National News

8:30 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Sophie Kinsella, the author of "Confessions of a Shopaholic," has died from complications of brain cancer

8:26 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Sophie Kinsella, author of the million-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, has died at 55

8:12 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is weighing whether to release the full video of an attack on an alleged drug boat that legal experts said may have been a war crime or murder, awakening the Republican-controlled Congress to its oversight role

8:11 AM on Wednesday, December 10

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is running for Congress

8:05 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Beyoncé will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala along with Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour

7:01 AM on Wednesday, December 10

A’ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons

7:01 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Sound baths are meditative experiences where participants lie down and are immersed in sound waves from instruments like gongs, singing bowls and chimes

7:00 AM on Wednesday, December 10

A'ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP

5:51 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Ukrainian officials are expected to present new peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday

5:29 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes, but the U.N.’s cultural agency is giving foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage

5:17 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Authorities report that two four-story buildings have collapsed in Fez, Morocco, killing 19 people

2:27 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s daughter has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother’s behalf

2:22 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Paramount Skydance says that the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a national security review

12:18 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Pacific Northwest residents are bracing for another round of heavy rain after a powerful storm clobbered the region the day before

12:06 AM on Wednesday, December 10

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could make it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they're intellectually disabled

12:02 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have kicked off their Texas Senate campaigns with contrasting strategies

10:48 PM on Tuesday, December 9

U.S. markets are slightly lower ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting later in the day that’s expected to result in the third cut to interest rates this year

7:18 PM on Tuesday, December 9

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly reduce its key interest rate Wednesday, but the bigger question for financial markets and the economy is what signals Chair Jerome Powell may send regarding the central bank’s next steps

2:28 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Paired with high-deductible healthcare plans, health savings accounts help ease healthcare costs

2:05 AM on Tuesday, December 9