The Dow rockets up more than 300 points, ending a three-week funk in stocks. Under pressure from governors, the Obama administration says it would allow parks to reopen during the shutdown - as long as states use their own money. Still, the nation's military-backed government is unlikely to pull back from doing things the U.S. favors - such as holding parliamentary and presidential elections in 2014. They say he is adjusting to life in Russia and expresses no regret about leaking highly classified government information. Beyond exploring the heights of space, Scott Carpenter also adventured to the deepest depths of the ocean. A judge agrees with the government that 28 years in prison is appropriate for Kwame Kilpatrick for rigging contracts and taking bribes. Fewer elective surgeries are being performed and medical advances are curbing bleeding in operating rooms. Authorities say Ariel Castro may have died in his prison cell attempting to choke himself for a sexual thrill. Toyota isn't liable for the death of a Calif. woman whose Camry apparently suddenly accelerated and crashed, a jury decides. A judge turns down a man's request to reverse a 1994 ruling that declared him legally dead after he had vanished, citing a three-year time limit for changing a death ruling.