Best Sellers. (67) When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. The family was starving, and they could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees.
The US Senate has one day left to avert a government shutdown, after the GOP-controlled US House voted 230-197 to pass a short-term spending bill. The US Senate has one day left to avert a government shutdown, after the GOP-controlled US House voted 230-197 to pass a short-term spending bill.
Now Congress and U.S. President Barack Obama have 65 days to reach a resolution â otherwise, a government shutdown will happen right as we enter into the holiday season. The American people deserve far better than last-minute, short-term legislating, Obama administration spokesman Josh Earnest said in pressing for a broader, longer-lasting budget deal.