National News

2:18 AM on Monday, August 11

An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province sentences 2 men to public caning for having gay sex

12:33 AM on Monday, August 11

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his country will inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” in any war over Taiwan due to its proximity and the presence of large numbers of Filipino workers on the self-ruled island, despite China’s strong protest over such remarks

11:17 PM on Sunday, August 10

11:10 PM on Sunday, August 10

Yosbelin Pérez is starting over with nothing in her name after trying to escape Venezuela's political, social and economic crisis

10:13 PM on Sunday, August 10

Australia will recognize Palestine as a state, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says

8:04 PM on Sunday, August 10

4:20 PM on Sunday, August 10

Broadcaster Al Jazeera says its correspondent Anas al-Sharif has been killed in Gaza, and Israel confirms it

3:56 PM on Sunday, August 10

A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, with officials warning residents of remote areas to be ready to leave as gusty winds and low humidity feed the flames

3:44 PM on Sunday, August 10

Henriette strengthens into a hurricane in Pacific Ocean but is no threat to land, National Hurricane Center says

3:09 PM on Sunday, August 10

Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land

2:29 PM on Sunday, August 10

The life of Aland Etienne, the security guard who was killed last month at a Manhattan office tower, is being remembered

2:15 PM on Sunday, August 10

Delta Air Lines says one of its plane clipped another aircraft while pushing back from the gate in Atlanta

12:59 PM on Sunday, August 10

Zach Cregger’s highly anticipated horror film, “Weapons,” and Disney’s sequel comedy, “Freakier Friday,” helped prove that horror and humor can thrive at the box office

12:35 PM on Sunday, August 10

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir, killing at least one person and causing about a dozen buildings to collapse

11:46 AM on Sunday, August 10

A tourist from the U.S. mainland who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency has been fatally shot at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown

5:43 AM on Sunday, August 10

European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, emphasizing that peace cannot be achieved without Kyiv's involvement

5:20 AM on Sunday, August 10

London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization intentionally broke the law to test the government’s ability to enforce the ban

3:51 AM on Sunday, August 10

Three postal workers have set off on a nearly 3000-kilometer bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the small town of Rovaniemi, Finland

11:28 PM on Saturday, August 9

Friends and family of a Maine woman whose killing on a rural pond shocked the community have celebrated her life with a maritime service

11:09 PM on Saturday, August 9

The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavorable deal