National News

8:43 AM on Monday, August 18

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67 million in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

7:11 AM on Monday, August 18

Texas Democrats say they're ending two-week walkout that stalled gerrymandered US House maps and returning to Capitol

6:40 AM on Monday, August 18

Grand Slam singles champions such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys will be playing for extra money — $1 million to the winning duo — and trying to get their hands on a trophy in the U.S. Open’s overhauled mixed doubles tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday

6:10 AM on Monday, August 18

Television's MSNBC network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short

6:09 AM on Monday, August 18

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules and promoting fringe views about antidepressants and other products

5:32 AM on Monday, August 18

Palestinian Health Ministry says more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza war

5:27 AM on Monday, August 18

2 officers killed and 3rd wounded in Utah shooting, authorities say (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert included extraneous words "in shooting")

4:32 AM on Monday, August 18

North Carolina farmer Jamie Ager is part of a new crop of Democratic candidates the party is turning to as it tries to compete in the tough, often rural districts it may need to flip to retake the U.S. House in 2026

4:16 AM on Monday, August 18

Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state Treasurer Stacy Garrity will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid in 2026

3:22 AM on Monday, August 18

Russia’s troops are continuing their slow war of attrition in eastern and northern Ukraine, even as the conflict enters a pivotal phase with a series of high-level meetings that are part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for peace

9:40 PM on Sunday, August 17

Erin reintensifies to a Category 4 hurricane and is likely to create dangerous surf along the U.S. East Coast this week

9:33 PM on Sunday, August 17

7:18 PM on Sunday, August 17

A Hong Kong court is hearing final arguments in the national security trial of former Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai

6:25 PM on Sunday, August 17

Early results show Bolivia’s presidential vote headed for first-ever runoff between centrist and right-wing candidates

2:29 PM on Sunday, August 17

6:45 AM on Sunday, August 17

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia

6:40 AM on Sunday, August 17

A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war

5:03 AM on Sunday, August 17

Early results in Bolivia's presidential election show the country headed for an unprecedented runoff following a vote in which a dark horse centrist, Sen. Rodrigo Paz, drew more votes than the right-wing front-runners, although not enough to secure an outright victory

3:11 AM on Sunday, August 17

Air Canada has suspended plans to restart operations after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants decided to defy a return-to-work order

1:05 AM on Sunday, August 17

Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza have attempted to shut down the country in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war