National News

5:00 AM on Wednesday, December 31

New Zealand's Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2026 with fireworks from Sky Tower

2:11 AM on Wednesday, December 31

12:10 AM on Wednesday, December 31

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press

11:03 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day

10:12 PM on Tuesday, December 30

A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility

9:46 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels

8:21 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Global stock markets, including Germany, Japan and South Korea, are closed for the yearend and New Year’s holidays, while trading was mixed in those bourses that remained open

8:05 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl has announced his withdrawal from public life, citing a dementia diagnosis

7:40 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries

7:15 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Former Colorado congressman and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell has died

7:07 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a former Colorado congressman known for his advocacy of tribal issues, has died at 92

6:04 PM on Tuesday, December 30

California has announced plans to delay the revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the state could lose $160 million if it does that

5:18 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years

4:20 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Nearly a year after a New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions

3:04 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Forecasters are warning of even more frigid weather in the Midwest after a winter storm pummeled parts of that region as well as the Great Lakes and the Northeast this week

1:23 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands

11:48 PM on Monday, December 29

China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."

11:04 PM on Monday, December 29

Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber

8:15 PM on Monday, December 29

Saudi Arabia says it bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla over a shipment of weapons for a separatist force that arrived from the United Arab Emirates

4:00 PM on Monday, December 15