National News

3:37 PM on Thursday, May 21

All charges against four activists who protested outside a federal building during last year’s immigration crackdown in Chicago have been dropped in an unusual hearing where a top federal prosecutor appeared to acknowledge grand jury misconduct by his office

2:24 PM on Thursday, May 21

A Texas board has suspended the nursing license of Camp Mystic’s co-director in a scathing order that accuses her of not helping children evacuate during last year’s catastrophic floods

2:15 PM on Thursday, May 21

Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin have dismissed lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to compel the states to hand over voter registration information to the federal government

1:42 PM on Thursday, May 21

1:32 PM on Thursday, May 21

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms

1:22 PM on Thursday, May 21

U.S. stocks ticked higher following the latest reversal for oil prices

12:33 PM on Thursday, May 21

The official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza is urging the U.N. Security Council to use “every means at its disposal” to press Hamas to disarm

11:43 AM on Thursday, May 21

The Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients

11:41 AM on Thursday, May 21

Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using AI to create nude videos and photos under a new law targeting deepfake pornography

9:34 AM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony

8:04 AM on Thursday, May 21

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor, citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices

6:58 AM on Thursday, May 21

The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment

6:55 AM on Thursday, May 21

Higher fuel prices and other inflationary pressures are making most forms of travel more expensive as Memorial Day kicks off the summer season in the U.S. Industry forecasts show millions of people still plan to get away during the holiday weekend and over the summer

4:07 AM on Thursday, May 21

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions from investors, and stock prices have soared

4:05 AM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump says it’s “fantastic” that a key federal agency approved the design for the triumphal arch he wants to build at an entrance to the nation’s capital

9:11 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Senate Republicans have departed Washington for the Memorial Day recess without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies

9:10 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Tennessee officials have called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, after his executioners tried and failed for over an hour to establish an intravenous line

9:04 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit has been sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison for her role in a staggering $250 million fraud case

9:01 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A Tennessee judge has set a $1 million bond for a white livestreamer charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting and wounding a Black man

7:24 PM on Wednesday, May 20

U.S. stocks ticked higher following the latest reversal for oil prices