National News

4:22 PM on Monday, August 10

The U.S. stock market slipped below its all-time high, while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again

2:55 PM on Monday, August 10

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, has been sworn in as attorney general after a bruising confirmation fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about the Justice Department’s direction under the Republican president

2:44 PM on Monday, August 10

The FBI is teaming with the NCAA to start a program to combat sexual exploitation of college athletes whose private images are increasingly found and targeted online in an era when they use their name, image and likeness to enhance their own marketability

2:34 PM on Monday, August 10

President Donald Trump has extended a waiver for 90 days, allowing foreign ships to transport goods among U.S. ports

1:42 PM on Monday, August 10

Russia’s highest court has ordered the only party opposing the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine to be removed from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election

11:49 AM on Monday, August 10

Authorities have released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man last month in Wisconsin's capital city, Madison

11:06 AM on Monday, August 10

U.S. health officials want food manufacturers to provide more information about new additives and ingredients

9:23 AM on Monday, August 10

The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May

9:00 AM on Monday, August 10

At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won’t leave microplastics in the environment

8:42 AM on Monday, August 10

Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about a possible salmonella contamination

6:23 AM on Monday, August 10

An airstrike on July 13 hit the runway of Yemen's Sanaa airport, preventing an Iranian flight carrying a high-ranking Houthi delegation from landing

3:14 AM on Monday, August 10

Authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region say a Ukrainian drone strike on the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and wounded 78 others in one of the deadliest attacks of the 4-year-old war

3:06 AM on Monday, August 10

Popular clothing retailers are offering in-store repairs and hosting sewing workshops as they try to appeal to young consumers looking to save money and the planet

12:14 AM on Monday, August 10

Ukraine's drone forces could strike seven times more targets in Crimea if Western funding came faster, according to the commander leading Ukraine's drone war

12:07 AM on Monday, August 10

Congressional Democrats say they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families

12:05 AM on Monday, August 10

As Silicon Valley invents the artificial-intelligence future, a growing community of hobbyists is preserving the classic computers that helped launch the digital revolution

10:07 PM on Sunday, August 9

The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May

8:57 AM on Sunday, August 9

The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire

7:58 AM on Sunday, August 9

Astronomers say viewing conditions are promising for the Perseid meteor shower this year

2:29 AM on Friday, August 7

Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month