National News

1:15 AM on Thursday, October 2

Syria is due to hold parliamentary elections for the first time since its autocratic former president, Bashar Assad, was unseated in December

12:46 AM on Thursday, October 2

Officials say two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring at least one person

12:31 AM on Thursday, October 2

Shares have jumped in Asia, tracking Wall Street’s rise to new records despite the the shutdown of the U.S. government

12:08 AM on Thursday, October 2

Karen Attiah, a former opinion columnist at The Washington Post, says she was fired after social media posts expressing concerns about gun violence and rhetoric against Black women

12:03 AM on Thursday, October 2

If you’ve been in Washington long enough, you’ve most likely argued both sides of a government shutdown

12:02 AM on Thursday, October 2

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors

11:55 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Indonesian rescue authorities have made the tough decision to start using heavy machinery to move large sections of a school that collapsed earlier this week, with no more signs of life from beneath the rubble

9:26 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Expected changes to a six-year-old lawsuit in Texas against DACA could mean the federal government will resume taking new applications for the program that offers people without legal immigration status two-year, renewable permits to live and work in the U.S. legally

7:16 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office

6:39 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Tributes are pouring in from around the world honoring the life and influence of famed primatologist Jane Goodall

2:54 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The government shutdown will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy

2:27 PM on Wednesday, October 1

11:50 AM on Wednesday, October 1

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8:20 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. Senate has adjourned with no resolution on how to reopen the government

8:05 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy intercepted at least 19 of their boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory

5:47 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Israel’s defense minister has ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it is their “last opportunity.”

1:31 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Rescuers are using backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines

1:11 AM on Wednesday, October 1

12:07 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The owners of a giant Northern California corn maze once crowned the world’s largest want visitors to remember that there is fun in getting lost

12:03 AM on Wednesday, October 1

New Mexico legislators are pushing to shore up safety-net spending in response to President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts, in a state with one of the highest enrollment rates for Medicaid and federal food assistance