National News

10:49 PM on Friday, May 1

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts were not renewed in January

9:25 PM on Friday, May 1

The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein

8:57 PM on Friday, May 1

A California woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after an 81-year-old man struck by her son on an e-motorcycle died from his injuries

8:45 PM on Friday, May 1

The U.S. Air Force has completed modifications to a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One

7:43 PM on Friday, May 1

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has reported to federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence following a conviction over illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign

7:14 PM on Friday, May 1

Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the U.S. due to concerns over data privacy

7:12 PM on Friday, May 1

President Donald Trump has endorsed Kentucky congressman Andy Barr in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell

6:17 PM on Friday, May 1

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the tamping down of fraud and an improved economy

5:28 PM on Friday, May 1

Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died

3:25 PM on Friday, May 1

A federal judge in New York is protecting about 3,000 refugees from Yemen from being forced to leave the U.S., saying the Temporary Protected Status that was repeatedly granted to them should be extended again

3:22 PM on Friday, May 1

The accuser at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has finished testifying

1:24 PM on Friday, May 1

12:52 PM on Friday, May 1

President Donald Trump says his administration is still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines “but only if it's a good deal” for the government

12:39 PM on Friday, May 1

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks This will allow the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars

11:53 AM on Friday, May 1

A former Miami congressman and close friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been convicted in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela’s socialist government during the first Trump administration

11:48 AM on Friday, May 1

A Florida sheriff says a body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh

11:08 AM on Friday, May 1

Tickets for most of the World Cup group games remain on general sale with just over a month to go until the tournament kicks off on June 11

9:02 AM on Friday, May 1

A small plane has crashed in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people on board

8:14 AM on Friday, May 1

President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end the war

3:46 AM on Friday, May 1