National News

7:14 AM on Sunday, October 5

Political leaders in Washington are spending much of their energy these days blaming the other party for what could be a significant government shutdown

7:08 AM on Sunday, October 5

Activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have complained of mistreatment by Israeli guards

5:07 AM on Sunday, October 5

The British government says it will give police stronger powers to restrict repeated protests

4:40 AM on Sunday, October 5

At least five people were killed after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure

4:29 AM on Sunday, October 5

1:45 AM on Sunday, October 5

George Russell has won the Singapore Grand Prix in dominant style as McLaren secured the Formula 1 constructors’ championship with six races to go

1:36 AM on Sunday, October 5

Severe rainfall in Nepal has triggered landslides, lightning strikes, and flooding, killing at least 44 people on Sunday

1:33 AM on Sunday, October 5

Fan favorite Alex Pereira dethroned Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, taking the light heavyweight championship with a first-round stoppage Saturday night

12:05 AM on Sunday, October 5

MLB Postseason Glance

10:51 PM on Saturday, October 4

10:29 PM on Saturday, October 4

Typhoon Matmo has strengthened before making landfall in China, leading to the evacuation of around 347,000 people from Guangdong and Hainan provinces

9:55 PM on Saturday, October 4

Teoscar Hernández rallied the Los Angeles Dodgers with a three-run homer in the seventh inning of a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their NL Division Series

7:47 PM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland

5:13 PM on Saturday, October 4

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

3:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard members to Chicago, where on the same day Border Patrol agents shot and injured a woman they said tried to run them over

11:38 AM on Saturday, October 4

Vivienne Westwood's legacy shines at Paris Fashion Week with a theatrical show at the Institut de France

2:38 AM on Saturday, October 4

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party seen as an obstacle to women’s advancement

6:05 PM on Friday, October 3

President Donald Trump is making plans for a significant aid package for U.S. soybean farmers

1:17 PM on Thursday, October 2

1:15 AM on Thursday, October 2

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