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12:23 AM on Monday, April 13

Pope Leo XIV is embarking Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria

12:21 AM on Monday, April 13

Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues

12:18 AM on Monday, April 13

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader

12:09 AM on Monday, April 13

A new Gallup poll finds that more American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but there is a cohort of employees who remain skeptical

12:08 AM on Monday, April 13

12:07 AM on Monday, April 13

The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States

12:04 AM on Monday, April 13

The church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech is getting upgraded with a $1.2 million federal grant

11:55 PM on Sunday, April 12

U_S_ Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas at 10 a_m_ EDT Monday, or 5:30 p_m_ in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.”

11:54 PM on Sunday, April 12

Oil prices have resumed their climb and Asian markets mostly declined as the U.S. military prepared to blockade ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, where most shipping has been stalled by Iran since the start of the war

10:17 PM on Sunday, April 12

A man running for Florida governor has been arrested on charges he battered two older people in a home

9:38 PM on Sunday, April 12

The U.S. military says it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

9:20 PM on Sunday, April 12

President Donald Trump is sharply criticizing Pope Leo XIV, saying the U_S_-born pope is “not doing a very good job” and is “a very liberal person.”

3:35 PM on Sunday, April 12

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault accusations that he continues to deny

12:41 PM on Sunday, April 12

Rory McIlroy has won the 90th Masters, securing back-to-back championships at Augusta National after holding off a crowded field

10:22 AM on Sunday, April 12

Peru's next president is being chosen from a pool of 35 candidates that includes a former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress

1:35 AM on Sunday, April 12

U_S_ Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a_m_ EDT Monday, or 5:30 p_m_ in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations."

12:17 AM on Sunday, April 12

President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement

12:11 AM on Sunday, April 12

Hungarian voters have ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions

12:02 AM on Sunday, April 12

Millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal tax breaks for tips and overtime wages under a law enacted by President Donald Trump

5:43 PM on Thursday, April 9