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3:37 AM on Friday, April 24

A new book by Haruki Murakami set to be released in early July will mark the first time a full-length novel by the Japanese author features a female main character

3:33 AM on Friday, April 24

Tensions have intensified in the standoff between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz

3:30 AM on Friday, April 24

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest major update

3:21 AM on Friday, April 24

A massive ice block on the route above Mount Everest's base camp is delaying climbers seeking to scale the world's highest peak

2:04 AM on Friday, April 24

In Baltic skies, there's a regular ballet of posturing between pilots from NATO nations and Russia

1:05 AM on Friday, April 24

Businesses have doled out up to $4 million to cross boats through the Panama Canal to dodge ongoing chaos in the Strait of Hormuz, which has created a seismic shift in global trade flows

12:45 AM on Friday, April 24

Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of their first-round series

12:29 AM on Friday, April 24

Shares are mixed in Asia and oil prices have extended gains as talks on ending the war with Iran remain stalled

12:27 AM on Friday, April 24

President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry

12:23 AM on Friday, April 24

Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets and seized a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory

12:13 AM on Friday, April 24

China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, the China Wildlife Conservation Association says

12:04 AM on Friday, April 24

Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby

12:03 AM on Friday, April 24

A former funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies while giving families fake ashes faces sentencing after pleading guilty to corpse abuse

12:02 AM on Friday, April 24

A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism

10:14 PM on Thursday, April 23

Jackson Blake broke a tie late in the second period, Frederik Andersen made 21 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series

7:46 PM on Thursday, April 23

Peyton Gray has made his big league debut at age 30 after an eight-year journey through the minors, independent and winter leagues

6:23 PM on Thursday, April 23

Two people with knowledge of the decision say Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens is planning to sign the $27.3 million franchise tag

6:12 PM on Thursday, April 23

A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market

5:16 PM on Thursday, April 23

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said he is taking accountability for actions that have created a distraction for New England without addressing specifics about photos published recently of him with longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort

1:33 AM on Thursday, April 23

Fernando Mendoza’s journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick on Thursday night