National News

1:28 PM on Thursday, April 9

A Buffalo-area man has given up his legal battle to reclaim his seized alligator, Albert

1:13 PM on Thursday, April 9

Abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's reluctance to restrict access to abortion pills

12:13 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is proposing cuts to federal funding for tribal colleges and universities for the second year in a row

11:40 AM on Thursday, April 9

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the war in Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy, and that's the case whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds

9:01 AM on Thursday, April 9

Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 3.4% on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season’s start for the fourth straight year

8:48 AM on Thursday, April 9

The American economy, slowed by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate

8:41 AM on Thursday, April 9

A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began

8:12 AM on Thursday, April 9

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively criminalized the activities of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and civil society organizations

8:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump wants to quit the military organization

7:39 AM on Thursday, April 9

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are saying President Donald Trump should be removed from office after he threatened Iranian civilization would “die” if it didn’t meet his demands

6:37 AM on Thursday, April 9

A new report says security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials

6:17 AM on Thursday, April 9

Britain and Norway have conducted a weekslong operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic

1:18 AM on Thursday, April 9

Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S. and Israel, and foster opposition to it

1:04 AM on Thursday, April 9

The world-first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland after decades of construction

12:11 AM on Thursday, April 9

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing plans to convert warehouses into detention facilities for immigrants

12:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

Protesters are rallying against a planned immigration detention facility in Maryland

12:08 AM on Thursday, April 9

Republicans have had some setbacks this election year, with recent Democratic wins Wisconsin and Georgia

12:02 AM on Thursday, April 9

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval

12:02 AM on Thursday, April 9

American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park

11:51 AM on Wednesday, April 8