National News

7:34 AM on Thursday, September 4

US applications for jobless benefits rose modestly last week with employers retaining workers despite a slowing economy

7:04 AM on Thursday, September 4

Two years ago Gregory Bovino was relieved of command of the Border Patrol’s El Centro, California, sector and encouraged to retire

6:19 AM on Thursday, September 4

Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban says

6:04 AM on Thursday, September 4

A new poll finds many parents are struggling to balance work and school transportation for their kids

4:29 AM on Thursday, September 4

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4:11 AM on Thursday, September 4

An earthquake that killed more than 3,800 people in Myanmar in March unfolded as the country was already mired in a civil war, in which armed militias and pro-democracy forces are fighting the military-led government that seized power from a democratically elected government

3:21 AM on Thursday, September 4

Portuguese emergency services official raises death toll in Lisbon streetcar disaster to 17

3:15 AM on Thursday, September 4

China's Foreign Ministry says visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

11:17 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness elected to a third term as main opposition candidate concedes

11:04 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Gov. Ron DeSantis claims the 2020 census numbers for Florida need fixing to grant the state another congressional seat

11:02 PM on Wednesday, September 3

Politicians are increasingly blaming artificial intelligence to dodge accountability for embarrassing situations

7:12 PM on Wednesday, September 3

For decades, U.S. Open women's singles champions received a replica trophy that was much smaller than the ones the men's title winners were allowed to take home

7:02 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop the escalating violence

6:33 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the military

3:04 PM on Wednesday, September 3

The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the military

1:05 PM on Wednesday, September 3

President Donald Trump is justifying the lethal military strike that his administration said was carried out a day earlier against a Venezuelan gang as a necessary effort by the United States to send an unmistakable message to Latin American cartels

8:17 AM on Wednesday, September 3

Novak Djokovic is 38 and trying to conquer a much younger man’s game as he heads into the U.S. Open semifinals

7:03 AM on Wednesday, September 3

The United Arab Emirates has warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries

5:53 AM on Wednesday, September 3

Officials say nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, bringing the total number displaced since last month to 1.3 million