National News

8:24 AM on Wednesday, March 18

The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. visas

7:06 AM on Wednesday, March 18

We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn

6:41 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Americans still dig French bulldogs, retrievers and German shepherds

6:18 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump

6:04 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Environmentalists want to permanently open a dam built for a canal that was supposed to cut through the middle of Florida from the Atlantic to the Gulf

5:41 AM on Wednesday, March 18

U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February

12:58 AM on Wednesday, March 18

11:30 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Nairobi County has introduced Kenya’s first menstrual leave policy for female government staff, aiming to boost health and productivity

11:09 PM on Tuesday, March 17

A Thai zoo said police has arrested a man after he entered the enclosure of Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo

11:02 PM on Tuesday, March 17

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr

10:08 PM on Tuesday, March 17

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran

9:05 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Farmers are bracing for effects of the Iran war on fertilizer prices and availability as the spring planting season nears

9:04 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Becky O’Brien always wanted to work with ocean life, but she didn’t realize she’d be able to do the job in the middle of the Las Vegas desert

9:01 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Wisconsin lawmakers are taking a shot at expanding sports betting in the state

6:44 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Military officials say a shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico has left one person dead and another wounded

5:20 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Venezuelan and American fans packed Miami for the U.S.-Venezuela World Baseball Classic final

3:56 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders

11:46 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth

9:00 PM on Monday, March 16

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

8:31 PM on Monday, March 16