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Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (530+ words) Hong Kong for decades was the only place in China where a large-scale public commemoration of the crackdown was held. The vigils were banned in 2020, and the two former organizers were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national…...
Salvador Perez homers and drives in both runs to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (273+ words) Kolek (2-0) struck out three and walked one in his third start of the season after returning from a strained left oblique on May 5. Daniel Lynch IV pitched 1 2/3 innings, and Lucas Erceg worked the ninth for his 11th save of the season....
Ryan Jeffers and Kody Clemens help Twins avoid sweep, beat Brewers 5-4
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (275+ words) Bailey Ober (5-2) allowed three runs on six hits over five innings. Five relievers worked the final four innings, with Luis Garc'a getting the last three outs for his second save. Garrett Mitchell and Christian Yelich homered for the Brewers, who…...
Toronto Rock win NLL Cup with series-clinching 12-7 win over Halifax Thunderbirds
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (206+ words) The Toronto Rock celebrate a goal during first quarter NLL Lacrosse action in Halifax, Sunday, May 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith HALIFAX - Owen Hiltz and Chris Boushy each had three goals and an assist, Mark Matthews had a goal and…...
Latest militant attacks on schools in Nigeria leave more than 80 children missing, officials say
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (335+ words) The attackers targeted a primary school in the conflict-battered state of Borno, in Nigeria's northeastern corner, sometime between Wednesday and Thursday. The militants abducted 42 children there, in the Askira Uba and Chibok areas. Amnesty International said that attack took place…...
Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (269+ words) Visibly tired but smiling, the 27-year-old singer arrived at Sofia's Vasil Levski Airport waving the Eurovision trophy. Bulgaria's major television stations made changes to their regular programs to air live coverage from the airport. "This award marks the beginning of…...
Scottish soccer chiefs "utterly condemn" field invasion in dramatic Celtic-Hearts title decider
19+ hour, 14+ min ago (400+ words) Celtic fans celebrate their side's victory over Heart of Midlothian following the Premiership soccer match between Celtic and Heart of Midlothian, in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday May 16, 2026. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) Celtic fans celebrate after their side won the Scottish…...
Efforts underway to rename road by Alberta legislature after pro-federalist movement
14+ hour, 19+ min ago (450+ words) EDMONTON - An Edmonton city councillor says he wants to ingrain the love Albertans have for Canada in a red-and-white street sign. Michael Janz says he will be submitting an application to rename the portion of 99th Avenue that's adjacent to the…...
Riley, Holmes lead Braves to another series win with an 8-1 rout of the Red Sox
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (337+ words) The first-place Braves took two of three from Boston for their 13th win in 15 series this season. They have only one series loss, along with the split of a four-game set. Mike Yastrzemski also homered for Atlanta, which jumped ahead 5-0 through…...
Burger blasts a homer, drives in 4 as Eovaldi powers the Rangers past the Astros 8-0
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (328+ words) Kyle Higashioka hit a solo homer in the ninth inning and drove in a season-high three runs as the Rangers got their offense going after managing just one run while losing the first two games of the series. Eovaldi (5-4) allowed…...