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South Korea's Kospi soars nearly 7% to fresh records as Samsung Electronics stock jumps nearly 13%. 05/05/2026 11:23pm • TOKYO (AP) — South Korea's Kospi soars nearly 7% to fresh records as Samsung Electronics stock jumps nearly 13%. Holmgren has 24 points to help Thunder top Lakers 108-90 in Game 1 of Western Conference semifinals 05/05/2026 11:23pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers 108-90 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ajay Mitchell each added 18 points for the Thunder. The defendin Elizabeth Kirtley wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Ohio's 6th Congressional District 05/05/2026 11:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Kirtley wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Ohio's 6th Congressional District. China's top envoy meets with Iran's in Beijing as Trump pauses US effort in the Strait 05/05/2026 11:19pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening he was pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place. M Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is found not guilty of assaulting his private chef 05/05/2026 11:19pm • BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty Tuesday of assaulting his personal chef in a case marked by conflicting accounts of what happened inside his home after disputes over money and their relationship. His trial lasted two days and the jury deliberate Jalen Duren delivers for the Pistons, making plays at both ends of court in key moments against Cavs 05/05/2026 11:18pm • DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Duren delivered for the Detroit Pistons when they needed him most, making plays at both ends of the court against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Duren had three dunks, two rebounds and a block in a 67-second stretch to break open a tie game and Detroit went on to beat Cleveland 111- The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally 05/05/2026 11:15pm • HONG KONG (AP) — On a recent weekday, around 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of a Chinese mobile internet company, waiting to get help with installing an artificial intelligence assistant. The scene in Beijing, China's capital, was repeated for days at several events and was also seen The Latest: Brown wins Ohio Senate Democratic primary, Ramaswamy wins GOP nomination for governor 05/05/2026 11:12pm • The primary election Tuesday in Ohio set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber, while biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s former health director as he seeks to keep the Brian Poindexter wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Ohio's 7th Congressional District 05/05/2026 11:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian Poindexter wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Ohio's 7th Congressional District. Astros dealt another late scratch as Carlos Correa sits with a left ankle injury 05/05/2026 11:06pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa was scratched from Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of a left ankle injury. Manager Joe Espada said Correa was injured while taking swings in the batting cage before the game. “He was just getting his swings in an Trump-backed candidates win majority of Republican primary races for Indiana Senate 05/05/2026 11:05pm • COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday, a display of the president's enduring influence over his party after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan five months ago. Of the seven challengers en France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery 05/05/2026 10:58pm • PARIS (AP) — The painting shows a girl in a bonnet and her younger brother staring across the Normandy coast toward an unknown horizon. The artwork itself faced an unknown future in 1942, when it was acquired in Paris for Adolf Hitler, one of countless works swept up in the Nazi plunder of Europea Chedrick Greene wins Michigan special election, ensuring Democrats maintain control of state Senate 05/05/2026 10:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Chedrick Greene wins Michigan special election, ensuring Democrats maintain control of state Senate. Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week 05/05/2026 10:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, potentially complicating a fence-mending visit that Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to make this week to the Vatican. In an interview with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, Trump said the first American-bo Ohtani allows his first HRs of the season to Walker and Shewmake as the Astros beat the Dodgers 2-1 05/05/2026 10:38pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed his first two home runs of the season to Christian Walker and Braden Shewmake, and Peter Lambert pitched seven strong innings to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. Lambert (2-2) allowed three hits and walked four wi