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1:19 AM on Thursday, April 9

A viral photo of snow-capped Mount Fuji, a red pagoda and cherry blossoms has brought many tourists to a peaceful Japanese town

12:56 AM on Thursday, April 9

The best way for the Edmonton Oilers to shake off a tough loss was to let Connor McDavid take over the game

12:32 AM on Thursday, April 9

Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike

12:21 AM on Thursday, April 9

Vilma Jää never expected to play a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas when she enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music

11:37 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Connor McDavid scored his 15th career hat trick and finished with five points, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks that moved them into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division

11:08 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Nevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers

10:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds

8:07 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A Hawaii doctor who was accused of trying to kill his wife on a cliffside hike has been convicted of attempted manslaughter

7:30 PM on Wednesday, April 8

U.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants in 2021

7:27 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues

7:04 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A federal judge ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody after he and eight others were accused of kidnapping three music industry professionals and robbing them at gunpoint in Texas during a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label

7:04 PM on Wednesday, April 8

North Korea says its weapons tests this week involved various new systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads

6:13 PM on Wednesday, April 8

An Oregon appeals court has sided with PacifiCorp in a ruling that could possibly jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires

6:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A U.S. Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist

5:48 PM on Wednesday, April 8

More than 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed across the globe in the last three years, nearly triple the death count in the previous three years, the U.N. says

5:09 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users

5:08 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A Pakistani man has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, saying it was a “morally reprehensible idea” to support the Islamic State group by plotting to kill Jewish people in Brooklyn

3:53 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union have asked a federal judge to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools

3:08 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl

3:02 PM on Wednesday, April 8

The legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died at age 97