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The Dallas Mavericks Fired Head Coach Jason Kidd After Five Seasons
(WBAP/KLIF) - DALLAS, TX - The Dallas Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd have mutually agreed to part ways, with the team beginning a search for a new head coach. The decision comes after the Maveric...
May 20, 2026 INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 07: Head coach Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks looks on during the first quarter of an NBA game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome on April 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
US Rep. Thomas Massie Loses Kentucky GOP Primary to Ed Gallrein in Another Victory for Trump
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has lost his Republican House primary after a concerted effort by President Donald Trump to oust him through challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallr...
May 20, 2026 HEBRON, KENTUCKY - MAY 19: Rep. Thomas Massie gives his concession speech on May 19, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. Massie, who has served Kentucky's 4th Congressional District since 2012, conceded his loss after the most expensive US House Primary in US history against Trump-endorsed candidate Ed Gallrein. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
San Diego Mosque Shooters Met Online and Left Writings Expressing Hate, FBI Says
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Authorities say the two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque had been radicalized online where they first met. Investigators said Tuesday tha...
May 20, 2026 CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - MAY 19: Flowers and candles are seen outside the mosque as hundreds of community members gather at Lindbergh Park beside the Islamic Center of San Diego during a vigil following the deadly mosque shooting, in San Diego, California, United States, on May 19, 2026. Families, friends, and strangers stand together in grief as people cry, hug, pray, and share memories throughout the evening, while flowers and candles are placed outside the mosque in honor of the victims and in support of the shaken Muslim community. (Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Trump Shows Reporters Ballroom Construction Site as Lawmakers Balk at $1B for White House Security
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building. He showed off the construction site to a group of reporters on Tuesday. The surprise visit comes days afte...
May 20, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside posters of his proposed White House ballroom amid construction at the White House on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate parliamentarian ruled this week that taxpayer funds in the budget reconciliation package cannot be used for a $1 billion provision intended to fund security for Trump’s White House ballroom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Senate Advances Bill Aimed at Ending Iran War as Cassidy, After Primary Loss, Flips to Support
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has advanced legislation that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war. The 50-47 vote tally showed that a small but growing number of Republica...
May 20, 2026
WHO Chief Concerned Over 'Scale and Speed' of Ebola Outbreak as Congo Reports 134 Dead
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The World Health Organization director-general has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspecte...
May 20, 2026 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers a speech at the opening of the 79th World Health Organization (WHO) assembly in Geneva, on May 18, 2026. WHO member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)
More Than 17,000 Under Evacuation Orders as Southern California Wildfire Threatens Homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California. The Sandy Fire in hills above Simi Valley, nor...
May 20, 2026 SIMI VALLEY, CA - MAY 19, 2026: Tim Clark with the City of Downey Fire Department, right, watches as the Sandy Fire burns off Redwood Grove ct. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, CA. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds slowed the Sandy fire's advance in Simi Valley overnight, holding the blaze at 1,386 acres burned with 5% containment. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Trump Discloses Thousands of Stock Trades, Some in Companies Directly Influenced by His Policies
NEW YORK (AP) - Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen. But Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the f...
May 20, 2026
Samsung Faces Strike After Pay Talks With Union Fall Apart
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Management and union leaders at Samsung Electronics have failed to reach a last-minute deal over wages. That raises prospects for a strike at the South Korean computer chip g...
May 20, 2026
UN Lowers Forecast for Global Economic Growth in 2026 Over Mideast Energy Crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations has lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation in response to Middle East crises and rising oil prices. U.N. econom...
May 20, 2026
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