National News

5:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe

5:13 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Officials have lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal

4:55 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Brazilian police accuse former President Jair Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

4:34 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021

4:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Texas House gives initial approval to new maps that would create up to 5 more winnable congressional seats for the GOP

4:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter following a fatal crash with a community college softball team

4:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city, alleging that her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass was followed by a smear campaign

3:26 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers to pass a bill that would boost camp safety

3:22 PM on Wednesday, August 20

At least a couple of offshore bookmakers are offering odds on games at the Little League World Series

2:53 PM on Wednesday, August 20

2:48 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal

2:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices

2:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually

2:10 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Police officers have arrested 18 people during protests at Microsoft headquarters

1:13 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026

11:37 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts

9:09 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook late Wednesday said she wouldn’t leave her post after Trump on social media called on her to resign over an accusation from one his officials that she committed mortgage fraud

10:21 PM on Tuesday, August 19

An attorney who helped design the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund says New Hampshire lawmakers have undermined the fairness of a settlement program for abuse victims at the state’s youth detention center

9:47 PM on Tuesday, August 19

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires

2:18 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states after federal health officials warned of potential radioactive contamination