National News

  • Labor tally bears glad tidings in November

    U.S. employers added a healthy 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive "soft landing," in…

  • U.S. vetoes bid for Gaza cease-fire

    The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immedi…

  • ‘Love Story’ star O’Neal dies

    Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry performance opposite his charism…

  • Michigan teen gets life sentence for 2021 school shooting

    A judge sentenced a Michigan teenager to life in prison Friday for killing four students and terrorizing others at Oxford High School, after listening to hours…

  • Appeals court rules on aspects of N.Y. gun law

    New York can continue to enforce laws banning firearms in certain "sensitive" locations and require that handgun owners be of "good moral character," a federal…

  • Lawmakers grill Japanese officials

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and several key Cabinet ministers were grilled by opposition lawmakers in parliament on Friday over a widening fundraisin…

  • Judge bars separation at border

    A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resu…

  • Suit challenges Kentucky abortion ban

    A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have …

  • Trump’s gag order mostly upheld on appeal

    A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday largely upheld a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case, but narrowed the restriction…

  • Rockets strike near American Embassy

    A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties Friday morning, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

  • University chiefs pressed on antisemitism

    Harvard University's president apologized as pressure mounted for the University of Pennsylvania's president to resign over their testimony at a congressional …

  • Names and faces

    Prince Harry lost a preliminary round Friday in his libel case against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid over an article that said he tried to hide his e…

  • In the news

    Lamont Cambell, who spent 11 years behind bars for a killing before his conviction was overturned, is seeking unspecified damages in a lawsuit against the city…