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What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Ra��l Castro 05/20/2026 06:14pm • Former Cuban President Ra��l Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island. The allegations come as part of escalating pressure by the Ketel Marte, Geraldo Perdomo lead D-backs to 6-3 win over Giants and a 3-game sweep 05/20/2026 06:08pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer, Geraldo Perdomo drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks finished a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 6-3 win on Wednesday. Merrill Kelly (4-3) gave up three runs on eight hits over six innings, striking out four, for his th House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening 05/20/2026 06:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A House committee on Wednesday expressed bipartisan support for ensuring Transportation Security Administration officers get paid during future government shutdowns and are equipped with the latest technology, discussing the agency's future as the Trump administration lobbies to ma Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's 05/20/2026 06:04pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� At Harvard University, earning straight A���s is about to get harder. Harvard���s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university to curb grade infl Michigan woman whose name inspired band to become Greta Van Fleet dies at 95 05/20/2026 06:01pm • FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) ��� Gretna Van Fleet didn't play music with Greta Van Fleet. But maybe she got the next best thing: The Grammy-winning rock band uses her name. The 95-year-old Michigan woman died Monday at a senior living center in Frankenmuth, according to her obituary, the same community w Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack 05/20/2026 05:58pm • FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) ��� An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match was put to death Wednesday, the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S. Leroy Dean McGill, 63, was pronounced dead at 10:26 a.m. PDT following a lethal i Cuba secured its independence on May 20, 1902, but the island doesn't celebrate it. Here's why 05/20/2026 05:57pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� On a farm in southeast Cuba in October 1868, an event known as ���The Cry of Yara��� sparked the island���s quest for independence. But it wouldn���t arrive until May 20, 1902. First came the ���Great War,��� which lasted nearly 10 years, then the ���Little War,��� whi RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings 05/20/2026 05:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans. In letters dated May 11, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. notifi Cavaliers shrug off concerns about Harden as they try to even the East finals against the Knicks 05/20/2026 05:52pm • GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) ��� Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it turned into Brunson versus James Harden in the fourth quarter of Game 1. Brunson continuously attacked th Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in 05/20/2026 05:51pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home while others stayed in sweltering classrooms. Philadelphia shifted to remote learning for students at 57 schools, saying that while the district has made progr Blinding rainfall muddles afternoon commute in DC area 05/20/2026 05:50pm • Severe thunderstorms along the Interstate 66, Route 50 and Route 7 corridors pelted the area with rain as D.C.-area drivers muddled through a slick afternoon commute. Here's what you need to know. The WTOP Traffic Center reported multiple crashes along Route 7 in the Tysons area during a period a " Marlins option struggling left-hander Braxton Garrett to Triple-A Jacksonville 05/20/2026 05:47pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� The Miami Marlins optioned Braxton Garrett to Triple-A Jacksonville on Wednesday, one day after the left-hander's shaky start in an 8-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Garrett, who allowed three hits, two runs and walked three over three innings on Tuesday, made his second MLB start since Cambium: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/20/2026 05:46pm • HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) ��� HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) ��� Cambium Networks Corporation (CMBMF) on Wednesday reported a loss of $3.4 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents. The company posted revenue of $44.6 Joe Ryan pitches the Twins past the Astros 4-1 with a 12-strikeout masterpiece over 6 innings 05/20/2026 05:33pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a three-run home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Wednesday. Ryan (3-3) retired his last 16 batters after an RBI single by his former catcher Christian V��zquez in t A Cuban exiles' group is at the heart of Ra��l Castro's indictment over a 1996 shootdown 05/20/2026 05:30pm • A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department's decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Ra��l Castro, a move reviving one of the lowest points in the two countries' bitter decadeslong relationship. The indictment is connec