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3:17 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Police in Uganda say three people have been killed when the van they were traveling in hit an elephant in a national park

3:10 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The song selection at the New York Knicks’ watch party couldn’t have been more obvious

1:15 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The New York Knicks made a commitment to Jalen Brunson four years ago, signing him as a free agent and building their team around him

12:14 AM on Tuesday, May 26

South Korea says North Korea has launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea

12:02 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, is urging media companies to resist what she sees as the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech

11:59 PM on Monday, May 25

Australia, India, Japan and the United States have agreed new initiatives for maritime security, critical minerals, port infrastructure, and energy security to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid concerns about China's influence

11:56 PM on Monday, May 25

Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final

11:55 PM on Monday, May 25

Four immigration judges in Washington state were ahead of a sea change in immigration enforcement that has reversed a long American tradition

10:40 PM on Monday, May 25

Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals

10:35 PM on Monday, May 25

Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999

10:03 PM on Monday, May 25

Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95

10:03 PM on Monday, May 25

Human Rights Watch reports that the United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside a paramilitary group in Sudan's war

9:38 PM on Monday, May 25

South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin has apologized for a second time in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980

9:08 PM on Monday, May 25

Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai and relievers Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined to throw a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers

8:45 PM on Monday, May 25

The Los Angeles Dodgers have Kiké Hernández back in action

1:46 PM on Monday, May 25

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran’s World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition

12:59 PM on Monday, May 25

Health workers responding to a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo face two threats

11:50 AM on Monday, May 25

The U_S_ military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”

11:47 AM on Monday, May 25

Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France

8:03 AM on Monday, May 25

Democrats are increasingly critiquing each other over their personal stock trades as the party looks to hone its anti-corruption message against President Donald Trump in the midterm elections