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Hurricanes and Canadiens square off to begin the third round 05/20/2026 04:11am • Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Hurricanes -200, Canadiens +165; over/under is 6 STANLEY CUP SEMIFINALS: Hurricanes host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Today in History: May 20, Lincoln signs Homestead Act 05/20/2026 04:10am • Today is Wednesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2026. There are 225 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which was intended to encourage settlement west of the Mississippi River by making federal land available for private o Plenty of people are scared AI is coming for their job. But can it help you get one? 05/20/2026 04:04am • If you're looking for a job right now, artificial intelligence could save you hours of work when it comes to drafting your resume and a cover letter. It might even help you get past screening software used to filter out bad applicants. In the AI chatbot of your choice, you can upload your res Diamondbacks host the Giants on 4-game home win streak 05/20/2026 04:01am • San Francisco Giants (20-29, fourth in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (24-23, third in the NL West) Phoenix; Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Tyler Mahle (1-5, 5.59 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (3-3, 5.91 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 23 strikeouts) LINE: Miami Marlins play the Atlanta Braves Wednesday 05/20/2026 04:01am • Atlanta Braves (33-16, first in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (22-27, fourth in the NL East) Miami; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (6-3, 1.96 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Marlins: Janson Junk (2-4, 4.14 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 37 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -204, Marlins +1 Cubs bring 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Brewers 05/20/2026 04:01am • Milwaukee Brewers (28-18, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (29-20, third in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Kyle Harrison (4-1, 2.09 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Cubs: Edward Cabrera (3-1, 4.06 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -119, Pirates bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Cardinals 05/20/2026 04:01am • Pittsburgh Pirates (24-24, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (28-19, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (3-3, 4.40 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (3-2, 2.10 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 36 strike Phillies and Reds meet, winner claims 3-game series 05/20/2026 04:01am • Cincinnati Reds (25-24, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (25-24, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (3-2, 4.21 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (2-3, 5.91 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 46 strikeouts) LINE: Ph Padres and Dodgers meet, winner secures 3-game series 05/20/2026 04:01am • Los Angeles Dodgers (30-19, first in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (29-19, second in the NL West) San Diego; Wednesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (3-2, 0.82 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Padres: Randy Vasquez (5-1, 2.68 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) LINE: Dodger Washington Nationals host the New York Mets Wednesday 05/20/2026 04:01am • New York Mets (21-27, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (24-25, third in the NL East) Washington; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Zach Thornton (0-0); Nationals: Zack Littell (2-4, 6.10 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 20 strikeouts) LINE: Mets -126, Nationals +105; over/under is 9 1/ Cadeler: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/20/2026 03:56am • COPENHAGEN V, Denmark (AP) — COPENHAGEN V, Denmark (AP) — Cadeler A/S (CDLR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $8.2 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Copenhagen V, Denmark-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents. The offshore wind farm transportation and installation cont See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists 05/20/2026 03:37am • see-the-world-in-vertical-top-photos-by-ap-photojournalists-22 Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1 05/20/2026 03:09am • NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. After a Schools evacuated as magnitude 5.6 quake hits eastern Turkey 05/20/2026 02:37am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Eastern Turkey was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake Wednesday, emergency services said. It hit the Battalgazi district of Malatya province at 9 a.m. and the depth was 7 kilometers (4.3 miles), according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. There were no immediat Former political rivals head to rematch in Alabama governor's race and runoffs for US Senate seat 05/20/2026 02:36am • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will get a rematch between two high-profile nominees for governor while candidates of both major parties will head to runoff elections next month for an open U.S. Senate seat. Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, easily