Shutdown Prompts Obama to Skip Asia Trip
President Obama has canceled an upcoming trip to Asia because of the partial U.S. government shutdown, which entered its fourth day on Friday.
Obama to Speaker Boehner: 'Stop This Farce'
President Barack Obama is demanding that Republican House Speaker John Boehner "stop this farce" and allow a vote on a spending bill to reopen the U.S. government.
Japan's Fukushima Power Plant Suffers Another Spill
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima power plant, announced another spill at the wrecked nuclear reactor site. This time approximately 115 gallons of toxic waste water spilled and in all likelihood ended up in the Pacific Ocean according to the power company on Thursday.
North Korea Restarts Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor According to Johns Hopkins
New evidence that North Korea's 5-Megawatt Yongbyon nuclear reactor is up and running again, came out from Johns Hopkins, with satellite imagery showing hot waste-water being discharged into the Kuryong River from a pipeline connected to the plant.