National News

4:00 AM on Friday, May 8

Pope Leo XIV has prayed for political leaders to end "fratricidal hatred" in the world

1:23 AM on Friday, May 8

The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant this week in central China has risen to 37, state media reported

12:24 AM on Friday, May 8

While Pope Francis opened his pontificate with a flurry of reforms and appointments to shake things up, Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing

11:55 PM on Thursday, May 7

Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule

11:33 PM on Thursday, May 7

9:12 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal judge says instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance

8:00 PM on Thursday, May 7

The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States

7:41 PM on Thursday, May 7

A cyberattack has caused chaos for students at thousands of schools as they study for finals

7:38 PM on Thursday, May 7

A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles known for homeless encampments and out-in-the-open drug use came just as voters began selecting their next mayor

7:27 PM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”

7:26 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional

6:34 PM on Thursday, May 7

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary

5:56 PM on Thursday, May 7

The bitter public feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni may outlive their court fight after all

4:42 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal court has ruled against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court

4:17 PM on Thursday, May 7

Both engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022

4:08 PM on Thursday, May 7

A note attributed to Jeffrey Epstein in his first suspected jail suicide attempt in 2019 has been made public

2:58 PM on Thursday, May 7

Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship

2:09 PM on Thursday, May 7

The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season

12:53 PM on Thursday, May 7

Tech companies are increasingly seeking guidance from faith leaders to shape artificial intelligence

12:33 PM on Thursday, May 7

Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to cancel his upcoming court appearance in North Carolina