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5 missing after Oklahoma rig explosion, emergency official says

Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig Monday morning, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, an emergency official said. More 2:00 PM ET video

• Earthquakes rumble central Oklahoma, a new seismic hot spot Jul 14
• Oklahoma quake strikes near one of world's largest oil storage terminals Nov 07

Democrats, Republicans say shutdown likely to end as they prepare to vote

Sen. Chuck Schumer says he and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell have come to an arrangement to help pass a stopgap funding measure to keep the government open, launching blistering criticism for President Donald Trump's failure to broker compromise during the most recent contentious talks. More 3:11 PM ET read comments video

• U.S. government shutdown no threat to credit rating: Moody's 12:10 PM ET
• U.S. government shutdown begins and so does the finger-pointing Jan 20

'Terrifying': How a single line of computer code put thousands of innocent Turks in jail

In post-coup attempt Turkey, being linked to a secretive messaging app has cost thousands of Turks their jobs, their freedom or worse, writes Nil Köksal. More 2:23 PM ET

• Turkey says it won't extradite any suspects to U.S. until it gets Fethullah Gulen Jan 11
• Turkey fires over 2,700 public workers Dec 24

USA Gymnastics leaders resign amid sex abuse scandal

Three key leaders at USA Gymnastics resigned Monday as more women and girls told a judge about being sexually assaulted at the hands of a sports doctor who spent years with Olympic gymnasts and other female athletes. More 2:03 PM ET

• the current 'He could have been stopped in 1997': Survivor of Larry Nassar's alleged sex abuse says victims were ignored Jan 19
• Simone Biles says she was also abused by former U.S. gymnastics doctor Jan 15