National News

3:14 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island

2:27 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The Michigan woman who inspired the name of the rock band Greta Van Fleet has died

2:22 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn

2:03 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The UPS plane crash that killed 15 people after an engine flew off its left wing might have been prevented under the original inspection schedule

1:57 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia’s quarterly results blew past Wall Street’s expectations once again, fueled by massive demand for its high-end AI chips

1:49 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate say they are concerned the state may be planning to use expired lethal injection drugs at a planned execution on Thursday

1:42 PM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump's legal team has reached a deal with the Justice Department to drop tax claims against him, his family and associates

1:16 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The U.S. stock market bounced back after pressure eased on Wall Street from the bond market and oil prices gave back some of their big gains

1:08 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors

12:56 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A federal judge has refused to postpone a trial next month for civil claims stemming from the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge

11:42 AM on Wednesday, May 20

11:17 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The runoff field for a U.S. Senate seat has been set in Alabama, a state that also will have a high-profile race for governor this fall and congressional seats that could be scrambled amid a wave of Republican redistricting

11:17 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation

10:45 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judge’s order to keep it secret

9:31 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Wednesday has been another hot day across the eastern U.S. That comes a day after several spots broke daily heat records

8:52 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro

5:19 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government

2:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists that Britain’s support for Ukraine remains strong, despite the U.K. delaying some new sanctions on Russian oil

9:06 PM on Tuesday, May 19

The U.S. stock market bounced back after pressure eased on Wall Street from the bond market and oil prices gave back some of their big gains

9:01 PM on Tuesday, May 19

An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match has been put to the death in the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S. Corrections officials say 63-year-old Leroy McGill received a lethal injection Wednesday for the 2002 killing of Charles Perez