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5:08 PM on Friday, June 5

The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated to slow the spread

4:39 PM on Friday, June 5

President Donald Trump is calling for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence

4:19 PM on Friday, June 5

A range of social movements in Mexico are capitalizing on impending FIFA World Cup celebrations next week to put pressure on authorities and make demands

4:09 PM on Friday, June 5

Samantha Busch, the wife of two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch, who died last month at the age of 41, has issued a statement on behalf of her family to thank fans for their support

4:01 PM on Friday, June 5

The Defense Department has announced a significant reduction in the number of religious affiliations it officially recognizes

3:32 PM on Friday, June 5

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blames immigration for the death of a university student

3:19 PM on Friday, June 5

President Donald Trump says he will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden — and says he doesn't have much sympathy for ordinary Americans who can't afford the sky-high ticket prices

3:00 PM on Friday, June 5

The Carolina Hurricanes head into Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights with a perfect 6-0 record in both road and overtime games in the playoffs

2:40 PM on Friday, June 5

The New York Yankees placed Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list a day after announcing the slugger has a stress fracture in one of his ribs that will keep him off the field indefinitely

2:22 PM on Friday, June 5

Lawyers representing the federal government argue that a court cannot stop construction of a White House ballroom because it was already underway and because of the sensitive security concerns they say the structure is meant to address

2:19 PM on Friday, June 5

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster Ned Jarrett has died of natural causes in his home in North Carolina, according to his family

2:19 PM on Friday, June 5

The National Park Service says a ranger in Alaska fell into a crevasse and died on North America's tallest mountain

2:07 PM on Friday, June 5

The Chicago Bears are looking to build a stadium in Northwest Indiana after a proposal to provide financial incentives for the NFL team to build its new home in Illinois stalled in the state legislature

1:59 PM on Friday, June 5

The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity in the next few years

12:53 PM on Friday, June 5

President Donald Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term

12:35 PM on Friday, June 5

S&P Dow Jones Indices has decided not to change its guidelines for including large "MegaCap" companies in its stock indexes

9:15 AM on Friday, June 5

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting, saying he sees “no point” in it

6:06 AM on Friday, June 5

A staff member says a resident killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained and another was untied and saved

12:03 AM on Friday, June 5

The U.S. stock market had its worst day since October as a sell-off in big technology companies weighed down the broader market

10:46 AM on Thursday, June 4

U.S. employers added a surprising 172,000 jobs in May as the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of rising costs from the Iran war