Tensions continue to rise between Democrats and Republicans as the shutdown puts 42 million Americans on the verge of losing federal food aid. | Analysis Read more: https://cnn.it/47tmgKx | CNN

CNN's Clarissa Ward traveled to Syria to find out what happened to US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in 2012. She sat down with a former intelligence officer who was brought in to interrogate Tice. Stream the full story at cnn.com/allaccess | CNN

As the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers are set to miss their first full paycheck, union representatives spoke at a press conference highlighting the hardships workers are facing. Read more: https://cnn.it/3JwWuNg | CNN

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica. A Category 5 storm, it is one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history and could trigger a humanitarian disaster. Jamaica has never taken a hit from a Category 5, with a UN agency describing it as the "storm of the century." Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/47vdbkc | CNN