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12:05 AM on Saturday, October 4

Iran executes 6 death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks in the country's oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel

11:38 PM on Friday, October 3

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party seen as an obstacle to women’s advancement

11:21 PM on Friday, October 3

Three days shy of a year after Bronny James made his preseason debut in this desert arena, the NBA’s most famous son resumed his quest to earn a regular role with the Los Angeles Lakers

11:03 PM on Friday, October 3

Bear Bachmeier threw for a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 23 BYU to a 38-24 victory over West Virginia on Friday night

10:56 PM on Friday, October 3

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister

10:24 PM on Friday, October 3

Hungary remains firm in maintaining its supplies of Russian oil and gas, even as the European Union accelerates efforts to cut Russian energy imports

9:36 PM on Friday, October 3

Austin Reaves scored 20 points and Bronny James added eight while the Los Angeles Lakers lost their preseason opener 103-81 to the Phoenix Suns with LeBron James and Luka Doncic sitting out

9:04 PM on Friday, October 3

A nonprofit group in Miami is helping reduce the strain on emergency rooms by providing homeless people with health care where they live

9:04 PM on Friday, October 3

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9:03 PM on Friday, October 3

President Donald Trump is using the federal shutdown to push deep spending cuts in states that backed Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024

9:02 PM on Friday, October 3

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is convening Saturday for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history

9:02 PM on Friday, October 3

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk

9:01 PM on Friday, October 3

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term "paper tiger," a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong

9:01 PM on Friday, October 3

A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has attracted crowded primaries for both major parties

7:34 PM on Friday, October 3

A’ja Wilson and Dana Evans each scored 21 points, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-86 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

7:17 PM on Friday, October 3

Akie Iwai fought through gusting wind Friday at Hoakalei Country Club to take the third-round lead in the LOTTE Championship, with eight players a stroke back and Nelly Korda two behind

6:45 PM on Friday, October 3

Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister

9:49 AM on Friday, October 3

Taylor Swift fans around the world are celebrating her latest album release, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

7:23 AM on Friday, October 3

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack

10:02 PM on Thursday, October 2

The death toll from a school collapse in Indonesia rose to 14 on Friday after recovery crews pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble