National News

5:01 PM on Tuesday, May 26

A Michigan house explosion has left one person dead and one in critical condition

5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Authorities say the fire and subsequent explosion at a Maine lumber mill that killed a firefighter and injured a dozen other people was accidental and originated at the base of a silo

4:56 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has captured the internet's attention by wrangling two snakes bare-handed

3:22 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The U.S. stock market rose to more all-time highs and caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war

2:28 PM on Tuesday, May 26

2:01 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Supreme Court has rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny

1:35 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Graham Platner began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise

1:13 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Supreme Court is siding with President Donald Trump's administration in a lawsuit over speech restrictions on immigration judges that raised questions about the rights of federal workers

12:17 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media

12:04 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Maine's secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures

12:01 PM on Tuesday, May 26

President Trump has announced that the U.S. is admitting 10,000 additional white South Africans as refugees, citing persecution in their home country

9:04 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Federal judges have temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use new congressional districts that could help Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections

8:26 AM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump insists a peace deal is close on the 88th day of the Iran war

8:10 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Iran has denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of bad faith as negotiations press on toward a possible deal to end the war

8:00 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish

7:00 AM on Tuesday, May 26

BP has ousted its chairman over what it called serious concerns related to “important governance standards, oversight and conduct.”

5:09 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Muslim pilgrims have gathered on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the second day of the Hajj, considered the pinnacle of the annual pilgrimage

4:32 AM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams

11:34 PM on Monday, May 25

The U.S. stock market rose to records as it caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war

2:50 PM on Tuesday, May 19