.

With more than 150 cracks patched and repaired in its white marble, the Washington Monument is reopening for the first time since a 2011 earthquake caused widespread damage.

The government shutdown enters its second week with no resolution in sight and ominous signs that the United States is moving closer to the possibility of the first-ever default in the nation's history.

The sisters of a woman fatally shot by police in Washington after she tried to ram her car through a White House barrier say she wasn't delusional and suggest she have been fleeing danger when she was killed.

President Barack Obama is canceling a trip to Asia to stay in Washington and push for an elusive funding bill to get the nation's business up and running.

After shots were reported to be fired near the Capitol Building in Washington DC, the building and the area has been put on lock down.

The Government shutdown has gotten a little bit ugly. On Wednesday, Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer from Texas decided to confront a park ranger at the WWII memorial in Washington DC who was not allowing the public to enter the memorial during the shutdown.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will report to work this morning. Most will be sent home and no one knows when they'll be back on the job.

The FBI has released footage of Aaron Alexis at the Washington Navy Yard on the day of his killing spree last week.

The accused Washington Navy Yard gunman spent the night at a Thai Buddhist temple in Raynham last month.