National News

2:50 PM on Thursday, February 12

VA Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan orphan will stand, likely ending high-profile custody battle

2:00 PM on Thursday, February 12

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests

1:42 PM on Thursday, February 12

Attorneys say detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed

1:40 PM on Thursday, February 12

EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, removing key basis for climate change fight

12:57 PM on Thursday, February 12

A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders

12:54 PM on Thursday, February 12

Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for calling on US troops to resist unlawful orders

12:36 PM on Thursday, February 12

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back

12:03 PM on Thursday, February 12

President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a summit in Florida next month, gathering the officials at a moment when the administration is spotlighting what it sees as concerning Chinese influence in the region

11:37 AM on Thursday, February 12

A new photography exhibition in Milan offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics

11:24 AM on Thursday, February 12

Oklahoma carries out its first execution of the year on a man convicted of killing 2 in a drive-by shooting in 2006

10:41 AM on Thursday, February 12

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search history of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation

10:24 AM on Thursday, February 12

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison

10:03 AM on Thursday, February 12

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust

8:50 AM on Thursday, February 12

Mexico has sent two navy ships with humanitarian aid to Cuba as tighter U.S. pressure worsens the island’s energy crisis

8:05 AM on Thursday, February 12

Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson leaves the women’s super-G without a medal but with an engagement ring

7:16 AM on Thursday, February 12

Syrian government forces have taken over the al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, a site the U.S. military has run for years

7:05 AM on Thursday, February 12

A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into U.S. cities

6:17 AM on Thursday, February 12

European allies at NATO are brushing aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role at the alliance

5:29 AM on Thursday, February 12

Russia has attacked Ukrainian cities again overnight as Ukraine accuses Russia of dragging its feet on new U.S.-brokered peace talks

4:46 AM on Thursday, February 12