With the US government shutdown stumbling toward the one-month mark, the effects of the standoff between Republicans and Democrats were being felt further away from the Capitol, as flights began to back up and food aid was drying up.

Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold has died after suffering complications from kidney disease, the Jets said in a statement on Sunday. "Nick was more than a legendary center," Jets Chairman Woody Johnson said in a statement.

The retreat in gold prices raises questions about the metal’s role in one of the year’s most popular trades.

The the move by the IRS is designed to ease rules for lenders and enable new interest deductions.