National News

4:14 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after an afternoon push left major indexes just below their recent records

2:57 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempt to continue a legal battle involving an ex-aide's sexual harassment claim has been rejected by a judge

2:39 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other top Democrats are warning President Donald Trump to stay out of the cities they run

2:37 PM on Tuesday, August 26

2:18 PM on Tuesday, August 26

An Orthodox archbishop who exchanged friendly greetings and gifts with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska is apologizing to “those who have experienced pain, suffering, or confusion" because of his actions

1:37 PM on Tuesday, August 26

“Will your money last?"

1:35 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The Democratic National Committee leadership has withdrawn a measure that would have clarified the party’s position on the Israel-Hamas war

1:01 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Uganda has agreed to receive immigrants deported from the United States

12:43 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The owners of an upstate New York dog boarding facility where 21 dogs were recently found dead are now facing more than 20 misdemeanor counts

12:04 PM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures are expanding with plans for a digital asset treasury company

11:45 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Israeli forces have carried out a rare daytime raid in the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered

11:39 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Israel’s military says its strike on Gaza Hospital was aimed at what it claimed was a Hamas surveillance camera

10:49 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Lisa Cook made headlines three years ago when she became the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world

10:19 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month

10:04 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Melania Trump is inviting students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest using artificial intelligence

9:02 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public

11:23 PM on Monday, August 25

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is accusing Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and says the country is cutting off diplomatic relations in response

6:48 PM on Monday, August 25

A study finds that AI chatbots often avoid answering high-risk suicide questions but are inconsistent with less direct prompts

2:29 PM on Monday, August 25

The University of Florida has selected an interim president after their last choice was rejected by the state Board of Governors that oversees the university system

2:20 PM on Thursday, August 21