National News

8:31 AM on Thursday, July 2

President Donald Trump is launching Trump Accounts on July 4, aiming to boost financial independence for children born during his second term

8:08 AM on Thursday, July 2

Former CIA Director John Brennan has sued the Trump administration, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations he says are targeting him for “what amounts to phantom criminal conduct.”

7:48 AM on Thursday, July 2

The United States is rapidly building what it calls a “smart wall” on the Mexico border, combining tall steel fencing with advanced technology like sensors and cameras

7:07 AM on Thursday, July 2

Lulu Gribbin survived a near-fatal shark attack in 2024

6:49 AM on Thursday, July 2

President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans are reviving attacks on Democrats, labeling them communists

6:37 AM on Thursday, July 2

Princess Kate is back at Wimbledon and met tennis fans lining up on the tournament's famous Queue before attending a second-round match featuring British player Arthur Fery on one of the outer courts

6:14 AM on Thursday, July 2

Iranian state television claimed this week that a foreign ship got stuck in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring instructions to use a route laid out by the Islamic Republic’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

5:36 AM on Thursday, July 2

4:42 AM on Thursday, July 2

Iran’s joint military command has warned that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response.”

3:41 AM on Thursday, July 2

Officials in Thailand say an 11-year-old boy has crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk, killing nine

3:32 AM on Thursday, July 2

The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent

1:03 AM on Thursday, July 2

The conflict in Gaza has reached its 1,000th day since a Hamas-led attack on Israel

12:54 AM on Thursday, July 2

Wall Street was mixed in light trading early as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began

12:05 AM on Thursday, July 2

U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence

12:01 AM on Thursday, July 2

New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage

9:30 PM on Wednesday, July 1

Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 20 civilians in the city and injuring many more

3:55 PM on Wednesday, July 1

Thursday’s report from the Labor Department on June job changes will provide some important clues on the health of the U.S. economy

12:46 PM on Wednesday, July 1

A daredevil couple has been arrested after scaling the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurling a banner about “the power of love” and peace

12:02 AM on Wednesday, July 1

The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran

12:01 AM on Wednesday, July 1

The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran