U.S. Headlines

• Delta jets have 'low-speed collision' on the ground at New York's LaGuardia, injuring 1

  Officials say two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring at least one person

• Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

  President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors

• What to know about the blast that blew a 20-story chunk out of a Bronx building

  A massive brick chimney on a New York City apartment building has collapsed after an explosion, sending debris plummeting to the ground

• Los Angeles County to pay $20M to settle lawsuit over death of boy who was tortured

  Los Angeles County will pay $20 million to the family of a 4-year-old boy who was tortured to death by his parents six years ago in a case that brought scrutiny of the region’s child welfare system

• National parks will remain 'generally' open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed

  Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday morning with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough of about two-thirds of National Park Service employees