National News

5:10 AM on Monday, October 27

Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica

3:56 AM on Monday, October 27

2:12 AM on Monday, October 27

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he's confident his country and the United States will reach a trade deal, saying U.S. President Donald Trump practically “guaranteed” it during their talks

9:01 PM on Sunday, October 26

8:49 PM on Sunday, October 26

President Javier Milei of Argentina emerges triumphant in high-stakes midterm elections closely watched by Washington

5:41 PM on Sunday, October 26

A 24-year-old man fleeing federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Virginia has been fatally struck by a vehicle

4:10 PM on Sunday, October 26

A former Tennessee state representative has been sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a scheme involving a taxpayer-funded mail business

3:53 PM on Sunday, October 26

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens

3:46 PM on Sunday, October 26

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, says he'll consider running for the White House in 2028 after the midterm elections next year

3:32 PM on Sunday, October 26

Boeing workers at three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed have voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago

2:03 PM on Sunday, October 26

A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro

1:37 PM on Sunday, October 26

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility

12:46 PM on Sunday, October 26

A big-screen adaptation of the anime “Chainsaw Man” has topped the North American box office, beating a Springsteen biopic and “Black Phone 2.”

11:39 AM on Sunday, October 26

The AP Top 25 college football rankings are out

5:41 AM on Sunday, October 26

Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum

1:33 AM on Sunday, October 26

Authorities say gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University, killing one person and wounding six others

12:23 AM on Sunday, October 26

Hurricane Melissa is sustaining Category 4 strength and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica

4:17 PM on Saturday, October 25

U.S. and Chinese officials say a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies is drawing closer

7:31 PM on Friday, October 24

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has died

1:48 PM on Monday, October 6