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The Philadelphia 76ers have lost their last 15 games. As sportswriter Stefan Fatsis notes, the team's losing streak has raised a question: Are some NBA teams trying to lose to get a better draft pick?

The Senate Judiciary Committee is voting on the judicial nomination of Emil Bove, a top Justice Department leader at the center of controversy this year.

In Game 6 at the Warriors' Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., the Raptors pulled out a 114-110 win in a heart-stopping game that is destined to become an NBA classic.

The court said the party's leader violated election law because he gave the new party about $6 million – far more than Thai law allows for political donations. He insists the money was a loan.

Either star could be the oldest Wimbledon winner of the Open era, and Williams could claim oldest Grand Slam title. Williams, 37, faces off with Garbine Muguruza; Federer, 35, plays Marin Cilic.

For the first time in five years, worldwide military spending is expected to go up, with China and Russia leading the way. The U.S. military budget is facing pressure, but the $600 billion in annual spending is roughly the same as the next 14 countries combined.

Hate crimes in 2015 increased by more than 6 percent, according to the FBI's crime statistics. Religiously motivated incidents rose by nearly 23 percent, with anti-Muslim attacks up 67 percent.

Search crews continue to look for a missing hiker in Zion National Park and a 6-year-old boy in Hildale, a town near the Arizona border. Two bodies were recovered Wednesday.

The win marks Djokovic's 21st Grand Slam title overall, putting him one behind record-holder Rafael Nadal.

In this week's Heat Check selects, dueling sounds of the new New York, roiling raps from a middle-aged street rapper, sugary, off-kilter pop birthed on TikTok and more