National News

5:01 AM on Saturday, September 12

Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war

5:00 AM on Saturday, September 12

The U.S. Justice Department has struggled to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested since last year for assaulting federal authorities in four major cities

4:58 AM on Saturday, September 12

Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge in Minnesota

4:57 AM on Saturday, September 12

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to unseat a Republican congressman with close ties to President Donald Trump

4:57 AM on Saturday, September 12

New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems

4:32 AM on Saturday, September 12

The U.S. Army is actively incorporating drone tactics learned from Ukrainian troops

2:14 AM on Saturday, September 12

Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials

9:14 PM on Friday, September 11

President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History

9:00 PM on Friday, September 11

The McClatchy newspaper chain has made significant layoffs at The Miami Herald and other papers, cutting over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications

5:23 PM on Friday, September 11

A federal judge who ruled 13 years ago that Hispanics were racially profiled in then-Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns has rejected a bid to end the court’s supervision of the sheriff’s office

12:26 PM on Friday, September 11

Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton faced off in the U.S. Open semifinals aiming to end a long drought for American men in Grand Slam tournaments, with Shelton winning in four sets

9:49 AM on Friday, September 11

A federal court has declared that the Energy Department exceeded its authority by forcing a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open past its scheduled retirement date last year

6:34 AM on Friday, September 11

6:05 AM on Friday, September 11

Residents of Mansouri in southern Lebanon are witnessing the destruction of their village by Israeli drones

4:29 AM on Friday, September 11

Four French fighter jets have embarked on a 40-day flight to showcase the country's military might and international cooperation

4:29 AM on Friday, September 11

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

12:28 AM on Friday, September 11

Saudi Arabia says it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said, opening a new front in the Iran war

8:32 PM on Thursday, September 10

The death toll from a ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 35, with 54 still missing

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