National News

2:59 PM on Tuesday, May 19

A federal jury has acquitted two business executives of charges that they conspired to bribe a retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral, who is now serving a six-year prison sentence for his conviction on corruption charges

2:56 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of the terms of his probation for his role in a crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway two years ago

2:56 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation after a U.S. federal agent alleged that a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida was rescued and found with roughly $30,000

2:50 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Opening statements have been given in the trial of a former assistant principal in Virginia who faces criminal charges from a 2023 school shooting

2:45 PM on Tuesday, May 19

A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s recent caps on federal student loans, arguing the limits will make it harder for students pursuing certain healthcare degrees to attain the necessary training and education

2:19 PM on Tuesday, May 19

There are primary elections Tuesday in Kentucky, Alabama, Idaho, Oregon and Pennsylvania

2:18 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern

1:55 PM on Tuesday, May 19

A panel of appellate judges appears to be divided over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic

12:45 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Artificial intelligence has become an unwelcome topic at college commencements

12:40 PM on Tuesday, May 19

President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff

12:12 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could drop by nearly 5 million people this year

10:55 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers

8:12 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that violent rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals who believe they were targeted politically

6:02 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Trains are rolling again on the Long Island Rail Road after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country

4:30 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The World Health Organization director-general has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo

1:44 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Before the first shot rang out at a San Diego mosque in a deadly shooting, police were scrambling to find the two teenagers who would ultimately be responsible

12:06 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The possibility that the Justice Department could indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground

12:05 AM on Tuesday, May 19

A federal investigation into the crash of a UPS cargo plane that killed 15 people in Kentucky quickly focused on spherical bearings in a part that helps keep engines attached to wings

11:19 PM on Monday, May 18

The U.S. stock market is giving back more of its record-setting rally as bond markets rattled by high inflation keep cranking up the pressure

7:00 AM on Friday, May 15

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern