National News

2:17 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The United Nations chief is warning that soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don’t guarantee peace

2:05 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Chief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid

2:03 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax

1:56 PM on Tuesday, September 9

More than 60 containers have toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water

1:50 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes has announced her second campaign for Rhode Island governor, challenging incumbent Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary

1:33 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The Supreme Court is granting an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power under federal law to impose sweeping tariffs

12:50 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is here

12:44 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death so he could live with a woman in Asia says his plan was a “crazy, emotional dream.”

12:01 PM on Tuesday, September 9

An Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ top leaders as they gathered in the Gulf nation of Qatar marked a major escalation against the militant group and could upend negotiations aimed at ending the war in the Gaza Strip and returning Israeli hostages

11:36 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement in Cairo to open the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of resuming inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities

11:26 AM on Tuesday, September 9

The Trump administration is urging public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism's causes

9:16 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been detained by police and admitted to a mental health clinic in the Dominican Republic

9:01 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in Washington on charges of causing a threat and unlawful possession of a firearm

6:12 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

4:49 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Tropical Storm Kiko is creating high surf and rip currents for parts of Hawaii, even as it weakens north of the islands

9:11 PM on Monday, September 8

The former chief executive for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage

9:04 PM on Monday, September 8

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power

7:45 PM on Monday, September 8

U.S. stocks rose to more records

7:00 PM on Monday, September 8

Protests against Nepal’s short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians’ homes on fire and attacked some leaders

10:25 AM on Monday, September 8

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered