National News

3:10 PM on Tuesday, May 5

U.S. health regulators have announced their first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers

2:04 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The University of Michigan has apologized after a history professor delivering a commencement speech praised pro-Palestinian student protesters for drawing attention to the war in Gaza

1:59 PM on Tuesday, May 5

WNBA general managers have voted Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson as the favorite to be named the league's Most Valuable Player

1:32 PM on Tuesday, May 5

A man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempting to kill President Donald Trump has been indicted on a new charge that he fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer during the attack

1:15 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The U.S. stock market rallied to more records after an easing of oil prices let Wall Street turn its focus back to the big profits that companies keep producing

12:15 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Guests at the annual fashion extravaganza known as the Met Gala embraced this year's theme of “Fashion is art” with outfits and costumes showing off artistic references

11:46 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989

11:12 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals

10:44 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder, attempted arson and other charges

10:34 AM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he reintroduces a competitive physical fitness test in America's schools

10:23 AM on Tuesday, May 5

A Federal Aviation Administration employee in New Hampshire is accused of sending an email to the White House threatening to kill President Donald Trump after using his work computer to research assassination attempts and related topics

9:59 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The United States and its Gulf allies have proposed a U.N. resolution threatening with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation

9:27 AM on Tuesday, May 5

A large study on school cell phone bans has found mixed results

6:02 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider’s perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition

5:39 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the system’s users into thinking they're getting medical advice from a licensed professional

3:53 AM on Tuesday, May 5

“The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!”

3:02 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Arsenal is back in the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years thanks to a late first-half goal from Bukayo Saka that secured a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid

9:31 PM on Monday, May 4

The U.S. stock market rose to records after oil prices eased and companies kept reporting bigger profits for the start of the year than analysts expected

9:12 PM on Monday, May 4

Nayomie Mendoza is a Mexican American business owner who is celebrating Mexican history and resilience on Cinco de Mayo

8:59 PM on Monday, May 4

A recent trip to New Zealand to visit her pen pal of 40 years made an Associated Press reporter from New Hampshire wonder about the history of programs that bring strangers together to write letters