National News

9:49 PM on Saturday, August 22

The union for Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians has authorized the first strike in the ensemble's 145-year history

5:28 PM on Saturday, August 22

IndyCar drivers can finally evaluate the track in downtown Washington after a day of practice and qualifying

5:24 PM on Saturday, August 22

A Texas judge has denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony in the stabbing death of an athlete at a high school track meet

2:13 PM on Saturday, August 22

11:57 AM on Saturday, August 22

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed in the Pacific Ocean

11:49 AM on Saturday, August 22

An arrest warrant has been issued for a mental health advocate who remained missing Saturday, more than four days after police in Worcester, Massachusetts found the officer she had been married to dead in their home

11:47 AM on Saturday, August 22

Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs has died, at the age of 87

11:41 AM on Saturday, August 22

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President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs and threats of even more levies has quickly strained the United States’ longstanding relationship with Canada

10:13 AM on Saturday, August 22

10:07 AM on Saturday, August 22

Canada and the United States have long had one of the world's closest and most durable alliances

8:59 AM on Saturday, August 22

Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington

7:41 AM on Saturday, August 22

Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball

4:34 AM on Saturday, August 22

Pope Leo XIV has used a visit to San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the nearby Italian city of Rimini to urge Catholics to reject division, conflict and social polarization, calling instead for dialogue, mercy and friendship across political and cultural differences

4:23 AM on Saturday, August 22

The hard-line new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy and saying the U.S. has increased global nuclear insecurity

2:20 AM on Saturday, August 22

Authorities say that Russian and Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have killed at least 10 people

11:01 PM on Friday, August 21

Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons

8:34 PM on Friday, August 21

Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city

8:20 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there