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12:04 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Nathan MacKinnon is known for his speed and his scoring

10:29 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has appointed a new attorney general to the national prosecutor’s office, putting an end to a fierce, years-long struggle between the anti-corruption progressive and former top prosecutor Consuelo Porras

10:23 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Chet Holmgren scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-90 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series

10:04 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and assisted on two more as the Colorado Avalanche rolled through Minnesota’s newest netminder, Filip Gustavsson, on their way to a 5-2 win over the Wild to grab a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series

9:38 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Shohei Ohtani allowed his first two home runs of the season to Christian Walker and Braden Shewmake, and Peter Lambert pitched seven strong innings to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night

8:59 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt injured his right pinkie while trying to block a dunk by Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren

8:46 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, Tobias Harris had 20 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series

6:20 PM on Tuesday, May 5

White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz

1:29 PM on Tuesday, May 5

People in Colorado and Wyoming are getting out their snow shovels as a late-spring storm could bring Denver’s biggest snowfall of the season

1:09 PM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump is renewing his criticism of Pope Leo XIV

12:00 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The Venice Biennale has begun previewing its 61st edition, just days after the contemporary art show's jury resigned over the participation of Israel and Russia

11:42 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The primary election in Ohio has set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber, while biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s former health director as he seeks to keep the governor’s office in GOP hands

11:36 AM on Tuesday, May 5

One of the top art museums in Paris has opened a new gallery dedicated to orphaned masterpieces plundered by the Nazis

6:53 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship in a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and medical teams in protective gear as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for help off West Africa

6:05 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute

5:10 AM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place

11:12 PM on Monday, May 4

President Donald Trump is having some success in his latest attempt to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way

11:06 PM on Monday, May 4

A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump have lost

11:03 PM on Monday, May 4

Democrat Chedrick Greene has won a special election in Michigan, securing the party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term

11:01 PM on Monday, May 4

Ohio's primary election set up two marquee matchups in November