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6:01 AM on Friday, September 5

Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean

5:54 AM on Friday, September 5

Chelsea completed the signing of Alyssa Thompson from Angel City in the latest big money move in women’s soccer

5:32 AM on Friday, September 5

US employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, worse than expected, as the labor market continues to cool

4:43 AM on Friday, September 5

The U.N. human rights office says Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo this year

4:29 AM on Friday, September 5

Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against Josh Kraft, son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft

4:12 AM on Friday, September 5

Voters in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington will choose a replacement Tuesday for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died in May after battling cancer

4:12 AM on Friday, September 5

UK deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigns after ethics inquiry into underpayment of tax on home purchase

4:05 AM on Friday, September 5

Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric

2:59 AM on Friday, September 5

Police in Portugal say that 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed in Lisbon were foreigners

1:52 AM on Friday, September 5

Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul wins vote in Parliament to become country's next prime minister

11:56 PM on Thursday, September 4

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on automobiles and other Japanese imports

11:02 PM on Thursday, September 4

The Las Vegas Aces extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 games with a 97-87 victory over the Minnesota Lynx

10:36 PM on Thursday, September 4

A police spokesman says a passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others

10:15 PM on Thursday, September 4

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization ceremony Sunday to create the first millennial saint

10:10 PM on Thursday, September 4

Tom Brady, Kurt Warner, Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger won Super Bowls in their second season in the NFL

9:09 PM on Thursday, September 4

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is taking a more collaborative approach with Republican opponents in his first eight months in office despite disagreeing with them on many issues

6:12 PM on Thursday, September 4

The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status

6:02 PM on Thursday, September 4

Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul has been elected prime minister in a parliamentary vote

10:07 PM on Wednesday, September 3

If you have trouble finding dates, spare a thought for Ned, a perfectly nice snail with dire romantic prospects

6:50 AM on Wednesday, September 3

A new online platform called wplace invites users to “paint the world” on a massive digital canvas