National News

4:35 PM on Thursday, September 24

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world cannot allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves

4:18 PM on Thursday, September 24

Stocks on a suddenly shaky Wall Street ended the day roughly back where they started after whipping through a couple reversals

3:16 PM on Thursday, September 24

2:58 PM on Thursday, September 24

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has opened a food pantry to help students struggling with basic needs

2:55 PM on Thursday, September 24

He doesn’t wear a mask or cape, but John DeBacker is a hero to one Long Island family

1:50 PM on Thursday, September 24

Across the country, Jewish congregations, schools and nonprofit organizations have embraced mindfulness meditation with a zeal of the recently converted

12:39 PM on Thursday, September 24

An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement

12:28 PM on Thursday, September 24

A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students

12:24 PM on Thursday, September 24

12:04 PM on Thursday, September 24

Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days

12:02 PM on Thursday, September 24

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases

11:51 AM on Thursday, September 24

An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government

11:31 AM on Thursday, September 24

Despite increasing political anxiety over Iran war, senators narrowly rejected a war powers resolution

10:46 AM on Thursday, September 24

The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the Iran war

8:44 AM on Thursday, September 24

African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries

8:18 AM on Thursday, September 24

Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week

3:10 AM on Thursday, September 24

It's a difficult job market for new graduates, especially in fields like software development where artificial intelligence is shouldering more of the work

6:59 PM on Wednesday, September 23

A man was left bloodied and injured in an encounter with immigration enforcement agents in a Chicago suburb

3:27 PM on Tuesday, September 22

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium announced a third whale has died that was rehomed to the facility as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales

10:53 AM on Tuesday, September 22