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Today in History: June 19, Union troops arrive in Galveston on ‘Juneteenth’ 06/19/2026 04:10am • Today is Friday, June 19, the 170th day of 2026. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth. Today in history: On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over and that all remaining enslaved people in Texas were free — an event celebra Rays host the Nationals to start 3-game series 06/19/2026 04:01am • Washington Nationals (39-36, third in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (41-30, second in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Cade Cavalli (4-4, 3.98 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Rays: Griffin Jax (1-5, 3.68 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) Dodgers play the Orioles in first of 3-game series 06/19/2026 04:01am • Baltimore Orioles (35-41, fourth in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (48-27, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trey Gibson (1-2, 5.91 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (3-4, 4.76 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 64 strikeouts) LINE: Braves come into matchup with the Brewers on losing streak 06/19/2026 04:01am • Milwaukee Brewers (45-27, first in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (46-27, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (8-2, 1.34 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Braves: Martin Perez (5-3, 2.90 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 51 strikeouts) LINE: Brewers - Rockies host the Pirates in first of 3-game series 06/19/2026 04:01am • Pittsburgh Pirates (38-37, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (28-47, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bubba Chandler (2-7, 4.76 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Rockies: Kyle Freeland (1-7, 7.98 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 49 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates Stowers leads Marlins against the Giants after 4-hit outing 06/19/2026 04:01am • San Francisco Giants (31-43, fourth in the NL West) vs. Miami Marlins (37-38, fourth in the NL East) Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (0-0); Marlins: TBD BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins play the San Francisco Giants after Kyle Stowers had four hits against the Phi The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists 06/19/2026 03:39am • the-top-photos-of-the-week-by-ap-photojournalists-25 Israeli military says four soldiers killed in southern Lebanon as fighting intensifies 06/19/2026 02:34am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says four soldiers killed in southern Lebanon as fighting intensifies. Pingree and Charles will compete for Maine governor and Dunlap gets Democratic nod for US House 06/19/2026 02:22am • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles will compete this fall to become Maine's next governor. Pingree and Charles won their primaries Friday, after the June 9 contests advanced to ranked choice voting. In another ranked runoff in Maine, Democrat Matt Dunlap Police charge a third suspect in a Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran 06/19/2026 02:15am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police charged a third suspect on Friday with an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue that was allegedly directed by Iran. The 20-year-old man was one of three masked offenders who broke into the Adass Israel Synagogue, doused the interior with flammable liquid then se Chicago faces Dallas on 4-game slide 06/19/2026 02:09am • Chicago Sky (4-10, 1-6 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (9-6, 5-4 Western Conference) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky aims to break its four-game slide with a victory over Dallas Wings. The Wings are 5-2 in home games. Dallas averages 87.6 points and has outscored Atlanta hosts Indiana after Reese's 21-point showing 06/19/2026 02:09am • Indiana Fever (9-6, 5-3 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (10-4, 5-2 Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta Dream takes on the Indiana Fever after Angel Reese scored 21 points in the Atlanta Dream's 108-101 victory against the Indiana Fever. The Dream are 5-2 again Seattle faces Phoenix, looks to end road slide 06/19/2026 02:09am • Seattle Storm (3-13, 0-8 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (4-12, 3-8 Western Conference) Phoenix; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm will look to end its seven-game road skid when the Storm play Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury's record in Western Conference play is 3-8. Phoenix is ni Matthew Dunlap wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Maine's 2nd Congressional District 06/19/2026 01:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Matthew Dunlap wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Hannah Pingree wins Democratic nomination for governor in Maine 06/19/2026 01:56am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hannah Pingree wins Democratic nomination for governor in Maine.