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7:46 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Dallas’ Cooper Flagg, Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel and Philadelphia’s VJ Edgecombe were all unanimous first-team selections for the NBA’s All-Rookie team, which was unveiled Wednesday night

6:46 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and other “Peanuts” television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday over what they say is the illegal use of the jazzy piano tunes of Vince Guaraldi

6:14 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island

5:52 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans

5:41 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals

5:27 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The Michigan woman who inspired the name of the rock band Greta Van Fleet has died

5:22 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn

4:25 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Media scion James Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial brand

4:08 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors

3:04 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The Big Ten is pushing to expand the College Football Playoff to 24 teams, but the question is who will televise it

2:17 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation

2:07 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Republican senators are considering dropping a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support on Capitol Hill

1:47 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome priests has been a popular Rome souvenir for two decades

12:03 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors have announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles

11:29 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions

8:19 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government

6:09 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Demand is soaring for Israel's battle-tested weapons and military technology, despite widespread condemnation by rights groups and the international community over the country's conduct in wars, particularly in Gaza

4:30 AM on Wednesday, May 20

In front of the future king of England, Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the Europa League

12:38 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year

12:01 AM on Wednesday, May 20

An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match has been put to the death in the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S. Corrections officials say 63-year-old Leroy McGill received a lethal injection Wednesday for the 2002 killing of Charles Perez