National News

8:30 AM on Friday, August 7

U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it’s far from the most trusted source of advice

6:05 AM on Friday, August 7

Cuba's power blackouts have been stretching sometimes for days, so Cubans are planning their lives around the lights turning back on

1:27 AM on Friday, August 7

China has reported its exports slowed slightly in July from the month before despite strong growth in demand for high-tech electronics and vehicles

12:01 AM on Friday, August 7

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise

8:32 PM on Thursday, August 6

8:21 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump has hosted the U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House, honoring their accomplishments in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games

7:55 PM on Thursday, August 6

Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare cancer, has died at 26

7:36 PM on Thursday, August 6

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms

5:15 PM on Thursday, August 6

Police say a man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it

4:42 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexico has sent 1,500 more troops to Michoacan after the U.S. suspended avocado inspections due to a threat

4:18 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014

3:58 PM on Thursday, August 6

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” after President Donald Trump derided America’s neighbor and its leadership while threatening to expand tariffs

1:37 PM on Thursday, August 6

Amanda Knox is defending a show she is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland over the coming days

9:31 AM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children

8:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

7:19 AM on Thursday, August 6

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave

12:19 AM on Thursday, August 6

The Israeli military says two soldiers have died in an explosion in southern Lebanon

12:02 AM on Thursday, August 6

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary

11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view

11:16 AM on Thursday, July 16