National News

7:05 PM on Thursday, October 9

Philippine seismologists say an offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has hit off a southern province

6:11 PM on Thursday, October 9

President Donald Trump and his administration have described Portland, Oregon, as a city under siege by antifa, labeling it a war zone

5:41 PM on Thursday, October 9

5:38 PM on Thursday, October 9

Cindy McCain has suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering well

4:55 PM on Thursday, October 9

4:25 PM on Thursday, October 9

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official

4:19 PM on Thursday, October 9

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for two weeks

4:13 PM on Thursday, October 9

A West Texas woman saw something unusual on a recent morning, a massive parachute drifting slowly across the sky

3:59 PM on Thursday, October 9

The superintendent of Georgia's DeKalb County school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme in suburban Chicago

3:18 PM on Thursday, October 9

More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Trump's federal law enforcement initiative in Washington, D.C., have set target dates for withdrawal later this fall

3:01 PM on Thursday, October 9

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private-sector players

2:21 PM on Thursday, October 9

The sheriff’s office for metro Phoenix has spent millions of dollars budgeted for compliance costs in a racial profiling case over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns on things that had little or nothing to do with a court-ordered overhaul of the agency

1:35 PM on Thursday, October 9

A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group over a Kendrick Lamar dis track

10:14 AM on Thursday, October 9

A parade of ships streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps

8:57 AM on Thursday, October 9

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s Colosseum can walk through a hidden imperial passage

6:59 AM on Thursday, October 9

Federal regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which the electric vehicle maker’s cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and endangering drivers

5:44 AM on Thursday, October 9

A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press

10:44 PM on Wednesday, October 8

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois

4:13 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of Hamas' remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

2:41 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Apple has introduced a new call screening feature for iPhone users to combat nuisance calls