National News

4:58 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Tropical Storm Humberto has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center says

4:16 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Florida’s board of education has signed off on a major expansion of charter schools in the state

4:15 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Homeland Security revises death toll in Dallas shooting, now says 1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured

3:50 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Amid some renewed interest in foraging for edible wild plants, mushrooms and other foodstuffs, experts caution aspiring foragers to prioritize safety, plan carefully and learn proper identification

3:50 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Attorneys for the family of the a man who died after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort believe he hit his head on a restraint

3:45 PM on Wednesday, September 24

President Donald Trump excoriated European leaders about their efforts to slow irregular migration, claiming they have done little to prevent an influx of outsiders that has transformed the continent

3:27 PM on Wednesday, September 24

New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns

3:20 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from deadly Denver-area wildfire that destroyed 1,000 structures

3:06 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

2:44 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A jury has awarded $205 million to the parents of a 6-year-old girl who fell to her death at a Colorado amusement park after she wasn’t strapped in to a ride

2:41 PM on Wednesday, September 24

China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035.

2:29 PM on Wednesday, September 24

“The Savant” star Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with the decision to postpone the release of the Apple TV+ political thriller series

2:24 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Two students at Syracuse University are facing hate crime charges after authorities say one of them tossed a bag of pork into a Jewish fraternity house that was holding a Rosh Hashanah celebration

1:04 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Officials are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Mexican man who was in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Southern California

12:45 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A New York judge warns Justice Department officials they could face sanctions for public comments about Luigi Mangione's prosecution

11:12 AM on Wednesday, September 24

A Trump administration decision to repurpose an old chemotherapy drug for autism has surprised many experts — including the physician who recently proposed the idea

11:02 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Lawmakers and activists are urging U.S. tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police

7:09 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Humans first began foraging for food some 12,000 years ago, long before they developed agricultural tools that overshadowed the ancient act that helped sustain early humans

2:16 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Denmark’s prime minister has given an emotional apology to Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women who were given invasive contraception by the Danish health authorities against their will over decades

11:36 PM on Tuesday, September 23

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower as a seemingly relentless rally on Wall Street takes at least a pause