National News

2:36 PM on Sunday, October 5

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown

1:55 PM on Sunday, October 5

Taylor Swift's new film, “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” has topped the weekend box office with $33 million in North America

1:36 PM on Sunday, October 5

Gov. Newsom: Trump sending 300 National Guard members from California to Oregon after judge blocked Portland deployment

1:23 PM on Sunday, October 5

A group of countries in the OPEC+ alliance has agreed to a small boost in oil production, citing a steady global economic outlook

12:57 PM on Sunday, October 5

The NBA has introduced a new program this season, sending referees to training camps to officiate scrimmages

12:38 PM on Sunday, October 5

New York City is trying to deter dangerous “subway surfing” through education programs, but some transportation advocates and lawmakers say it's not enough

11:35 AM on Sunday, October 5

Somali government forces have ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison near the president’s office in Mogadishu

8:50 AM on Sunday, October 5

Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities have marched in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla's attempt to reach Gaza

7:52 AM on Sunday, October 5

Authorities say rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama’s capital city, killing two people and injuring 12 others

7:14 AM on Sunday, October 5

Political leaders in Washington are spending much of their energy these days blaming the other party for what could be a significant government shutdown

7:08 AM on Sunday, October 5

Activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have complained of mistreatment by Israeli guards

5:07 AM on Sunday, October 5

The British government says it will give police stronger powers to restrict repeated protests

4:40 AM on Sunday, October 5

At least five people were killed after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure

1:45 AM on Sunday, October 5

George Russell has won the Singapore Grand Prix in dominant style as McLaren secured the Formula 1 constructors’ championship with six races to go

1:36 AM on Sunday, October 5

Severe rainfall in Nepal has triggered landslides, lightning strikes, and flooding, killing at least 44 people on Sunday

10:29 PM on Saturday, October 4

Typhoon Matmo has strengthened before making landfall in China, leading to the evacuation of around 347,000 people from Guangdong and Hainan provinces

7:47 PM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland

3:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard members to Chicago, where on the same day Border Patrol agents shot and injured a woman they said tried to run them over

9:00 AM on Saturday, October 4

The first supermoon of the year is almost here

6:05 PM on Friday, October 3

President Donald Trump is making plans for a significant aid package for U.S. soybean farmers