National News

9:43 AM on Friday, August 29

Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nation’s most Democratic cities — including Chicago and Baltimore — where he claims they are needed to crack down on crime

9:43 AM on Friday, August 29

US Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won't run for reelection in 2026, AP sources say

9:39 AM on Friday, August 29

Federal appeals court blocks Trump’s decision to end legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

9:29 AM on Friday, August 29

Texas governor signs into law redrawn voting map pushed by Trump that gives GOP five more winnable congressional seats

9:12 AM on Friday, August 29

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are concerned he can’t get a fair trial in his human smuggling case in Tennessee

9:09 AM on Friday, August 29

Some U.S. businesses verify applicants’ eligibility to work using an online government system called E-Verify

8:56 AM on Friday, August 29

As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, potential applicants are being asked to explain how they would advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if hired

8:35 AM on Friday, August 29

Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action

8:03 AM on Friday, August 29

A Texas measure would let private citizens sue doctors and others who provide abortion pills that end up in the state

6:41 AM on Friday, August 29

A doctor who sexually abused sedated patients at a New York City hospital and raped women who were unconscious at his home has been sentenced to 24 years in prison

6:05 AM on Friday, August 29

Florida boasts at least 1,000 freshwater springs, more than any other U.S. state

5:54 AM on Friday, August 29

Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP Harris after Biden quietly extended it, AP sources say

5:42 AM on Friday, August 29

Gaza Health Ministry says more than 63,000 Palestinians killed as Israel-Hamas war drags on

5:39 AM on Friday, August 29

Most categories of crime have continued to fall in Minneapolis after a surge that followed the 2020 killing of George Floyd

5:32 AM on Friday, August 29

Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher

4:17 AM on Friday, August 29

The case of a Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities even though he was vetted by a government system called E-Verify is raising questions about what employers can do to make sure they’re employing people who can legally work

2:36 AM on Friday, August 29

Two U.S. senators have visited Taiwan, drawing criticism from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and opposes official contact between the two sides

9:04 PM on Thursday, August 28

President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and other big cities as a way to fight crime

5:33 PM on Thursday, August 28

New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six people

7:05 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Low-value imports no longer are eligible to enter the U.S. duty-free