National News

9:07 AM on Saturday, May 16

A 27-year-old firefighter who died in a massive fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine's midcoast region is being honored

7:33 AM on Saturday, May 16

Authorities say a humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort

6:35 AM on Saturday, May 16

U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China

5:50 AM on Saturday, May 16

Deciding when to get a routine mammogram is confusing

5:39 AM on Saturday, May 16

President Donald Trump says a joint U.S. and Nigerian operation has killed a top Islamic State leader in Nigeria

4:09 AM on Saturday, May 16

Pope Leo XIV is adding a trip to France to his busy 2026 travel schedule

3:01 AM on Saturday, May 16

A train has crashed into a public bus in Bangkok, killing at least eight people

1:58 AM on Saturday, May 16

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says

1:39 AM on Saturday, May 16

Maldivian authorities have suspended the search for four Italian divers believed to be trapped in an underwater cave

1:28 AM on Saturday, May 16

Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up order deliveries in rural areas of the U.S. Small cities and towns are a rich source of untapped sales for whichever retailer builds a loyal base of online shoppers

1:10 AM on Saturday, May 16

10:42 PM on Friday, May 15

Spain is boycotting this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, after repeatedly expressing disapproval over Israel’s participation

10:08 PM on Friday, May 15

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission to kill a leader of the Islamic State group

10:02 PM on Friday, May 15

The tight relationship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is typically managed discreetly

9:59 PM on Friday, May 15

Experts say drone warfare has become the deadliest threat to civilians in Sudan's conflict, with both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces being supplied by various countries

9:15 PM on Friday, May 15

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it

9:01 PM on Friday, May 15

Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology

3:59 PM on Friday, May 15

A New York has declared a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape case from the #MeToo-era that has gone to trial three times so far after a jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision

7:11 AM on Friday, May 15

Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations

3:06 AM on Friday, May 15

Workers on New York’s Long Island Rail Road are on strike, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in North America