National News

7:21 PM on Wednesday, October 22

One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders is now asking Gov. JB Pritzker for clemency after winning a pardon from President Donald Trump earlier this year

6:38 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The Coast Guard says a family has been rescued from on a small island off Cape Cod where they were stranded for two days after their boat caught fire

6:07 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A federal lawsuit over an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” has been paused by an appellate court because of the government shutdown

6:03 PM on Wednesday, October 22

U.N. Security Council members have warned Haiti’s leaders that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears

6:02 PM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump's desire to secure the Republican majority in Congress has led to a mid-decade redistricting battle among states

5:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The Pentagon says a “new press corps” of 60 journalists who had agreed to follow a new media policy will be welcomed into the building to cover the U.S. military

5:39 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A lawsuit by actor Alec Baldwin alleging malicious prosecution in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie has been reinstated and moved to federal court

5:29 PM on Wednesday, October 22

5:23 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high

4:55 PM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump is adding a $250 million ballroom to the east side of the White House

4:46 PM on Wednesday, October 22

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown

4:33 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Tesla, the car company run by Elon Musk, reported Wednesday that it sold more vehicles in the past three months after boycotts hit hard earlier this year, but profits still fell sharply

4:25 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations

12:04 PM on Wednesday, October 22

National Guard troops won’t be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes

11:29 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats have seized the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump’s presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with them on expiring health subsidies

11:08 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients by boosting their immune systems to help fight tumors

1:30 AM on Wednesday, October 22

U.S. stocks and the price of gold fell, as momentum on Wall Street reverses

12:06 AM on Wednesday, October 22

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump

12:02 AM on Wednesday, October 22

A prosecutor says an Illinois sheriff's deputy had no legal justification when he shot Sonya Massey in her home in July 2024 after the Black woman called 911 for help

8:04 AM on Tuesday, October 14

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations