National News

2:25 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A former New York state trooper who shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last year has been sentenced to six months in jail

1:52 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee's Tony Vitello as manager, gambling on a coach with no pro experience

1:52 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A longtime critic of Georgia Power is under arrest for allegedly stealing confidential information from Georgia Power

1:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The United Nations says Houthi rebels released a dozen United Nations international staffers and allowed three others to move freely within the U.N. compound after detaining them in the facility in Yemen's capital over the weekend

1:39 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Trump administration announces another strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean

1:37 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Authorities have identified a BNSF Railway conductor fatally struck by a passing train as a 52-year-old Montana man

1:16 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The South Carolina Supreme Court has suggested solutions to avoid a legal dispute over lawmakers' pay

12:44 PM on Wednesday, October 22

North Carolina lawmakers approve new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat

12:05 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A former top official in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office has been convicted of extorting private contractors into paying him thousands of dollars in bribes as he oversaw large sums of state money for school construction projects

11:59 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Quarterback Drew Brees and receiver Larry Fitzgerald have advanced to the next stage of consideration for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class in their first year of eligibility

11:47 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Director of the Louvre Museum acknowledges a ''terrible failure'' after crown jewel heist and says she offered to resign

11:43 AM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump's administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month

11:41 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say

11:29 AM on Wednesday, October 22

11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 22

NFL is moving the Pro Bowl Games to Super Bowl week, Commissioner Roger Goodell announces

10:55 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner tells AP he got a new tattoo to cover one seen as a Nazi symbol

9:05 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The United Nations chief has delivered a strong defense of science and weather forecasting as the Trump administration threatens both

8:41 AM on Wednesday, October 22

New York City police say they have arrested the mother of a newborn girl who was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station with her umbilical cord still attached

11:54 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Authorities say a man has been taken into custody after driving his car into a security barrier outside the White House

10:07 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year