'Game of Thrones' recap: Jon Snow will have his revenge and other top stories.

• 'Game of Thrones' recap: Jon Snow will have his revenge

  Our hero returns from the dead, hangs a child and we all cheer. The long-lost Stark reappears only to fall into the hands of the most depraved man in the Seven Kingdoms. The formerly long-lost Stark starts to unravel some secrets about his father’s past. And Samwell Tarly reappears — as does his most recent meal. As always, check out Alyssa Rosenberg’s review on Act Four and catch us on Facebook Live Monday at 2 p.m. where we break down the episode and answer your questions. Jon Snow is fully Jo..

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• Facts and figures on the Philippines

  

  Philippine presidential candidate Grace Poe, center, votes at a polling center in San Juan, east of Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2016. Millions of Filipinos trooped to elections centers Monday to pick a new president, vice president and thousands of other officials amid tight security across the country. (Aaron Favila/Associated Press) By Associated Press May 9 at 1:05 AM MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is holding general elections Monday to elect a president and vice pres..

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• Barry Trotz pleased with his rejiggered forward trios

  

  (Nick Wass/Associated Press) The Washington Capitals’ forward corps mostly enjoyed stability throughout the regular season, with changes to the forward lines relatively sparse. But when the team’s playoff hopes were secure for the entire half of the season, Coach Barry Trotz started to tinker. The occasional moves were made to jolt the Capitals when he sensed complacency might be settling in, but they were also a form of experimentation. With Washington struggling to score on Pittsburgh goa..

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• N. Korea boots BBC journalist as party congress continues

  

  Thousands pack into Pyongyang's House of Culture for the first congress of North Korea's Workers' Party in 36 years. The country's nuclear ambitions are dominating the agenda. (Reuters) PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea on Monday was expelling a BBC journalist it had detained days earlier for allegedly “insulting the dignity” of the authoritarian country, while it continued to keep other foreign media away from the first-in-decades ruling party congress they had been invited to attend. ..

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• Chicago Cubs walk off on Washington Nationals, 4-3 final for sweep ...

  

  David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Nationals were 5-1 after six games on their ten-game road trip, then they arrived in Chicago, where they were swept in their four-game set with the Cubs, who won for the 20th straight game with Jake Arrieta starting, 4-3 final. The Chicago Cubs had won 19-straight games that Jake Arrieta started, six straight games overall and three games in a row against the Washington Nationals heading into this afternoon's series finale in Wrigley Field. D..

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Penguins focus on finishing off the Capitals in Game 5 .	London elects Sadiq Khan, first Muslim mayor, after ugly campaign .
North Korea's Workers' Party congress begins behind closed doors .	Johnny Manziel booked, posts bond before Thursday court date .