National News

1:33 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The National Transportation Safety Board says faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic

1:31 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Safety board concludes inadequate engineering led to deadly implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage

1:20 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Journalists begin leaving Pentagon after refusing to sign Trump administration agreements on rules of access

1:16 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Most U.S. stocks rose following another topsy-turvy day on Wall Street

1:16 PM on Wednesday, October 15

12:37 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The African Union condemns the coup in Madagascar and announces the country's suspension from the bloc

12:31 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Federal immigration authorities have detained the parents of a U.S. Marine after the Trump administration changed a policy that sought to protect military families from deportation

12:26 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom because a windshield cracked on a flight back to the U.S. from a NATO meeting and all aboard are safe

11:48 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young settled into the role of doing the “dirty work” right away when he began working for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement — answering mail, working behind the scenes to set up marches

11:42 AM on Wednesday, October 15

A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels

11:40 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students

11:34 AM on Wednesday, October 15

A firefighter has rescued a stranded pup from rising floodwaters in Southern California

11:13 AM on Wednesday, October 15

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10:53 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court

8:54 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come

4:12 AM on Wednesday, October 15

Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs

3:49 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The leader of Madagascar's military coup says he is “taking the position of president” and that the armed forces will remain in charge of the sprawling African island nation for up to two years before elections are held

3:05 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The campaign of U.S. Sen. Edward Markey says he is focused on the government shutdown in response to the announcement that Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton would run for his seat next year

10:51 PM on Tuesday, October 14

Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong

9:01 PM on Tuesday, October 14

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century