GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! You're the one that was tryna keep me way down. But like the sun, know you know I found my way back 'round. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

Have the Republicans finally come to their (limited) senses? An "11th hour deal" to reopen the government and avert the debt crisis is being finalized and could reportedly be up for a vote very soon. And if we do come to agreement, let's please not forget who caused all this bullshit.

And if you're no fan of House Speaker John Boehner, read this article about his continuing woes that involve trying to get congress to go in a single direction, or as they put it, "herding cats."

More than 60 Cleveland cops are being disciplined following a gun-happy car chase, which ended in the two suspects falling beneath a hail of 137 bullets.

Two terrible mean girls are arrested after a 12-year-old commits suicide following their online bullying.

Russian scientists pull a huge chunk of meteor from a lake, and... is it just me, or are all the town's children starting to act weird?

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims performed their annual stoning of the devil today... which is just overkill, if you ask me.

A federal judge is weighing in on a gay marriage ban that Michigan voters perhaps illegally voted on nine years ago.

Now here's what's going on in your neck of the woods: More sun, more glorious sun! (With highs hitting 74 by Friday.)

And finally, Superman is 75-years-old. And for an old geezer, he has really kicked a lot of ass. Here's Supes kicking ass throughout the years, courtesy of DC, Zack Snyder and Bruce Timm.