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The Red Cross in Houston says the Astrodome is full. Officials there had announced plans to take in 23,000 refugees from New Orleans. But by early this morning, after accepting some 11,000 refugees, they stopped letting people in. That's left busloads of angry, tired, and hungry people wondering where they'll end up.

The Senate passed a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. The last time the U.S. tried year-round daylight saving was the 1970s. Within a year, it was scrapped.

An official says the virus is under control in some parts of the city. Meanwhile, the IMF cut its forecast of Chinese economic growth and warned the global flow of industrial goods might be disrupted.

Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died last month, is supporting Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's presidential election. How do we know? Maduro says Chavez came to him, as a bird, in a dream. For some Venezuelans, that's enough: Maduro leads the race by a considerable margin.

After two West Virginia National Guard members were attacked while serving in D.C., some residents in the state are questioning President Trump's decision about deploying federal troops.

The Cuban government recently extended Internet to mobile devices, a big step for Cubans living on the island under the repressive communist regime.

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to oust President Nicolas Maduro. A day after the latest protests, Maduro remains defiant.

A Navy warship shot down a dying American spy satellite that was due to crash to Earth. The Pentagon said it feared if the satellite hit the ground and ruptured, it would release a toxic gas. But some think the Pentagon had an ulterior motive in shooting down the satellite.

As the death toll mounts in Kenya following a disputed election, a history teacher in McLean, Va., fears for his family back home in the Kibera slum. Ken Okoth helps them get to safety in Tanzania. Now he worries about children from an orphanage he runs.

Police Sgt. E.T. Nelson was one of the first Minneapolis policeman to arrive at the collapsed I-35 W bridge. His boss calls him a hero, but Sgt. Nelson says he was just doing his job.