Some 100,000 employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have gone unpaid for work performed during the ongoing 39-day partial government shutdown, the Washington Examiner reported, citing the agency.[#item_full_content]

Massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits off Japanese coast, tsunami alert issued
A strong earthquake took place off the northern coast of Japan Monday afternoon, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to put out a tsunami alert in