National News

8:31 AM on Wednesday, April 22

Rhode Island has moved its primary elections to Wednesday, Sept. 9, to avoid conflict with Labor Day

8:04 AM on Wednesday, April 22

Dave Mason, co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic and songwriter behind “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe,” died Sunday at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada

8:00 AM on Wednesday, April 22

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study in the journal Nature that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile

5:20 AM on Wednesday, April 22

Xaneri Merino, a transgender woman and artisan from southern Mexico, was once punished for weaving in her Indigenous community, where men are largely barred from weaving

4:03 AM on Wednesday, April 22

Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the world’s most daunting problems — human-caused climate change — with laughter, dancing, hugs and most especially joy

3:32 AM on Wednesday, April 22

President Donald Trump’s court fight over the $400 million White House East Wing ballroom casts some light on an underground bunker at the site

3:02 AM on Wednesday, April 22

Kyiv’s top diplomat says Ukraine is pushing for direct talks between President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin

2:51 AM on Wednesday, April 22

The European Union is close to approving a 90 billion euro ($106 billion) loan package to support Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years

1:59 AM on Wednesday, April 22

There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips

1:25 AM on Wednesday, April 22

10:13 PM on Tuesday, April 21

Tens of thousands of Iranians live in neighboring Turkey, drawn by economic opportunities and relative stability

10:06 PM on Tuesday, April 21

9:59 PM on Tuesday, April 21

Shares are mixed in Asia and oil prices are little changed as markets watch for the latest developments in the war with Iran

9:08 PM on Tuesday, April 21

President Donald Trump's threat of military intervention in Cuba is raising hopes of regime change among Cuban Americans

4:24 PM on Tuesday, April 21

A U.S. appeals court says Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms

10:41 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Two U.S. officials killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in northern Mexico over the weekend were working for the CIA

9:57 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that he’s had “difficult conversations with people I care about,” including his family, his coaching staff and players, following the publication of photos of the Patriots coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort

9:44 AM on Tuesday, April 21

President Donald Trump has read a notable Bible passage in a livestreamed marathon

9:41 PM on Monday, April 20

President Donald Trump says he is extending the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request while awaiting a “unified proposal” from Tehran, even as the U.S. military maintains its blockade of Iranian ports

4:03 PM on Monday, April 20

President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve says that he never promised the White House he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his calls for the central bank to do so