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After 8 years of serving with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department, K-9 Ritter is retiring.

A shark named Ritinha in a Rio de Janeiro aquarium has predicted that Brazil will win its opening World Cup game against Morocco, choosing a Brazil bucket in her tank. Marcelo Szpilman, director of the aquarium, hopes the attention will encourage shark conservation.

The peony garden at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus is home to one of the world’s largest collections of historic herbaceous peonies. The garden features hundreds of heirloom varieties and more than 10,000 flowers at peak season.

The San Antonio Spurs have the support of a devout group of fans in their NBA Finals matchup against the New York Knicks: the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco.

Two people were injured by a large explosion at a fireworks factory in Malta on June 1. The two men working in nearby fields at the time were taken to hospital with minor injuries, local police said. No factory workers were on the premises.

U.S. authorities said they uncovered a “sophisticated” tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. The discovery came after a months-long Homeland Security investigation in San Diego.

The Kīlauea volcano recorded its 48th lava fountaining episode, the most ever during a single eruption of Hawaii’s most active volcano. Lava rose more than 650 feet high, which the United States Geological Survey said is likely the eruption’s peak.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani jokingly signed a mock executive order repealing bedtime for kids for the duration of the 2026 NBA Finals, whose games start at 8:30 p.m. EST.

When a keyboard player at a live “La La Land” performance in Sydney became too sick to continue with the show, the composer turned to the audience for help. Sterling Nasa, an audience member who knew how to sight read, stepped up to fill in.

People dressed as Marilyn Monroe gathered in Palm Springs, in an attempt to set a new world record ahead of what would have been the Hollywood icon’s 100th birthday. Organizers said 1,037 participants took part in the event, surpassing the previous record of 254 participants.

The Post went inside seven of D.C.’s most exclusive and historic diplomatic buildings to give you an up-close look. Take a tour here: https://wapo.st/4dFpijb

My family is pressuring me to let my mother-in-law into the delivery room. I’m not comfortable with her being there, but she keeps crying about it. Am I being unfair to keep her out? Advice columnist Carolyn Hax weighs in:

New Yorkers and visitors flooded Midtown on Thursday to observe a Manhattanhenge sunset in which the sun slipped perfectly between the city’s skyscrapers. https://wapo.st/4fQR8Kx

A Blue Origin rocket exploded during testing on a Florida launchpad Thursday, as the company was making preparations to send the reusable rocket to space for a mission delivering satellites into low Earth orbit. https://wapo.st/4uJXd0e

A D.C. district court judge spent an afternoon trying to parse just how blue “American Flag Blue” — the color that President Trump selected for the fresh paint job in the Reflecting Pool — could be. Here’s what we found: https://wapo.st/3Q229hL

World Otter Day is celebrated on the last Wednesday in May each year. The Dallas Zoo is celebrating their two newest otters, Bagus, 4, and Ivy, 7. The couple has taken a liking to their new home.

An Asian elephant calf named Sam Houston recently took his first swim at the Fort Worth Zoo. Video released by the zoo shows the calf splashing through the water alongside his mother.

Cleaning houses by day. Swooning women by night. At 81, the Guiness Book of World Records officially named El Daña as the oldest performing drag king in the world. Read more about El Daña’s journey: https://wapo.st/3RnFBZg

A baby hippo only needs a couple of things to break the internet: a good story and a good amount of cuteness. Bumpy has both — in abundance. And the world is in desperate need. https://wapo.st/3RmowyO

Graduates at Grand Valley State University applauded Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak after he emphasized the importance of their own human intelligence, rather than artificial intelligence, in his commencement speech.

My mom uses fake social media accounts to spy on people and spread rumors — even about family. When confronted, she threatened to do the same to my son. What should I do? Advice columnist Carolyn Hax weighs in.

Severe flooding from heavy rain in Atlanta filled streets with water, stranding cars. A man was recorded helping a driver to safety who had become trapped on top of her car in the floodwater on May 20.

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair at a White House ceremony Friday morning as inflation continues to rise amid the war in Iran. This swearing-in usually takes place at the Fed without the president. https://wapo.st/4dZ7Shl