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2:25 AM on Friday, May 22

Large numbers of Muslims converge once a year in Saudi Arabia to unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage that is one of the pillars of Islam

1:16 AM on Friday, May 22

The Carolina Hurricanes emerged from having 11 days between playoff series by giving up four goals in the first 11-plus minutes of a 6-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens to open the Eastern Conference Final

1:14 AM on Friday, May 22

Serbia’s university students are gearing up for a major rally this weekend, pushing for political changes under President Aleksandar Vucic

12:03 AM on Friday, May 22

California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country

11:36 PM on Thursday, May 21

Questions persist about whether Cleveland Cavaliers leading scorer Donovan Mitchell playing through injury after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks

10:59 PM on Thursday, May 21

The Montreal Canadiens pounced for four first-period goals on slow-starting Carolina — coming off the longest postseason break in more than a century — and handed the Hurricanes their first loss of the playoffs with a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final

10:47 PM on Thursday, May 21

Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93

9:40 PM on Thursday, May 21

The government in the oil-rich province of Alberta plans a referendum on leaving Canada but says it won't actually be a vote on whether to separate

8:30 PM on Thursday, May 21

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González is pledging to boost the amount of electric energy available to power the U.S. territory as chronic outages persist

7:01 PM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump has stirred confusion by saying the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland

5:30 PM on Thursday, May 21

Canada's federal broadcast regulator is requiring large online streaming services to contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content

4:24 PM on Thursday, May 21

Playing at home hasn’t provided much comfort for WNBA teams this season

2:47 PM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump has again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba

12:13 PM on Thursday, May 21

Federal officials have given final approval for a controversial segment of the Dakota Access oil pipeline that crosses the Missouri River

10:06 AM on Thursday, May 21

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said an Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak

7:04 AM on Thursday, May 21

Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran

6:47 AM on Thursday, May 21

People have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grows over a health crisis authorities and aid agencies are struggling to contain

6:18 AM on Thursday, May 21

Documents reveal Queen Elizabeth II was eager for her second son, Andrew, to become Britain's trade envoy in 2001

5:32 AM on Thursday, May 21

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's recent summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin highlighted different dynamics with each country

12:14 AM on Thursday, May 21

An attack at a California Islamic center is the latest violence where the perpetrators said they were inspired by past atrocities, such as the 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand