National News

3:13 PM on Wednesday, February 18

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has resumed the practice of clearing out homeless encampments, saying he has retooled the process

2:11 PM on Wednesday, February 18

Authorities say a total of five people have died in crashes involving over 30 vehicles after blowing dirt made it nearly impossible to see on a Colorado interstate

2:04 PM on Wednesday, February 18

A coalition of authorities is deploying technology to try to locate the wreck of a fishing boat that sank last month off Massachusetts, killing all seven aboard

1:50 PM on Wednesday, February 18

US transportation officials order 550 truck and bus driving schools to close after finding major safety deficiencies

1:33 PM on Wednesday, February 18

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was an athlete from a young age, and throughout his life he immersed himself in the world of sports

1:24 PM on Wednesday, February 18

A delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine

1:12 PM on Wednesday, February 18

Eight backcountry skiers found dead, 1 still missing after avalanche near Lake Tahoe, authorities say

11:57 AM on Wednesday, February 18

An organization in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is urging fishermen to take certain precautions after decrying a recent U.S. strike in the eastern Caribbean that killed three people aboard a suspected drug boat

11:52 AM on Wednesday, February 18

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s two presidential runs and his life of activism inspired leaders across generations

11:31 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A New Jersey Catholic diocese outside Philadelphia has agreed to pay $180 million in a clergy sexual abuse settlement, the latest in a church scandal set off more than two decades ago

11:23 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times

11:05 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Avalanches, masses of snow moving down a slope, happen most often in the wilderness

10:52 AM on Wednesday, February 18

10:38 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Authorities say a flight returned to a Houston airport just after takeoff early Wednesday because of an unruly passenger

10:27 AM on Wednesday, February 18

A New Jersey Catholic diocese this week agreed to a $180 million settlement to resolve allegations of clergy sexual abuse, a figure far exceeding agreements in some large dioceses though still dwarfed by other massive settlements

9:23 AM on Wednesday, February 18

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is discussing potential arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and that has raised concerns

9:17 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Some Republican legislators are pushing to limit state environmental regulations

5:03 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations tied to Jeffrey Epstein, and they call on possible victims in France to come forward

2:47 AM on Wednesday, February 18

Somalia’s government says U.S.-backed airstrikes and expanded ground operations have shifted momentum in its long-running war against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group

1:08 PM on Monday, February 16