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8:24 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in a major wildlife trafficking bust at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport

7:59 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has hired British conductor Daniel Harding as its next music director

6:11 AM on Tuesday, May 26

When we were children, it was common to be afraid of the boogeyman

4:50 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched over 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight

2:17 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

2:10 AM on Tuesday, May 26

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

12:15 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

11:14 PM on Monday, May 25

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

10:59 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

10:56 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

9:40 PM on Monday, May 25

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

9:35 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

9:07 PM on Monday, May 25

Two planes carrying 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group in Syria have landed in Melbourne and Sydney

8:38 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

8:08 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

7:45 PM on Monday, May 25

The Los Angeles Dodgers have Kiké Hernández back in action

12:46 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

11:59 AM on Monday, May 25

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

10:14 AM on Monday, May 25

Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the 2024 Paris Olympics

7:03 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