National News

9:01 PM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months

3:22 PM on Monday, July 13

A focal point of the Iran war is increasingly about who controls the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway that for decades was a relatively safe transit route for Middle East oil and natural gas supplies

3:08 PM on Monday, July 13

The U.S. military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea

2:15 PM on Monday, July 13

Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Sara Rodriguez says she discovered her campaign has hundreds of thousands dollars less cash than she thought after campaign ads slated to run last week did not air due to unpaid invoices

2:05 PM on Monday, July 13

Lindsey Graham played a role in the Senate that won’t easily be filled

1:30 PM on Monday, July 13

Darline Graham Nordone has been appointed to fill the Senate term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, who died over the weekend

12:22 PM on Monday, July 13

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday night fueled baseless speculation on social media that his passing was the result of a criminal action

12:18 PM on Monday, July 13

Another round of sweltering heat is in store for much of the U.S. this week

10:20 AM on Monday, July 13

Kylian Mbappé and France haven’t trailed at all in this year's World Cup

9:48 AM on Monday, July 13

Minnesota prosecutors have obtained key evidence in their investigations into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

9:30 AM on Monday, July 13

Twelve states are suing to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros

9:00 AM on Monday, July 13

Hundreds of economists urge immediate action to address AI's potential impact on the economy

8:59 AM on Monday, July 13

A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred one of his attorneys for possible disciplinary action

8:06 AM on Monday, July 13

Police say five people are dead after a “targeted mass shooting” against a family in southwestern Illinois

5:46 AM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump said Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries’ eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway

5:36 AM on Monday, July 13

Dozens of workers at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo have gone on strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses

4:47 AM on Monday, July 13

Authorities say a helicopter helping fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot

2:11 AM on Monday, July 13

Most of the people who were killed in a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar were found trapped in windowless bathrooms where they may have sought to escape the flames that claimed at least 27 lives

12:38 AM on Monday, July 13

A fire is raging in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, prompting evacuations and disrupting traffic

9:35 PM on Sunday, July 12