National News

11:30 AM on Friday, August 21

School buses for decades have maintained such a standard look across the U.S. that “school bus yellow” is shorthand for the bright hue with a slight orange tint

11:29 AM on Friday, August 21

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial for alleged sex trafficking after being hospitalized for months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms

10:37 AM on Friday, August 21

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday because of a right knee injury

10:37 AM on Friday, August 21

The U.S. government has declared a drought disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands as dry conditions persist

9:51 AM on Friday, August 21

The number of people receiving SNAP food aid has fallen more than 13% in a year as changes to the biggest U.S. food aid program start to kick in

9:00 AM on Friday, August 21

Fat Marmot Week is coming soon

7:20 AM on Friday, August 21

Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay 9.5 million pounds to the publisher of Britain’s Daily Mail

6:36 AM on Friday, August 21

U.S. hurricane season is gearing up

6:35 AM on Friday, August 21

The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that

5:06 AM on Friday, August 21

Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many Iranian families can barely afford the basics

1:06 AM on Friday, August 21

Record-low water levels at Lake Velence have made boating difficult and closed swimming beaches, offering a stark view of Hungary’s worsening water crisis

1:01 AM on Friday, August 21

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have wrapped up their annual drill six days earlier than initially scheduled in a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea

12:05 AM on Friday, August 21

The royal family’s long-running American soap opera is returning to Britain

12:05 AM on Friday, August 21

AI chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere

10:28 PM on Thursday, August 20

The U.S. military says a charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing all on board

10:18 PM on Thursday, August 20

Heavy rain and winds are pounding the Northeast U.S. Storms tore through a beach on Long Island and stranded dozens of people in their cars in New Jersey on Thursday

7:05 PM on Thursday, August 20

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s massive vigils to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a Beijing-imposed national security law

4:09 PM on Thursday, August 20

The United States has deported nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala this year and sent dozens more to Honduras

4:07 PM on Thursday, August 20

Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police

3:39 PM on Thursday, August 20

The United States has sent 20 deportees to Liberia as part of a new deal involving 1,200 migrants