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Carolina Hurricanes win their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years, using a suffocating defense in Game 6 to shut down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0.

Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million.

After James Franco was accused of sexual exploitation by several women in 2018, a once-close friend and fellow actor, Seth Rogen, said he had no plans to work with him again.

The deal commits Tehran to forgo the development or acquisition of nuclear weapons in exchange for helping reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Steven Spielberg's original alien drama "Disclosure Day" came in first at the box office, in a sign of the continued loyalty fans have toward the veteran director's work.

President Trump confirms the deal and says the Strait of Hormuz will open immediately.

The risk of flooding and dangerous surf at California beaches will continue until Wednesday, officials say

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says countries must learn the lesson of diversification after AI giant Anthropic takes Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline to comply with a Trump administration directive.

The genre-defying singer-song writer and Santa Cruz native, was one of six killed when two helicopters collided Sunday morning in Brazil.

Emmet Sheehan throws four hitless innings before giving up a home run, and Jack Dreyer fails to bail him out in the Dodgers' 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

President Trump is celebrating turning 80 with a UFC cage-fighting event on the White House's South Lawn, at a time of troubling issues for his presidency.

Police rescued 31 neglected dogs from a hot, unventilated U-Haul truck near Temecula. The owner was arrested and faces 21 felony animal cruelty charges.

A Yemeni adventurer, known as 'The Spider-Man of Yemen,' has died after falling into a volcano crater while climbing without safety equipment, authorities said.

Exuberant celebrations over the Knicks' NBA championship were marred by mayhem and violence, including a shooting in Times Square.

U.S. players hope goals scored in front of a record-setting crowd is the start of fulfilling their obligation of elevating the sport during the tournament.

Immigration raids have had widespread effects on industries in Southern California. But few business were hit as frequently as the region's car washes.

Tonopah has boomed and mostly busted since it's heyday more than a century ago. Trump has raised expectations for renewed prosperity and one local businessman is sprucing up his motel in anticipation of better times.

Graham Platner, an earthy oyster farmer with a complicated past, and James Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian out of Texas, are key to flipping the Senate.

Everything you need to know to watch and follow the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including start times and TV and streaming information for every game.