Dianne Feinstein longest serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90 Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings. Read more on NPR

Up First briefing: Affects of a shutdown; health workers may strike; Maui conspiracies What will stay open if the government shuts down? Kaiser Permanente’s health care workers near a nationwide walkout. How conspiracy theories spread in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii. Read more on NPR

Federal shutdown could disrupt patient care at safety-net clinics across U.S. A network of almost 1,400 federally-funded health clinics form an essential safety net for patients who have nowhere else to go. But even a temporary government shutdown could force cutbacks in care. Read more on NPR

Dozens are dead after a blast in Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of prophet A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in Pakistan, killing at least 52 people and injuring dozens more, officials said. Read more on NPR

After Libya’s catastrophic floods, survivors and recovery teams assess losses The floods in Derna left thousands dead, missing and displaced. Here are scenes from last week, as search and rescue teams and survivors dug through mud, continuing the work of recovery. Read more on NPR

A century ago, Black WWI vets demanded better care. They got their own VA hospital This is the centennial of the first Veterans Affairs hospital established to treat Black veterans. It opened in Tuskegee, Ala., after veterans were denied equitable health care after World War I. Read more on NPR

Have a complaint about CVS? So do pharmacists: Many just walked out After a large walkout forced at least a dozen stores to shut down in the Kansas City area, CVS promises change. But critics say the crisis in staffing and unfair pay extends beyond that market. Read more on NPR