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1:32 PM on Thursday, May 21

Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles

1:03 PM on Thursday, May 21

Elon Musk is all about big numbers — billions, trillions – and you can find them sprinkled throughout an extraordinary document he just filed to take his rocket maker SpaceX public

1:01 PM on Thursday, May 21

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12:37 PM on Thursday, May 21

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Stubal threw his third bullpen session since his rehab program from elbow surgery began

12:19 PM on Thursday, May 21

Postcards emblazoned with “Greetings from” a state, city or tourist attraction advertise more than just the tiny scenes squeezed into 3D letters

12:07 PM on Thursday, May 21

Israel's far-right national security minister has sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force

11:09 AM on Thursday, May 21

Some lucky New York City residents will soon get a chance to snag cheap seats to this summer’s high-priced World Cup

11:04 AM on Thursday, May 21

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago

11:02 AM on Thursday, May 21

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, driving up borrowing costs for homebuyers during what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest time of the year

10:56 AM on Thursday, May 21

After years spent fleeing serial killers and worse, Maika Monroe is on the offensive

10:33 AM on Thursday, May 21

Daniel Roher is a filmmaker driven by a constant need to create

9:39 AM on Thursday, May 21

A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled

8:01 AM on Thursday, May 21

Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills

7:08 AM on Thursday, May 21

Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis

6:08 AM on Thursday, May 21

Walmart delivered another strong quarter of sales as the discounter’s speedy deliveries and low prices served as a magnet for shoppers across the income spectrum

4:53 AM on Thursday, May 21

Ukrainian drones have struck another Russian refinery, igniting a fire and producing massive black smoke

12:27 AM on Thursday, May 21

A Western Conference Final loaded with offensive firepower was ignited by the unlikeliest of sparkplugs

12:14 AM on Thursday, May 21

Ukrainian drones have recently caused concern by entering Baltic airspace, leading to tensions with NATO countries

12:05 AM on Thursday, May 21

The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion that says the right to strike is protected by a cornerstone labor treaty

11:03 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The oldest bridge in Paris has begun vanishing as JR — the artist known as the “French Banksy” — began inflating a giant “cave” over the Pont Neuf