National News

10:38 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the murder convictions against disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the deaths of his wife and son

10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran

9:10 AM on Wednesday, May 13

President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup

9:03 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in Atlanta's five most populous counties

8:57 AM on Wednesday, May 13

8:30 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

7:30 AM on Wednesday, May 13

French authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak

7:01 AM on Wednesday, May 13

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year

5:33 AM on Wednesday, May 13

A burst of gunfire rang out in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs

5:32 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate

4:05 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Vatican has issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics

3:17 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Oceanwide Expeditions says it expects to know by the end of the week if the MV Hondius cruise ship will keep to its schedule after a hantavirus outbreak

1:38 AM on Wednesday, May 13

King Charles III delivered the government’s legislative program for the coming year at the ceremonial opening of Britain’s Parliament

9:13 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Timed for release during AAPI Heritage Month, “The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas” has dropped on HBO Max

9:06 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Brad Raffensperger is trying to reintroduce himself to Georgia Republicans as he runs for governor

9:03 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic

9:02 PM on Tuesday, May 12

“The Hills” reality television show villain Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles, positioning himself as a savior and promising to tackle the city's disorder and dysfunction

5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 12

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”

11:47 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, according to the NBA team and his agents

8:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China