National News

5:36 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest is burning through a portion of a giant sequoias grove, setting some of the ancient towering trees on fire

4:56 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A lawyer says the state of Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023

4:17 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The United Nations chief is warning that soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don’t guarantee peace

4:05 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Chief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid

3:56 PM on Tuesday, September 9

More than 60 containers have toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water

3:34 PM on Tuesday, September 9

An Israeli-Russian doctoral student from Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq has been released

3:08 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Jalen Carter’s penalty for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott sends a message to the rest of the league

3:00 PM on Tuesday, September 9

American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo has made a $30,000 donation to a cancer foundation under an agreement to avoid prosecution for landing a light plane without authorization in Antarctica

2:50 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is here

2:01 PM on Tuesday, September 9

An Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ top leaders as they gathered in the Gulf nation of Qatar marked a major escalation against the militant group and could upend negotiations aimed at ending the war in the Gaza Strip and returning Israeli hostages

1:40 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train

1:36 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement in Cairo to open the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of resuming inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities

11:18 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Jury selection is underway for the trial of a man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year

11:16 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been detained by police and admitted to a mental health clinic in the Dominican Republic

11:01 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in Washington on charges of causing a threat and unlawful possession of a firearm

6:49 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Tropical Storm Kiko is creating high surf and rip currents for parts of Hawaii, even as it weakens north of the islands

11:11 PM on Monday, September 8

The former chief executive for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage

9:45 PM on Monday, September 8

U.S. stocks rose to more records

9:29 PM on Monday, September 8

Apple has rolled out its next generation of iPhones that includes a new ultra-thin model and a slight price hike for one of its high-end models, while the company feels the squeeze of a global trade war

12:25 PM on Monday, September 8

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered