National News

3:38 PM on Thursday, February 5

Argentina and the United States have reached an expansive trade deal, a win for Argentine President Javier Milei as he moves to open up the South American nation’s notoriously protectionist economy and a reflection of the close alliance between the radical libertarian and U.S. President Donald Trump

3:02 PM on Thursday, February 5

A jury has awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after being held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center as he underwent a mental health crisis

2:34 PM on Thursday, February 5

A Tennessee appeals court has ruled that the writings of a shooter who killed six people at the Covenant School in Nashville can be made available to the public

2:07 PM on Thursday, February 5

With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement

2:00 PM on Thursday, February 5

A new experiment hints that an ape may be able to play pretend like humans do

1:58 PM on Thursday, February 5

Pizza Hut plans to close 250 U.S. restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain

1:47 PM on Thursday, February 5

A growing number of Republican-led states are seeking to revive the death penalty for child rape

1:40 PM on Thursday, February 5

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”

1:33 PM on Thursday, February 5

Investigators believe missing mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie is 'still out there' but no suspects

1:22 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors

1:21 PM on Thursday, February 5

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates

1:15 PM on Thursday, February 5

A freight train has derailed in Connecticut, sending cars carrying hazardous materials tumbling into a river, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking

1:05 PM on Thursday, February 5

The chairman of prestigious law firm Paul Weiss has resigned from that position after emails revealed his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein

12:32 PM on Thursday, February 5

10:41 AM on Thursday, February 5

In Venezuela, political critics are emerging from hiding following the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro

9:07 AM on Thursday, February 5

OpenAI and Anthropic, the startups behind ChatGPT and Claude, are gearing up for a major showdown

2:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal

2:44 AM on Thursday, February 5

Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists have killed at least 162 people in western Nigeria

11:51 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Emergency crews battled a blaze and evacuated patients from a northeastern Pennsylvania hospital after a fire broke out

10:46 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Iran and the United States are set for talks Friday in Oman over Tehran's nuclear program