National News

1:59 PM on Friday, May 29

Jackson State University’s new president will receive a year of leadership training as she transitions into the role

1:20 PM on Friday, May 29

A former Southern California mayor has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government

1:17 PM on Friday, May 29

A federal judge says New Hampshire must make it easier for voters to prove their U.S. citizenship

1:14 PM on Friday, May 29

Stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier

12:43 PM on Friday, May 29

Atlanta police have launched an investigation to determine if a high-ranking officer found to have had sex with a federal judge in the courthouse is from their department

11:15 AM on Friday, May 29

The Trump administration has extended protections shielding about 11,000 Lebanese from deportation, allowing them to stay and work in the U.S. for another six months and marking a rare reprieve to any of the people protected by temporary measures which have been harshly criticized by Republicans

10:44 AM on Friday, May 29

The White House is moving to give political appointees more control over federal grants

10:21 AM on Friday, May 29

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples

9:12 AM on Friday, May 29

Pickup trucks were made for work

9:10 AM on Friday, May 29

Americans long have leavened their powerful global image with goofiness

8:54 AM on Friday, May 29

Musical artists' cancellations from a Donald Trump-linked U.S. celebration in Washington continue the Republican president’s tense history with the entertainment industry

5:26 AM on Friday, May 29

A fire on an Amtrak maintenance train near New York’s Penn Station has injured five people and disrupted service for many commuters

3:33 AM on Friday, May 29

A residential treatment center in Missouri advertises to adoptive parents that it can help heal struggling children

2:07 AM on Friday, May 29

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an Ebola outbreak

12:52 AM on Friday, May 29

Rescue divers in Laos have safely evacuated the first of five villagers trapped in a cave for over a week due to floodwaters

12:36 AM on Friday, May 29

A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo

9:07 PM on Thursday, May 28

The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who was arrested last year in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been sentenced to two years in prison

8:52 PM on Thursday, May 28

Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania

6:25 PM on Thursday, May 28

New York City residents and visitors are treated to a phenomenon twice a year known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers

3:08 PM on Thursday, May 28

Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index