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9:51 AM on Friday, June 5

Taylor Swift has released a new song for Disney and Pixar's “Toy Story 5.”

8:12 AM on Friday, June 5

At least 49 people have died of thirst after a truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger

7:42 AM on Friday, June 5

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor

7:38 AM on Friday, June 5

A Sherpa guide who survived a week on Mount Everest's slopes is recovering in a Nepal hospital

7:20 AM on Friday, June 5

Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body

7:18 AM on Friday, June 5

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years

7:01 AM on Friday, June 5

Southern Baptists will gather for their annual meeting on Tuesday

6:06 AM on Friday, June 5

Shakira and Burna Boy will perform in Mexico City for the first of three opening ceremonies for the World Cup

5:51 AM on Friday, June 5

The Senate has blocked a procedural vote on extending a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies

5:43 AM on Friday, June 5

A report by Britain's public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades

2:32 AM on Friday, June 5

The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes combined for five goals in the frantic final 15 minutes of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final and had another one waved off

1:56 AM on Friday, June 5

Television and movie actors have voted to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services

1:23 AM on Friday, June 5

Victor Wembanyama stepped off the court for a moment before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, accepted greetings from a handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join them in a quick prayer

12:48 AM on Friday, June 5

Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates

12:36 AM on Friday, June 5

Popping a cold beer — or two or three — while watching sports at home, at a bar or during a live game is an age-old tradition

12:33 AM on Friday, June 5

The 2026 World Cup has drawn intense criticism from globe-trotting fans who over the years have helped define the tournament's festive atmosphere

12:05 AM on Friday, June 5

Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11

11:43 PM on Thursday, June 4

Seth Jarvis blasted a one-timer past Carter Hart at 3:56 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final

1:48 PM on Thursday, June 4

Dramatic footage from a truck-driving preacher's dashboard camera captured what appears to be a kidnapping attempt

12:02 AM on Thursday, June 4

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks