Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Friday, October 31st, 2025. Happy Halloween,

and we begin with clock change drama in Washington coming to a not-so-dramatic conclusion.

This week, lawmakers once again tried but failed to make daylight saving time permanent.

So the twice a year switch is staying put for now. A cross-party

coalition of lawmakers has been trying for years to lock the clock on daylight saving time,

which would mean more sun in the evening hours with less in the morning. And that's the rub for

Arkansas Senator Rick Cotton, who argued that late sunrises in the dead of winter could be harmful

for kids heading to school in the dark. So once again, on Sunday at 2 a.m., most of the U.S.

will fall back to standard time, turning the clocks back one hour, allowing many of us to get

an extra hour asleep. According to a new AP Nork poll out, only 12% of U.S. adults like the current

flip-flop system, 47% oppose it, and 40% don't care one way or another. New ripple effects are

being felt as the ongoing federal government shutdown heads into the weekend. Emergency food assistance

for 42 million Americans is scheduled to run out tomorrow. Some states are dipping into their own

wallets to keep food benefits flowing while Washington stays stuck. Governors in more than two dozen states

say they'll use emergency funds so families don't lose their November benefits.

Also, airport workers like TSA officers and air traffic controllers are now reporting a duty

without pay after missing their first paycheck this week. agencies warn that staffing strain

could mean slower security lines and more flight delays.

As Jamaica picks up the pieces after Hurricane Melissa's devastation, there's at least one bright spot on the horizon.

The island's surprise Olympic skiing push for 2026.

18-year-old triplets, Helena, Hennia, and Henry Rivers

the 4, whose parents are both ski coaches,

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