National News

7:07 AM on Sunday, April 5

The U.S. Secret Service says it's investigating overnight reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House

6:35 AM on Sunday, April 5

The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free source that many people used to check basic facts about countries

6:19 AM on Sunday, April 5

Democrat Graham Platner is attracting support for his Maine Senate campaign from voters willing to forgive his past transgressions and embrace his populist message

6:15 AM on Sunday, April 5

11:05 PM on Saturday, April 4

Can a single therapy session make a difference

11:03 PM on Saturday, April 4

An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody

8:40 PM on Saturday, April 4

Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner

7:34 PM on Saturday, April 4

UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies are heading back to the national title game

4:54 PM on Saturday, April 4

Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana

2:27 PM on Saturday, April 4

The new space movie “Project Hail Mary” starring Ryan Gosling is getting rave reviews more than halfway to the moon

1:25 PM on Saturday, April 4

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn Staley at the end of the Huskies’ loss to South Carolina in the women’s Final Four

12:54 PM on Saturday, April 4

The Milwaukee Brewers apparently have a quirky new mascot, a tortoise named Bobby Jr_ During a pregame interview Friday, manager Pat Murphy pulled out the tortoise as a joke instead of his usual “pocket pancakes.”

12:52 PM on Saturday, April 4

The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for the president

10:59 AM on Saturday, April 4

A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions

10:21 AM on Saturday, April 4

A smoky wildfire in Southern California that broke out Friday morning was mostly under control Saturday afternoon

9:07 AM on Saturday, April 4

The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon

3:47 AM on Saturday, April 4

U_S_ President Donald Trump has again warned Tehran over his Monday deadline to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and allow ship traffic to flow again, and Iran has responded by threatening to open “the gates of hell.”

11:59 PM on Friday, April 3

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Iran over his Monday deadline to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz so ship traffic can flow again

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