National News

3:52 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era, originally backed by her father, Henry Fonda

3:51 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Tom Cillo, a 58-year-old freshman at Lycoming College, has become a college football player

3:46 PM on Wednesday, October 1

3:03 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A massive brick chimney on a New York City apartment building has collapsed after an explosion, sending debris plummeting to the ground

2:28 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

2:23 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor

2:15 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels

1:28 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The federal government's shut down centers around Democrats insisting that any deal addressing their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can wait until the government is funded

12:58 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Los Angeles County will pay $20 million to the family of a 4-year-old boy who was tortured to death by his parents six years ago in a case that brought scrutiny of the region’s child welfare system

12:49 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is looking for a comeback by running for Congress again, this time from Florida

11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 1

It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow

10:57 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now

10:31 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Brian Snitker, who managed the Atlanta Braves to the 2021 World Series championship as the highlight of almost a half-century with the organization, will not return to the dugout next season

9:13 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building collapsed after an explosion, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground

9:12 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes

8:17 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Walmart says it plans to remove synthetic dyes and 30 other food additives from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027

8:00 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A panel of three federal judges are considering whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and has launched a widening redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

7:50 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. military has begun reducing its mission in Iraq under an agreement made with Iraqi officials last year

4:38 AM on Wednesday, October 1

German police have completed a security sweep at the Oktoberfest fairgrounds and reopened the famed beer festival after an hourslong closure

8:33 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Indonesian rescue workers are racing against the clock in the search for survivors from a school collapse in the province of East Java