National News

11:03 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The voting technology company suing Fox News for defamation is now entangled in a widening bribery investigation

10:02 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A New York City reporter says a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash following a campaign event

9:04 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza

7:52 PM on Wednesday, August 20

6:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe

6:13 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Officials have lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal

6:01 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Brazil’s federal police say messages found on the telephone of former President Jair Bolsonaro show he once wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum

5:34 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021

3:53 PM on Wednesday, August 20

3:48 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal

3:10 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Police officers have arrested 18 people during protests at Microsoft headquarters

12:41 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Trump administration’s announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials was hardly an isolated act

10:12 AM on Wednesday, August 20

President Donald Trump has expanded his law-enforcement crackdown in Washington, D

8:02 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The “Boots on the Ground” line dance has quickly become an anticipated moment at African American gatherings, like family reunions, weddings, graduations, parties and cookouts

7:34 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives has passed a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress

5:23 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Pope Leo XIV has asked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine

4:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two

3:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is sailing into Amsterdam for a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch capital’s maritime history

3:05 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people, including 19 children

12:09 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Hurricane Erin is strengthening again and forecasters say it could intensify again to be a major hurricane