National News

6:42 PM on Wednesday, May 27

There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail

6:39 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Blocking someone from entering a house of worship is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues

5:48 PM on Wednesday, May 27

The prosecution of five people involved in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has come to a close

5:46 PM on Wednesday, May 27

A federal judge has given a onetime truck and bus driver charged in an assassination plot against an Iranian American writer a 10-year prison sentence

5:45 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Fair housing groups have filed a lawsuit over a rule change by the Trump administration that they allege reverses decades of lending protections and opens the door to discrimination against Black people, Latinos and other minorities

5:27 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Former first lady Jill Biden feared her husband was having a stroke as she watched him stumble through his disastrous June 2024 debate performance

5:09 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Residents were back in their homes near a chemical tank that overheated in Southern California

3:48 PM on Wednesday, May 27

SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week's test flight

3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation

2:20 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Democratic members of Congress are describing dire conditions within a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey where protesters have been demonstrating and asserting that detainees inside are on a hunger strike

1:24 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Robots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature

1:10 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Less than six months ago, the inauguration of centrist President Rodrigo Paz seemed to usher in a new reality for Bolivians reeling from the worst economic crisis in a generation

12:15 PM on Wednesday, May 27

A South Carolina jury heard opening statements in the trial of a store owner charged with murder in the killing of a Black 14-year-old

10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 27

The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season

9:56 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Crews are resuming the search for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured

8:53 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Uganda has ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected Ebola cases are surging

5:03 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more air defense ammunition

4:02 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Hamas is confirming that Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed the new leader of Hamas' military wing

12:53 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Matthew Perry's personal assistant has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in the drug death of the “Friends” star

11:02 PM on Tuesday, May 26

A tourist from Washington state is pleading not guilty to charges of throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal