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5:05 PM on Thursday, April 16

The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield

5:01 PM on Thursday, April 16

4:50 PM on Thursday, April 16

The Trump administration has slapped sanctions on two sons of Nicaragua’s copresidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, along with other officials and companies tied to the country’s gold sector

4:46 PM on Thursday, April 16

Police say a man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside has been arrested after walking into Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut

4:45 PM on Thursday, April 16

Minnesota officials are pushing forward with investigations of federal law enforcement officers involved in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities

4:42 PM on Thursday, April 16

Oregon authorities have identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family missing since 1958

4:36 PM on Thursday, April 16

The U.S. is urging other nations to back a “trade over aid” initiative at the United Nations as part of the Trump administration’s broader shift away from donor-focused development assistance and toward greater private investment

4:27 PM on Thursday, April 16

A man charged in the disappearance of a Navajo grandmother has pleaded guilty to robbery as part of a second plea agreement

4:22 PM on Thursday, April 16

During a contentious era, one of journalism's leading figures says he's concerned about news outlets that may be losing their moral compass

3:52 PM on Thursday, April 16

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, is likely to face tough questions about his vast financial holdings at a hearing next week by the Senate Banking Committee

3:46 PM on Thursday, April 16

New York will lose more than $73.5 million in federal money because the Transportation Department says that state has refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year

2:57 PM on Thursday, April 16

A longtime DEA informant has avoided prison after admitting he didn't pay taxes on nearly $4 million earned for undercover work

12:14 PM on Thursday, April 16

Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continue to threaten rain and pose flooding risks after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin

9:24 AM on Thursday, April 16

Police in Virginia say former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife before killing himself

7:05 AM on Thursday, April 16

A federal commission has approved the design concept for the Triumphal Arch that President Donald Trump wants to build at an entrance to the nation's capital

1:03 AM on Thursday, April 16

President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war

12:40 AM on Thursday, April 16

The U.S. stock market ticked upward to another record high

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 16

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel has started at midnight Thursday local time

12:12 AM on Thursday, April 16

Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year's most competitive Senate contests

12:08 AM on Thursday, April 16

President Donald Trump is betting that the tax cuts he signed into law last year will resonate with voters in Las Vegas