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3:24 PM on Sunday, April 26

The Justice Department is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit blocking President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project

12:42 PM on Sunday, April 26

More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists

12:37 PM on Sunday, April 26

One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles

12:31 PM on Sunday, April 26

The sound of gunfire at the Washington Hilton Hotel carried echoes of President Ronald Reagan's shooting outside the same hotel more than four decades ago

10:09 AM on Sunday, April 26

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s curious rituals

9:53 AM on Sunday, April 26

Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a state report

9:26 AM on Sunday, April 26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sold a vision to Israelis as the country entered the war with Iran and invaded Lebanon

8:43 AM on Sunday, April 26

A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew

8:33 AM on Sunday, April 26

“Michael,” the big-budget Michael Jackson spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with $97 million in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, shattering a record debut for music biopics

8:23 AM on Sunday, April 26

The left knee of Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards remained structurally intact when he was injured during Game 4 of his team’s first-round playoff series, but he is likely to miss multiple weeks, according to a person with knowledge of the situation

7:14 AM on Sunday, April 26

Two Israeli political heavyweights say they will join forces in upcoming elections in an effort by their parties to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

6:23 AM on Sunday, April 26

President Donald Trump is calling for unity after what he says he feels was a third assassination attempt

6:05 AM on Sunday, April 26

A former FBI agent is offering the first detailed account of how investigators identified the people believed to have carried out the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist

6:01 AM on Sunday, April 26

Ohio's Republican primary for governor is a few weeks away, but there are few signs that the top candidate sees it as a competitive race

5:51 AM on Sunday, April 26

A Massachusetts woman who had been seeking custody of her two young children in a divorce is accused of killing them in their home

5:03 AM on Sunday, April 26

The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting

4:53 AM on Sunday, April 26

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at least 16 people

11:39 PM on Saturday, April 25

Pakistan’s leaders are seeking to revive peace talks between the United States and Iran after President Donald Trump canceled plans for his top envoys to travel to Islamabad this weekend for negotiations

9:02 PM on Saturday, April 25

The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution

7:28 PM on Tuesday, April 21