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5:39 AM on Tuesday, June 9

A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo has been captured after several days of panic during which all schools were closed

4:01 AM on Tuesday, June 9

A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country

2:45 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Andrew Vaughn had four hits and four RBIs, including a two-run double that tied the score in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers outlasted the Athletics 15-14 in 12 innings at Las Vegas Ballpark in a wild game that featured 11 homers

12:18 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Dubbed "Leonardo's Ferry," a cable-guided vessel offers commuters a peaceful five-minute ride across northern Italy's Adda River

12:11 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Survivors including health and aid workers recall their experiences and lessons during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

12:07 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica

11:54 PM on Monday, June 8

Knicks coach Mike Brown criticized the officiating in Game 3 of the NBA Finals after the San Antonio Spurs shot 24 free throws in the second half to New York’s eight

10:21 PM on Monday, June 8

Ex-rugby league international Kane Evans has come out as gay, becoming the first high-level player in Australia to do so in decades

10:00 PM on Monday, June 8

Caitlin Clark’s 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining gave the Indiana Fever a 78-76 victory over the Washington Mystics

7:34 PM on Monday, June 8

Alaska U_S_ Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him “an instant megaphone.”

6:58 PM on Monday, June 8

Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million

4:32 PM on Monday, June 8

The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies

2:07 PM on Monday, June 8

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near western Cuba, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond

12:09 PM on Monday, June 8

Yields are important, but so are liquidity considerations and guarantees

11:35 AM on Monday, June 8

Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals

11:04 AM on Monday, June 8

Victor Wembanyama had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his first NBA Finals win, carrying the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 victory that cut the New York Knicks’ lead to 2-1

8:58 AM on Monday, June 8

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a pest that could potentially devastate the nation’s cattle industry

12:55 AM on Monday, June 8

Spike Lee wore a Pope Leo Knicks jersey

8:03 PM on Sunday, June 7

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit

9:07 PM on Friday, June 5

Chinese humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic and even make coffee