Shutdown Impact: Still Partly Closed, Debt Threat

Shutdown impact: Still partly closed, debt threat
Some national parks are reopening, though, with tourists able to once again visit Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota, thanks to a deal with the state, corporate sponsors and the National Park Service. A look at how services … Veterans … Read more on Las Vegas Sun

Americans' health and safety threatened during shutdown
The federal government shutdown may have seemed like a frustrating squabble in far-off Washington, but in Chicago, it crept into lives in small, subtle ways – from missed vegetable inspections to inaccessible federal websites. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen … Read more on Las Vegas Review-Journal

A good night's sleep scrubs your brain clean, researchers find
It's almost like opening and closing a faucet — it's that dramatic,” says Dr. Maiken Nedergaard, co-director of the Center for Translational Neuromedicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. … “The brain has only limited energy at its … Read more on NBCNews.com