Army investigating video of Apache helicopter at Kid Rock’s Nashville home
The musician, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, posted a video of an Army helicopter flying low outside his residence Saturday.
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Iran war makes things personal for veteran candidates
Dozens of military veterans running for Congress across the country have now adapted their campaign messaging to befit a nation at war.
News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar
Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Several news outlets have falsely reported that Somaliland’s government called for the extradition of Ilhan Omar , basing their stories on a post from an X account that does not represent the state…
Welsh Labour manifesto explained in under 60 seconds
BBC Wales political editor Gareth Lewis explains Welsh Labour's pledges for the Senedd election in May.
Catatumbo: In the heart of the war in Colombia
No one enters or leaves this border region with Venezuela, where guerrilla warfare has driven nearly 100,000 residents from their homes, without permission. Mines, drones, and armed control have turned the area into an open-air cage
Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas
Football federation president on the run with wife and son Conviction in absentia of wide-ranging corruption charges Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, the president of the country’s football federation, Fecofoot, after he was convicted of embezzling $1.1m in Fifa funds. Mayolas is on the run with his wife…
Mark Sanford launches his comeback bid to Congress
The former GOP representative wants to retake his House seat in South Carolina’s Charleston area after losing to a Trump-backed challenger in 2018.
Mauricio Novelli, the owner of the cellphone that implicates Argentina’s president in the $Libra case
The 30-year-old turned his personal connection to Javier Milei into a marketable asset. Authorities are investigating whether he charged businessmen for acting as an intermediary with the far-right politician
Real pastrami is not from New York (nor does it cause orgasms)
This tasty way of preserving meat originated in Romania, where it is made not only with beef but also with lamb, pork and goose
Weather tracker: Thunderstorms drench UAE and Saudi Arabia
Abnormally strong jet stream triggers deluge in Middle East, while north Africa braces for 60-80mph gusts An unusual weather pattern unleashed severe thunderstorms across parts of the Middle East last week, battering countries including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The Arabian peninsula – typically dominated by arid desert climates – received up to 150mm of rain in just a few days.…
Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms
A new POLITICO Poll finds cracks in the coalition that helped put HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump in office.
A month into Iran, the GOP’s political reality sinks in
Republicans in battleground states are largely sticking by the president's war — but they’re finding it harder to brush off the consequences.
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Australia news live: Moira Deeming secures top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket; Chris Bowen calls for Hormuz reopening
State upper house MP runs unopposed after initially being dropped during a preselection challenge. Follow today’s news live TGA opens public comment period on improved sunscreen regulations The The…
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40 percent of people helped by Los Angeles mayor’s $300M homeless project have returned to the streets, report finds
Local programs to combat homelessness also face Trump administration’s attempts to cut off funding
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UCLA defeats South Carolina to win first NCAA women's basketball title in program history
Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Fina…
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Savannah Guthrie says 'I still believe' in heartfelt Easter message
“TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie said "I still believe" as she delivered a heartfelt Easter video message at a New York church service Sunday
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Iran says US aircraft destroyed during recovery mission for missing service member
An Iranian news outlet on Sunday reported that multiple U.S. aircraft were destroyed during the mission to rescue a stranded American service member in Iran. The Iranian Fars News Agency, which is …
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Middle East crisis live: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘reckless moves’ after expletive-ridden threat against Iran’s infrastructure
US president tells Iran: ‘Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell’; Iran spokesman says ‘our whole region is going to burn’ Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hor…
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman
President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. Rescues Missing Air Force Officer Whose Fighter Jet Was Downed by Iran
An Air Force officer of a F-15E Strike Eagle shot down on Friday by Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little more than a pistol for protection.
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A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran
For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative.
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Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran
In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants.
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Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend
U.S. forces safely rescued the missing F-15E crew member of a two-seat fighter jet that went down over Iran on Friday with the help of a CIA deception campaign officials said.
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Fuel tanker erupts in flames after toppling power lines in Texas
Driver treated for burns after truck was carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline at time of collision outside Fort Worth An 18-wheel fuel tanker crashed into another vehicle, toppled power lines, then b…
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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler. She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live.
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Hungary hints at Ukraine’s role in Serbia pipeline explosives find; Kyiv denies
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry rejected any suggestion that Kyiv was behind the discovery of explosives near the TurkStream pipeline in Serbia. Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said Ukraine had no involveme…
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Trump makes foul-mouthed threat to Iran after U.S. airman rescued
Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for much of the world's oil and gas.
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How China fell for a lobster: What an AI assistant tells us about Beijing's ambition
The AI agent sparked a frenzy of "raising lobsters" in March, with users training the tool to suit their needs.
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SNL rips Bondi’s departure in cold open
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its latest cold open with a parody skit featuring Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent firing. The sketch depicted an NCAA Final Four postgame show in which Charles …
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'We have written history but greedy to go to the next step'
After a 39-year absence, Leeds are back in the FA Cup semi-finals, with the supporters dreaming of a trophy after a dramatic win over West Ham.
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Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.
