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CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1. Still, hiring last month was enough to lower the unemployment rate. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the rate fell to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent in August. Unemployment remains historically high but is near a five-year low and is down from 7.9 percent at the start of 2013.
LISA LEFF, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter train system and its unions reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Monday night, ending a crippling four-day strike. Union officials announced the deal, which still requires approval from union members, then from the Bay Area Rapid Transit's board of directors. BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said limited service would begin Tuesday at 4 a.m. on all lines. BART officials hoped trains would be running at full strength in time for the afternoon commute. BART is the nation's fifth-largest rail system, with an average weekday ridership of 400,000. Workers walked off the job on Friday after talks broke down. Commuters endured jammed roadways and long lines for buses and ferries, as they looked for alternate ways around the region.
SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — shooting at a middle school in northern Nevada has left two people dead and two boys in critical condition, rattling parents, teachers and students as they showed up for the start of the school week. The identities of the shooter and victims weren't immediately known. The suspect is "down," police said, and school officials say there is no further danger. The first reports of the shooting came in at about 7:15 a.m., about 15 minutes before the first classes were set to begin. Students from the middle school and next door elementary school were evacuated to the nearby high school, and classes were canceled.