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4:47 AM on Saturday, April 4

Iran’s atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building

3:57 AM on Saturday, April 4

The artist formerly and possibly again known as Kanye West reveled in support from one of his musical idols, Lauryn Hill, as he staged a sold-out Southern California concert meant to mark a comeback from years of controversy

1:29 AM on Saturday, April 4

American sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman have won their heats and qualified for Monday’s semifinals of the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne

12:59 AM on Saturday, April 4

One U.S. service member has been rescued and at least one is missing after two U.S. military planes went down in separate incidents including the first shoot-down since the war began nearly five weeks ago

12:47 AM on Saturday, April 4

Cooper Flagg has scored 51 points to become the first teenager to reach the 50-point mark in an NBA game

12:18 AM on Saturday, April 4

Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar place, reaching the NCAA championship game for the fourth time in five years

12:06 AM on Saturday, April 4

Hollywood has driven how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads

12:02 AM on Saturday, April 4

For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like

12:01 AM on Saturday, April 4

Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom

12:01 AM on Saturday, April 4

New York Mets slugger Juan Soto left Friday night’s 10-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in the first inning with right calf tightness

Saturday, April 4

Iran shooting down two American military aircraft marks an exceedingly rare assault for the U.S. that has not happened in more than 20 years

11:59 PM on Friday, April 3

Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time

11:23 PM on Friday, April 3

Wendell Carter Jr. scored 28 points and the Orlando Magic beat Dallas 138-127, overcoming a 51-point showing from rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their 14th consecutive loss at home

9:28 PM on Friday, April 3

UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man

9:12 PM on Friday, April 3

Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game

6:28 PM on Friday, April 3

Portland, which is welcoming a WNBA team back in the city after 24 years, selected veteran forward Bridget Carleton with the first pick in the league’s expansion draft on Friday

5:48 PM on Friday, April 3

Crews are battling a smoky and fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that has forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors

5:15 PM on Friday, April 3

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry

2:51 PM on Friday, April 3

Families wrapped their arms around freed loved ones outside Cuban prisons on Friday

12:40 AM on Friday, April 3

One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran