National News

1:48 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians

1:46 PM on Tuesday, August 12

A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud

1:29 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, setting a new record

1:20 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The U.S. stock market rallied to more records after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expected

1:11 PM on Tuesday, August 12

A jury has awarded nearly $60 million to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges

1:11 PM on Tuesday, August 12

An Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at a Georgia base has been charged by the military with attempted murder

12:51 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Guatemala judge convicts 6 former officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state-run facility

12:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s status as a powerhouse couple was on display as they attended a ceremony in Kentucky for the archives that will catalogue their careers

12:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the Senate next year as Democrats wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber

12:42 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is expected to run for the US Senate in 2026, giving Democrats a likely boost

12:28 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Attorneys for grassroots campaigners are again asking a judge to halt enforcement of parts of a new Florida law that restricts the state’s process to get citizens’ initiatives on the ballot

12:12 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Man who opened fire at a Texas Target shot randomly, killing a grandfather and his 4-year-old granddaughter, police say

12:09 PM on Tuesday, August 12

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani

11:31 AM on Tuesday, August 12

A basin of water dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, threatening parts of Juneau with flooding

11:07 AM on Tuesday, August 12

President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug

10:54 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Israel is in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country

10:42 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Water pressure is starting to improve for thousands of frustrated residents in a northern New Jersey city

10:28 AM on Tuesday, August 12

A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade

10:26 AM on Tuesday, August 12

A North Carolina judge has thrown out the convictions of four men in the death of basketball star Chris Paul's grandfather over two decades ago

7:59 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Tuesday is World Elephant Day