Congress moves to avert shutdown; Spears freed from father; Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts

A hallway just off the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol is seen as work continues behind the scenes on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda and a bill to fund the the government in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. 

In this Sept. 28, 2021, file phot, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington. Congress is moving to avert one crisis while putting off another. The Senate is poised to approve legislation Thursday that would keep the federal government running into early December. 

Britney Spears supporters celebrate outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Los Angeles. A judge on Wednesday suspended Britney Spears' father from the conservatorship that has controlled the singer's life and money for 13 years, saying the arrangement "reflects a toxic environment." 

This webcam image provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a view of an eruption that has begun in the Halemaumau crater at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. 

In 1938, after co-signing the Munich Agreement allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said, “I believe it is peace for our time.”

In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1 (the Yankees went on to win the Series four games to three).

In 1962, James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that claimed two lives.

In 1972, Roberto Clemente hit a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium; the hit was the 3,000th and last for the Pirates star.

Ten years ago: A U.S. drone airstrike in Yemen killed two American members of al-Qaida, cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and recruiting magazine editor Samir Khan.

In 2014, the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. was confirmed in a patient who had recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas. 

In 2017, Monty Hall, the long-running host of TV’s “Let’s Make a Deal,” died of heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills at the age of 96.

One year ago: Authorities in California said they had arrested and charged a man in connection with the shooting earlier in the month that wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in their squad car. (Deonte Lee Murray has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges.)

One year ago: Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title ended when she was unable to play a second-round match at the French Open because of an injury.

One year ago: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced he was ending a statewide mask mandate, but the Republican governor said he would still require people to wear masks in school to curb the spread of novel coronavirus. 

1927 — Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season in the eighth inning off Tom Zachary to lead the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Senators.

In this undated file photo, New York Yankees' Babe Ruth hits a home-run. (AP Photo/File)

1972 — Roberto Clemente hits a double against New York Mets left-hander Jon Matlack during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium. The hit is the 3,000th and last for the Pirates’ star, who dies in a plane crash during the offseason.

Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente, left, gets a hand from Mets' Willie Mays after he belted his 3,000th hit in Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 1972. (AP Photo/MB)

1992 — George Brett becomes the 18th player to get 3,000 hits in the Kansas City Royals’ 4-0 win over the California Angels.

In this Sept. 30, 1992, file photo, Kansas City Royals' George Brett holds the ball he hit as he heads toward the Royals' dugout after hitting his 3,000th career hit, against the California Angels in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

2006 — Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts becomes the second-fastest quarterback to throw 250 touchdown passes in his career, doing it in 132 games. Only Dan Marino (128) reached that number faster.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning delivers a pass during the Colts' 31-28 win over the New York Jets in NFL football Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

2007 — Brett Favre passes Dan Marino to become the NFL leader in career touchdown passes, throwing Nos. 421 and 422 in Green Bay’s 23-16 victory over Minnesota.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre carries wide receiver Greg Jennings after completing a 16-yard touchdown pass to him in first quarter, setting the NFL record for career touchdown passes at 421, in a football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

2007 — Detroit scores an NFL-record 34 points in the fourth quarter of a 37-27 victory over Chicago. The Lions combine with Bears for 48 points — also a league record.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Mike Furrey runs for yardage during a football game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

2012 — Europe wins the Ryder Cup with an historic comeback from a 4-point deficit to beat the United States. Martin Kaymer delivers the Europeans finish with 14½ points while the Americans had 13½. The Americans had a 10-4 lead midway through matches. But the Europeans rally to win the final two, then built on the lead by winning the first five matches the next day.

Europe's Sergio Garcia, left to right, Luke Donald and Justin Rose celebrate after winning the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

2012 — Greg Zuerlein of St. Louis converts all four-field goal attempts (58, 48, 60, 24 yards) in the Rams’ 19-13 win over Seattle. Zuerlein becomes the first kicker in NFL history to convert a 60-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal in the same game.

St. Louis Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein (4) is congratulated by Johnny Hekker after kicking a 60-yard field goal during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in St. Louis. The Rams defeated the Seahawks, 19-13. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

2015 — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agrees that the NCAA’s use of college athletes’ names, images and likenesses in video games and TV broadcasts violate antitrust laws but strikes down a plan to allow schools to pay players up to $5,000.

In this April 2, 2015, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

2017 — Troy’s defense forces four turnovers and the surging Trojans upset No. 25 LSU 24-21. Troy is the first team from outside the Southeastern Conference to win in LSU’s Death Valley since UAB in 2000.

Troy wide receiver Damion Willis (15) and defensive end Seth Calloway (94) celebrate a missed field goal by LSU place kicker Jack Gonsoulin (39) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

2017 — Notre Dame reaches 900 wins with a 52-17 win over Miami (Ohio).

The Notre Dame mascot takes the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Miami (Ohio) Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

2017 — Seventh-ranked Georgia hits a big milestone as a program, notching win No. 800 with a 41-0 rout of Tennessee.

Georgia running back Elijah Holyfield (13) outruns Tennessee defensive back Justin Martin (8) and defensive back Nigel Warrior (18) in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia won 41-0. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Specialists Specialist John McNierney, left, and Meric Greenbaum work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Technology companies led a broad sell-off in stocks on Wall Street Tuesday, putting the S&P 500 index on track for its biggest drop since May. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Summerleigh Winters Geimer, center, and her sister Montana Winters Geimer, right, daughters of Wendi Winters, a community beat reporter who was killed in the Capital Gazette newsroom shooting, react during a news conference following the sentencing verdict of Jarrod W. Ramos, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Annapolis, Md. Ramos was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life terms without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Former President Barack Obama, left, and former first lady Michelle Obama toss shovels of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Models wear creations for the Dior Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Brugge's Charles De Ketelaere, left, goes up against Leipzig's Willi Orban during the Group A Champion's League soccer match between RB Leipzig and Club Brugge at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Lashana Lynch, from left, Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux and Cary Joji Fukunaga pose for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new film from the James Bond franchise 'No Time To Die', in London Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley arrives before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa, left, and AC Milan's Sandro Tonali vie for the ball during the Champions League group B soccer match between AC Milan and Atletico Madrid at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

A woman holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Sex education to decide, contraceptives to avoid abortion," as she jumps with another woman as part of the Global Day of Action for access to legal, safe and free abortion, outside the parliament in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

PSG's Lionel Messi, center, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League Group A soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

New York Islanders' Michael Dal Colle, right, tries to deflect a shot past Philadelphia Flyers' Carter Hart during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah vies for the ball with Porto's Wendell, right, during the Champions League group B soccer match between FC Porto and Liverpool at the Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)

Shiite Muslim worshippers gather inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during the Arbaeen Shiite festival in Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The holiday marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson in the 7th century. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Women clash with the police during an abortion-rights demonstration on the Day for Decriminalization of Abortion, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Chicago White Sox's Leury Garcia (28) slides into home plate while being tagged out by Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart right, while trying for an inside the park home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Nichole Schmidt, mother of Gabby Petito, whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, holds back tears during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Bohemia, N.Y. Schmidt, along with Petito's father and two stepparents, were recently tattooed in memory of their child with the words, "Let it be." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Fans are silhouetted by the setting sun as they walk to their seats before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Sheriff's goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis, left, and Sheriff's Dimitris Kolovos celebrate at the end of the Champions League group D soccer match between Real Madrid and Sheriff, Tiraspol at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

People perform yoga poses on the beach as the sun goes down over the horizon, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jose Rojas makes a diving attempt to reach a single hit by Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray (12) is fouled by Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith (4) during the second half of Game 1 in the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Las Vegas. The Aces beat the Mercury 96-90. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy goes for the tag on Seattle Mariners' J.P. Crawford for the out at home plate in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (35) makes a diving stop of Arizona Diamondbacks' Kole Calhoun's infield single during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe participates with his Republican challenger, Glenn Youngkin, in a debate at Northern Virginia Community College, in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

San Diego Padres' Eric Hosmer, right, slides in for a double as Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Trea Turner, center, attempts to tag him while second base umpire Jeremy Riggs watches during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A man fills his car at a petrol station in London, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to reassure the British public Tuesday that a fuel-supply crisis snarling the country was “stabilizing,” though his government said it would be a while before the situation returns to normal. Johnson's government has put army troops on standby to help distribute gasoline and help ease a fuel drought, triggered by a shortage of truck drivers, that has drained hundreds of pumps and sent frustrated drivers on long searches for gas. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Members of the "August 1st" Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform near a Chinese J-16D electronic warfare airplane during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Houston Astros' Jason Castro celebrates after walking with the bases loaded to score Carlos Correa during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Houston. The Astros won 4-3. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Pope Francis meets a group of seminarians during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Japanese former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, right, celebrates with outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after being announced the winner of the Liberal Democrat Party leadership election in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set to become the next prime minister, facing the imminent task of addressing a pandemic-hit economy and ensuring a strong alliance with Washington to counter growing regional security risks. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Lava from a volcano reaches the sea on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain in the early hours of Wednesday Sept. 29, 2021. Lava from the new volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma reached the Atlantic ocean last night, at the area known as Los Guirres beach, also known as Playa Nueva (New Beach). (AP Photo/Daniel Roca)