National News

5:26 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

5:22 PM on Wednesday, August 20

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

4:44 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Appeals court allows Trump administration to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

4:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Wall Street ended lower on more declines in technology stocks, but the market pared its losses in the afternoon

4:15 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Tulsi Gabbard announces she's reorganizing key intelligence coordination office, slashing workforce

4:03 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A man accused of fatally shooting an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband in Los Angeles will undergo a mental evaluation to determine if he's fit to stand trial

3:49 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered

3:44 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Federal prosecutors in the nation’s capital will no longer bring felony charges against people for possessing rifles or shotguns in the District of Columbia

3:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he blames a recent breakdown in Gaza ceasefire talks on the decision by some European leaders to recognize Palestinian statehood

3:13 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

2:42 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that the threat of higher inflation was a greater concern than the potential for job losses, leading the central bank to keep its key rate unchanged

2:14 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Former President Barack Obama has expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom's approach to redistricting

1:27 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Philadelphia Zoo is showing off 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings

12:01 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Google on Wednesday unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of artificial intelligence that’s designed to do everything from fetch vital information stored on the devices to help improve photos as they’re being taken

11:09 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

11:02 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski has announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor in 2026

10:59 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from requiring nearly a dozen public school districts across the state to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom

8:03 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A senior member of the Islamic State group has been captured in northwest Syria by the U.S.-led coalition, according to Syrian state media and a war monitor

6:36 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Target has named an insider as its next chief executive officer

12:48 AM on Wednesday, August 20

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep losses from the morning