National News

8:06 PM on Tuesday, April 14

The U.S. military has launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people

7:32 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia is the newest member of the House

6:25 PM on Tuesday, April 14

The medical officer for the Texas summer camp where 27 girls were killed in a flood last year has testified that she still has not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency that regulates camps

5:54 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Republicans in Congress are forging ahead with a risky go-it-alone strategy for funding the Department of Homeland Security

5:14 PM on Tuesday, April 14

4:56 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Israeli police have found about 70 Palestinian men hiding in a garbage truck as they attempted to cross into Israel, apparently in search of work

4:56 PM on Tuesday, April 14

President Donald Trump has again denied a request from Colorado’s governor to help people affected by wildfires and flooding

4:24 PM on Tuesday, April 14

U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high, and crude oil prices eased as hopes climbed that the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war

4:18 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Hampshire College, which includes documentary filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, announced it is closing later this year

4:16 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Powerball is jumping the pond

3:59 PM on Tuesday, April 14

As Ben & Jerry’s celebrated its annual Free Cone Day on Tuesday, one of the brand’s co-founders was focused on a different sort of freedom

3:36 PM on Tuesday, April 14

NFL reporter Dianna Russini has resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet

2:21 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Democrats in Congress are trying to overturn the Trump administration's changes to a student loan forgiveness program

1:56 PM on Tuesday, April 14

The Kennedy Center's new executive director, Matt Floca, is leading tours to show the building's need for major repairs

12:03 PM on Tuesday, April 14

The Trump administration has fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists

11:45 AM on Tuesday, April 14

The most popular last names in the U.S. might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of 2020s

11:44 AM on Tuesday, April 14

A day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the Midwest, forecasters are warning that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to the regions again

10:43 AM on Tuesday, April 14

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been placed on probation for 18 months for a confrontation with his executive assistant soon after he was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with her

10:01 AM on Tuesday, April 14

The American Postal Workers Union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail

1:00 AM on Tuesday, April 14

U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high, and crude oil prices eased as hopes climbed that the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war