National News

9:36 AM on Sunday, May 17

New York's governor is pleading with unions whose workers serve North America’s largest commuter rail system to return to the negotiating table, saying she'll provide refreshments if they'll work to end a 2-day-old strike

8:53 AM on Sunday, May 17

Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Donald Trump questioned continued U.S. support for Taiwan following his visit to China

8:43 AM on Sunday, May 17

The Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael,” is reclaiming the top spot in the North American box office

8:24 AM on Sunday, May 17

Thousands of people have streamed onto the National Mall in Washington for a daylong prayer rally

6:05 AM on Sunday, May 17

Parents with newborns in intensive care units have long faced a difficult but overlooked plight: Any parental leave they might have does not take into account the days or even months their newborns spend in intensive care

6:05 AM on Sunday, May 17

Parents with newborns in intensive care units have long faced a difficult but overlooked plight: Any parental leave they might have does not take into account the days or even months their newborns spend in intensive care

6:03 AM on Sunday, May 17

Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border

5:12 AM on Sunday, May 17

The year was 1965 and Black Americans had come to Montgomery, Alabama, to demonstrate peacefully voting rights

4:34 AM on Sunday, May 17

A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades

4:06 AM on Sunday, May 17

The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died

3:34 AM on Sunday, May 17

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant, sparking a fire on its perimeter

1:15 AM on Sunday, May 17

Chelsea has hired Xabi Alonso as its latest manager on a four-year deal, with the former Real Madrid coach set to take over on July 1

12:57 AM on Sunday, May 17

Russian officials say overnight Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people including three near Moscow

10:29 PM on Saturday, May 16

Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library

9:38 PM on Saturday, May 16

The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern

9:03 PM on Saturday, May 16

Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling

4:11 AM on Saturday, May 16

The shutdown of North America’s largest commuter rail system has continued into a second day with no end in sight after unionized workers went on strike

8:58 PM on Friday, May 15

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary

4:00 AM on Friday, May 15

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern

6:34 PM on Wednesday, May 13