Louise Schiavone

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Amid the federal government shutdown, more flight delays and cancellations are expected at U.S.

airports this week.

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport today are being held due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted travelers would see more flights delayed and canceled in the coming days.

NPR's Luke Garrett has the latest.

Also today, the Agriculture Department is announcing that federal food aid will not go out on the first day of November unless there's a resolution approved.

of the federal spending impasse.

Russia says it has successfully carried out a test of a nuclear-powered intercontinental cruise missile from Moscow.

NPR's Charles Maines reports.

The National Hurricane Center reports Hurricane Melissa is packing maximum sustained winds of more than 130 miles an hour, about 100 miles away from Jamaica.

The hurricane is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Monday night or Tuesday morning.

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are possible.

Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica's Minister of Local Government and Community Development, is urging maximum caution.

Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic are also in the storm's path.

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as President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet in South Korea Thursday.

Treasury Secretary Scott Besant is saying today that a deal is taking shape on rare earth, metals and tariffs.

Two of the four men suspected of breaking into the Louvre Museum and stealing $100 million worth of royal jewels have been caught and are being questioned.

NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports they were apprehended thanks to video surveillance footage and their DNA.