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SpaceX launched an upgraded version of its Falcon 9 rocket Sept. 30 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, northwest of Los Angeles.

Space's Wild: 5 Cool Happenings Along The Final Frontier

Space organizations are taking potential leaps for mankind: SpaceX tries to reuse rocket parts, Orbital Sciences docks a craft to the International Space Station, and NASA is exploring the uses of 3-D printing. Spoiler: One of those uses is pizza.

Sign of the times? A room where the Senate Democratic caucus was meeting on Monday.

Who's Likely To Lose The Shutdown 'Blame Game'?

Surveys conducted in the past week or so by Pew, CNN and Gallup show that more Americans think a shutdown would be the fault of Republicans rather than the president.

<strong>Party On: </strong>Legislation passed last week allows the Federal Helium Reserve to continue selling the stockpiled gas. Above, Jonathan Trappe launches his 370-balloon craft from Caribou, Maine, in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 12.

Here's Something Congress Can Agree On: Helium

With the government on the brink of a shutdown, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together on a law to protect the Federal Helium Reserve. Legislation passed late last week will keep the gas used in party balloons flowing from the national stockpile.

Summit County Council Reviews Proposals On Open Space

The Summit County Council on Wednesday looked at two proposals to transfer open space to the Snyderville Recreation District. They approved the first…

Park City Film Studios Groundbreaking Set

Park City Film Studios will hold a groundbreaking on October 8th at the future location at Quinn's Junction. Lynn Ware Peek has more.

Union Players Benched

After a very public life lesson, Roosevelt's Union Cougar football team has been held accountable for their actions. Lynn Ware Peek has more.

University Students Learn About Community Planning

Students at the University of Utah have the chance to learn about community planning from the planning directors of both Summit County and Park City. Rick…

Old Town Recycling On Thursdays

Recycling in Old Town is going to get easier starting this week when recycling and garbage are both picked up on Thursdays. Lynn Ware Peek has more.

Members of the House of Representatives enter the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Congress failed to reach a budget agreement by the midnight deadline triggering a partial shutdown of the government.

Shutdown Begins After Congress Fails In Spending Compromise

Congress went down to the wire Monday night but still failed to compromise on a spending bill, resulting in a partial government shutdown.

A woman surnamed Chu (left), 77, attends the hearing of a case against her daughter and husband in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu province, on July 1. Chu's daughter has been ordered to visit her at least once every two months, in the first case under a new law to protect the elderly.

Ethical Tradition Meets Economics In An Aging China

As people around the world live longer, many nations are having to find new ways to care for their aging populations. In China, a new law requires adult offspring to visit and look after their elderly parents. China's one-child policy complicates the issue further, and some dismiss the law as another attempt to legislate morality by a government that is riddled with corruption.

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