Netanyahu Declines Trump Request on Lebanon
Trump asked Netanyahu to reduce operations in Lebanon. Israel launched new strikes in Lebanon after that. Netanyahu said there is no ceasefire in Leb...
Man Jailed for Wife's Death in Scotland
Lee Milne was jailed for eight years in Scotland. His wife Kimberly Milne, 28, jumped from a bridge in Dundee, Scotland in July 2023. She had experie...
Xi Meets Taiwan Opposition Leader
China's leader Xi Jinping met Taiwan's opposition leader Cheng Li-wun. Cheng leads the Kuomintang party, which supports closer ties with China. This ...
Oil Rises Above $100 Amid Strait Dispute
Oil prices rose above $100 per barrel on Thursday. Iran is asking ships to pay for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire did not r...
Melania Trump Speaks About Epstein
Melania Trump made a public statement on Thursday. She said she was not linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She said Epstein never introduced her...
ICE Officers Shoot Man in California
ICE officers shot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez during a traffic stop. It happened on April 7 in Patterson, California. He was hit by more than 6 bul...
Sasse Speaks Openly About Cancer This Week
Ben Sasse served Nebraska in the United States Senate for 8 years. This week he spoke openly about living and dying with cancer. He has a terminal di...
Putin Announces Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Easter. It lasts 32 hours, starting Saturday at 4pm in Ukraine. