National News

2:32 PM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”

2:18 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to up to life in prison in the death of her teenage daughter

1:41 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Fire officials are investigating a Massachusetts house explosion that injured at least two people

1:18 PM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump sought in his first State of the Union address to sell Americans on the idea of a booming economy, falling prices, and soaring jobs, yet he faces a skeptical public with a much gloomier view

1:17 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace

1:05 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A sinkhole opens under two vehicles at a busy Omaha intersection, and both drivers climb out safely

12:35 PM on Wednesday, February 25

12:32 PM on Wednesday, February 25

The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks

12:23 PM on Wednesday, February 25

FBI is serving search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters and the superintendent's home

12:22 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Harvard says former university president Larry Summers will resign from teaching during review of his Epstein ties

11:44 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s return to office has seen sweeping changes to how immigration enforcement is carried out

10:14 AM on Wednesday, February 25

A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure

10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 25

The Speaker of the U.K.’s House of Commons has told lawmakers that he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S. who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk

8:12 AM on Wednesday, February 25

After months of pressure, the Louvre has a new director

6:01 AM on Wednesday, February 25

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, and it mixes pop, rap, metal, R&B and more

2:08 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from lawmakers in Israel

12:02 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3

9:45 PM on Tuesday, February 24

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6:00 PM on Sunday, February 22