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2:23 AM on Friday, May 8

The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant this week in central China has risen to 37, state media reported

1:57 AM on Friday, May 8

The WNBA is set to tip off its 30th season Friday night with excitement building around the league

1:50 AM on Friday, May 8

Lakers coach JJ Redick criticized the way LeBron James is officiated and guard Austin Reaves complained about treatment from the referees after Los Angeles lost 125-107 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night

1:24 AM on Friday, May 8

While Pope Francis opened his pontificate with a flurry of reforms and appointments to shake things up, Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing

12:55 AM on Friday, May 8

Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule

10:42 PM on Thursday, May 7

Three women have been refused bail when they appeared in courts charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 Australians who police say are linked to the Islamic State group

10:25 PM on Thursday, May 7

North Korea says it’ll deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of rival South Korea this year and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks

10:12 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal judge says instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance

9:49 PM on Thursday, May 7

Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series

9:13 PM on Thursday, May 7

FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

9:00 PM on Thursday, May 7

The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States

8:41 PM on Thursday, May 7

A cyberattack has caused chaos for students at thousands of schools as they study for finals

8:38 PM on Thursday, May 7

A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles known for homeless encampments and out-in-the-open drug use came just as voters began selecting their next mayor

8:27 PM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”

3:58 PM on Thursday, May 7

Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship

3:09 PM on Thursday, May 7

The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season

10:55 AM on Thursday, May 7

A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain

3:41 AM on Thursday, May 7

The U_S_ military says that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U_S_ Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

12:11 AM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump's plan to coat the granite exterior of a historic building next to the White House with white paint could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million

12:09 AM on Thursday, May 7

A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to killing one person and injuring a dozen others while they were demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza