National News

2:04 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A mosquito-borne virus more common in South America has been detected in the United States

1:48 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Prosecutors say DNA obtained from a discarded straw has led to the indictment of a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a New York teenager more than 40 years ago

1:40 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Closing arguments are underway in upstate New York in the murder trial of three former corrections officers accused in the fatal beating of an inmate

12:46 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A United Nations letter to Colombia warns that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in the Atrato River basin is causing a grave human rights crisis for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities

12:41 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A U.S. Marine says his parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after they visited a California military base and one of them was later deported

12:28 PM on Wednesday, October 15

LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Kyle Lowry are making history as they enter their 20th NBA seasons or more

12:23 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance

12:02 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A Florida judge has granted a protective order against Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills after a former girlfriend claimed he threatened to release nude images of her and harm her future boyfriends

11:54 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come

11:48 AM on Wednesday, October 15

A longtime state lawmaker from Austin is jumping into the Texas governor's race

9:54 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The last 20 living hostages released by Hamas are beginning a difficult path to recovery that will include rebuilding a sense of control over their lives and following a carefully supervised diet

7:12 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs

6:49 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The leader of Madagascar's military coup says he is “taking the position of president” and that the armed forces will remain in charge of the sprawling African island nation for up to two years before elections are held

6:05 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The campaign of U.S. Sen. Edward Markey says he is focused on the government shutdown in response to the announcement that Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton would run for his seat next year

5:42 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The European Commission has fined Gucci, Chloé, and Loewe a total of over 157 million euros for anti-competitive pricing practices

4:42 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Pakistan and Afghanistan have announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border

1:51 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong

12:11 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living increase

8:47 PM on Tuesday, October 14

New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years

7:05 PM on Tuesday, October 14

The St. Louis sheriff was jailed and faced mounting calls to resign just 10 months into the job over accusations that he ordered deputies to handcuff the jail chief and then meddled with an investigation