National News

12:50 PM on Thursday, February 12

VA Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan orphan will stand, likely ending high-profile custody battle

12:00 PM on Thursday, February 12

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests

11:42 AM on Thursday, February 12

Attorneys say detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed

11:40 AM on Thursday, February 12

EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, removing key basis for climate change fight

10:54 AM on Thursday, February 12

Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for calling on US troops to resist unlawful orders

10:36 AM on Thursday, February 12

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back

10:03 AM on Thursday, February 12

President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a summit in Florida next month, gathering the officials at a moment when the administration is spotlighting what it sees as concerning Chinese influence in the region

9:37 AM on Thursday, February 12

A new photography exhibition in Milan offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics

9:24 AM on Thursday, February 12

Oklahoma carries out its first execution of the year on a man convicted of killing 2 in a drive-by shooting in 2006

8:24 AM on Thursday, February 12

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison

8:03 AM on Thursday, February 12

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust

6:50 AM on Thursday, February 12

Mexico has sent two navy ships with humanitarian aid to Cuba as tighter U.S. pressure worsens the island’s energy crisis

6:05 AM on Thursday, February 12

Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson leaves the women’s super-G without a medal but with an engagement ring

5:16 AM on Thursday, February 12

Syrian government forces have taken over the al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, a site the U.S. military has run for years

5:05 AM on Thursday, February 12

A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into U.S. cities

4:17 AM on Thursday, February 12

European allies at NATO are brushing aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role at the alliance

2:46 AM on Thursday, February 12

10:00 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Oklahoma has carried out its first execution of the year on a man convicted of killing two men in a drive-by shooting

7:36 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The city of Seattle has reached a $29 million settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck by a speeding police officer as she crossed a street in 2023

1:58 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet