National News

12:38 AM on Thursday, October 9

Asian shares are mostly higher after US stocks hit records again following a brief stumble

12:26 AM on Thursday, October 9

All 10 fugitives who made a brazen escape from a New Orleans jail in May are back in custody after the last inmate was captured in Atlanta

12:04 AM on Thursday, October 9

Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands made from the locks of the dead

12:03 AM on Thursday, October 9

An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl is set to die by lethal injection early Friday in the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year

12:01 AM on Thursday, October 9

Lawmakers are openly venting their frustration as they try to gain traction to end the government shutdown

10:56 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Texas National Guard troops now protecting federal property in Chicago area, military spokesperson says

10:37 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each drove in a run, and eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York Yankees in a 5-2 victory that sent the Blue Jays to the American League Championship Series for the first time in nine years

10:26 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Pennsylvania authorities say two state police officers and a suspect have been shot while officers were responding to a call

9:58 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Federal prosecutors say no harm was done to the prospects for a fair trial when two U.S. Justice Department officials reposted potentially inflammatory comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione after his arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

8:13 PM on Wednesday, October 8

A Canadian government official familiar with the matter says Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the contentious Keystone XL pipeline project during his White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week

7:13 PM on Wednesday, October 8

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners

6:37 PM on Wednesday, October 8

The United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several months to evacuate far-flung global hotspots as a result of the latest U.S. funding cuts to the world body

6:30 PM on Wednesday, October 8

A Democratic running for California governor nearly cut off a TV interview after a tense back-and-forth with a reporter

5:59 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Secretary of State Marco Rubio passed President Donald Trump a note during a White House event, hinting that a Mideast peace deal was close

10:52 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood

8:59 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Priscilla has lost hurricane strength as it churns off Mexico's western Pacific coast ever closer to the Baja California peninsula

6:06 AM on Wednesday, October 8

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners

1:33 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Officials say a small number of National Guard troops has started protecting federal property in the Chicago area and assisting law enforcement in Memphis

12:11 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli have repeatedly clashed during their second and final debate in the closely watched race for New Jersey governor

10:17 PM on Tuesday, October 7