National News

1:17 AM on Tuesday, April 21

The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure to rush through the appointment despite security concerns

1:11 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Pakistan is pressing ahead with the groundwork for a second round of talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad

11:11 PM on Monday, April 20

Iran has granted its commanders more autonomy over militias in Iraq, allowing some to act without Tehran’s approval

10:13 PM on Monday, April 20

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African journey

9:41 PM on Monday, April 20

The prospect of a second round of talks was uncertain Tuesday after Iran’s chief negotiator would not negotiate in the face of threats

9:28 PM on Monday, April 20

A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the U.S. government

9:08 PM on Monday, April 20

Things looked bleak for media in Pittsburgh until a stunning turnaround

9:07 PM on Monday, April 20

Jurors are set to hear opening statements in Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial

9:05 PM on Monday, April 20

Two deadly cases of domestic violence — one in Louisiana and the other in Virginia targeting Black mothers — have sparked a national conversation about domestic violence prevention and mental health care resources available to Black communities

9:03 PM on Monday, April 20

Virginia voters are deciding on a mid-decade redistricting plan that could help Democrats gain four more U.S. House seats

9:01 PM on Monday, April 20

A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire when she found him burglarizing her home is set to be executed

8:38 PM on Monday, April 20

South Korean police are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investment fraud investigation

8:10 PM on Monday, April 20

Oil prices have slipped and shares are mostly higher in Europe and Asia with the future of U.S.-Iran talks aimed at ending the war in doubt

6:31 PM on Monday, April 20

Japan is scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners

4:03 PM on Monday, April 20

Kevin Warsh is taking another step toward his decade-long goal of winning the top job at the Federal Reserve by appearing at a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday

2:22 PM on Monday, April 20

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job

12:51 PM on Monday, April 20

Mexico's government says a Canadian tourist has been killed and 13 other people injured when a man with a gun opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids

5:41 AM on Monday, April 20

There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa

9:06 PM on Sunday, April 19

3:12 PM on Monday, April 6