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AP Was There when Cuban fighter jets shot down two exile planes from Miami 05/20/2026 01:36pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� When Cuban fighter jets shot down planes flown by members of a Cuban exile group from Miami 30 years ago, The Associated Press was there. The AP is republishing that story, by AP writer Nicole Winfield, as it appeared on Saturday, Feb. 24, 1996: ___ Cuban fighters shot down two small The Indigenous exhibit that Trump failed to stop 05/20/2026 01:31pm • A group of local Indigenous leaders and Lawrence Hall of Science researchers strolled through the lobby of the discovery-based UC Berkeley museum last week as workers put the finishing touches on its latest exhibit, ���Yuutka��� (The Place of the Acorn). Replicas of black oak trees towered overhead, Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fears 05/20/2026 01:17pm • Congo���s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country. Preparations will take place elsewhere after an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola known as Bundibugyo, Former CAF general secretary Mosengo-Omba is elected president of Congolese soccer federation 05/20/2026 12:57pm • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ��� V��ron Mosengo-Omba, the former general secretary of the Confederation of African Football, has been elected president of the Congolese soccer federation. The federation said Wednesday that Mosengo-Omba, who was unopposed, received 60 votes from 65 to take over the position. Trump tells Coast Guard graduates they will 'be tested' in their military careers 05/20/2026 12:56pm • NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) ��� President Donald Trump told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy���s graduates on Wednesday that they show ���unbelievable heroism and exceptional selflessness��� but that the cadets will "be tested further��� as they embark on their military careers. Trump's remarks to the class Sorry, Arsenal fans, but a public holiday for you in Botswana is fake news 05/20/2026 12:46pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� Arsenal soccer fans in the southern African country of Botswana thought they had another reason to rejoice: a public holiday to celebrate their team's first Premier League title in 22 years. Unfortunately for them, Botswana's government said a notice announcing they Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters 05/20/2026 12:44pm • VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) ��� Residents of Lithuania's capital were told to take shelter and the president and prime minister were taken to safe locations on Wednesday after an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern flank over incursions related t Narv��ez storms to Ecuadorian record Giro stage win as Eul��lio retains lead 05/20/2026 12:43pm • CHIAVARI, Italy (AP) ��� Jhonatan Narv��ez became the most successful Ecuadorian stage winner at the Giro d���Italia when the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider triumphed on Wednesday, while Afonso Eul��lio remained in the overall lead. Narv��ez���s victory on stage 11 was his third at this year���s race a Sports on TV for Thursday, May 21 05/20/2026 12:35pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, May 21 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Adelaide at Hawthorn 6:30 a.m. (Friday) FS2 ��� AFL: St. Kilda at Fremantle COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ESPNU ��� Big 12 Tournament: Oklahoma St. vs. UCF, Quarterfina See where Buc-ee���s is planned for construction in Stafford County after key approval 05/20/2026 12:34pm • After three years of debate and a seven-hour public meeting, Stafford County's Board of Supervisors has voted 5-2 to approve the Buc-ee���s Travel Center project. Virginia���s second Buc-ee���s will be built near the intersection of Courthouse Road and Austin Ridge Drive, just off Interstate 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot 05/20/2026 12:23pm • CANNES, France (AP) ��� David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering filmmaker William Greaves, asked him to be one of four cameramen documenting a historic gathering in Harlem. In August 1972, William Greaves assembled as many artists, writers, poets, musicians and organizers from the Harle FanDuel Promo Code: Get $150 Bonus for Spurs-Thunder, MLB Games 05/20/2026 12:19pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Let's be honest, there is nothing better than tipping off the night with a nice pay day on the hardwood. If you are a casual fan lookin Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Claim $200 Bonus for MLB, Spurs-Thunder Game 2 05/20/2026 12:18pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services We���ve got a Western Conference Finals matchup tonight that offers a real chance for a nice pay day. Ahead of the highly anticipated G Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls special session for gas line bill starting Thursday 05/20/2026 12:07pm • Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday ordered the Alaska Legislature to convene a special session on Thursday ��� one day after the deadline for this year���s regular session ��� to consider a bill advancing a natural gas line that he has declared his top priority in his final months in office. House Speake UEFA plans to revamp qualifying group formats for the 2030 World Cup and Euro 2032 05/20/2026 12:03pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� UEFA has proposed a revamp of qualifying for the 2030 World Cup and 2032 European Championship that could end mismatches between the strongest and weakest teams, with a format similar to the Champions League. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin revealed last year that reform was planne