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Even Republican election officials say Trump’s mail-in voting order will be shot down in court
Experts doubt legality of Trump’s order to block the Post Office from sending ballots to voters who don’t appear on a federal registry he ordered DHS and Social Security to create
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Telegram now flags accounts using unofficial versions of the app
Telegram has begun flagging accounts that use unofficial versions of the app.
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A Food Pantry Network Suddenly Shuttered, Leaving Thousands Scrambling
Ruby’s Pantry had 85 locations in communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa.
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ICE Arrests in Texas Leave Children to Raise Their Siblings After Parents Are Detained
Andrea García and her siblings are carrying on in a home reshaped by fear, loss and new responsibility.
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A wheat cargo ship sank off the coast of Kherson, and Russian state media says a deadly drone attack is to blame
A cargo ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov off the coast of the Kherson region, according to Vladimir Saldo, the Russia-appointed head of the occupied part of the region.
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Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘Today’ after search for mother passes 2 months
Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s “Today” show on Monday, the day after Easter, more than two months after the disappearance of her mother, Nancy Guthrie. “It’s hard to imagine doing it because…
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Dubois outpoints bloodied Harper to unify titles
Caroline Dubois floored Terri Harper before outpointing her British rival to become the unified lightweight world champion in London.
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Lijnders hints at Man City departure for Silva
Manchester City assistant manager Pep Lijnders hints that midfielder Bernardo Silva's could be leaving in the summer.
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'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz
The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.
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Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last?
Conflict has spread across the Middle East since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on 28 February.
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Putin orders transfer of 2 medieval icons from Tretyakov Gallery to Russian Orthodox Church, patriarch says
Patriarch Kirill said at an April 4 service in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior that President Vladimir Putin had personally ordered the transfer of the Vladimir and Donskaya icons of the Mo…
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3 Dead After High Winds Topple Tree During Easter Egg Hunt in Germany
A 21-year-old woman, her baby and a 16-year-old girl were killed after a nearly 100-foot tree fell in a wooded area in northern Germany, the police said.
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How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded
The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.
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Internet glued to Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow livecam for Easter egg hatch
Eagles Jackie and Shadow became beloved by viewers after a nonprofit started an eagle-cam in 2015
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Was 11 minutes of stoppage time at West Ham excessive?
There were 11 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half of West Ham's FA Cup quarter-final against Leeds - but was that an excessive or an explainable amount of added time?
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Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage
The US president says he will destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the vital waterway is not reopened.
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Hollywood studios reach a tentative agreement with writers union
The Writers Guild of America went on strike for months in 2023 in a dispute with Hollywood studios. This year the union announced a new four-year contract after just a few weeks of negotiations.
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A Looming Deadline
We look at the options for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump escalates his threats.
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Republican divisions, Trump’s detachment stymie GOP efforts to reopen DHS
House and Senate Republicans scrambling to end the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history keep running into themselves. Within the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team have…
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House Republican says he doesn’t think ground troops will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday said he doesn’t think a ground invasion will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz as the critical choke point has remained closed for more than a month. Iran h…
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Diageo and Pepsi drop Wireless sponsorship amid criticism of Kanye West booking
Sponsors pull out after Keir Starmer calls decision to book rapper who wrote song titled Heil Hitler ‘deeply concerning’ Pepsi and Diageo have said they will withdraw their sponsorship of a UK musi…
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Trump reveals his exact deadline before he unleashes ‘hell’ on Iran after profanity-laced threats
Asked about the risk to the Iranian people, the president insists ‘the civilians want me to do it’
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O'Neill hails Celtic spirit as they stay in title hunt
Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill hails his team's spirit after they battle to a crucial victory in the Scottish Premiership at Dundee.
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Hiker airlifted off Arizona mountain after being stung over 100 times by bees
A hiker was airlifted to safety from an Arizona mountain after he was stung over 100 times by bees over the weekend, officials said
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Marjorie Taylor Greene rails against ‘insane’ Trump after Easter Iran threat
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday slammed President Trump’s message to Iran earlier in the day, saying he is “insane” and “not a Christian.” Early Sunday morning, Trump wrote on …
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Zhao thrashes Trump to win Tour Championship
China's Zhao Xintong thrashes world number one Judd Trump 10-3 to claim his first Tour Championship title in Manchester.
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At War With Iran Again, Some Israelis Fear Conflict Is Becoming Routine
A majority of Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt that it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems. Some also question their prime minister’s assurances and motives.
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Trump Seems Emboldened With New Threats in Truth Social Post Over Strait of Hormuz
In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.
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Texas mother accused of 'horrific' medical child abuse, forcing needless surgery on 3-year-old
A Texas woman has been charged with falsifying her toddler’s medical history to manipulate doctors into performing unnecessary procedures, including the surgical insertion of feeding tubes, in what…
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How many people have been killed in the US-Israel war on Iran since the conflict began?
Death tolls from the war as reported by countries as of April 5
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What We Know About the Rescue of a U.S. Airman After Two Jet Crashes
An airman was rescued on Saturday night, President Trump said. The rescue came after a risky two-day operation deep inside Iran.
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