National News

6:55 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Brazilian police accuse former President Jair Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

6:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Texas House gives initial approval to new maps that would create up to 5 more winnable congressional seats for the GOP

6:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter following a fatal crash with a community college softball team

6:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city, alleging that her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass was followed by a smear campaign

5:26 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers to pass a bill that would boost camp safety

5:22 PM on Wednesday, August 20

At least a couple of offshore bookmakers are offering odds on games at the Little League World Series

4:44 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Appeals court allows Trump administration to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

4:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Wall Street ended lower on more declines in technology stocks, but the market pared its losses in the afternoon

4:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices

4:15 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Tulsi Gabbard announces she's reorganizing key intelligence coordination office, slashing workforce

4:03 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A man accused of fatally shooting an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband in Los Angeles will undergo a mental evaluation to determine if he's fit to stand trial

3:49 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered

3:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he blames a recent breakdown in Gaza ceasefire talks on the decision by some European leaders to recognize Palestinian statehood

3:13 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026

1:37 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts

11:09 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook late Wednesday said she wouldn’t leave her post after Trump on social media called on her to resign over an accusation from one his officials that she committed mortgage fraud

12:48 AM on Wednesday, August 20

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep losses from the morning

12:21 AM on Wednesday, August 20

An attorney who helped design the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund says New Hampshire lawmakers have undermined the fairness of a settlement program for abuse victims at the state’s youth detention center

11:47 PM on Tuesday, August 19

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires

4:18 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states after federal health officials warned of potential radioactive contamination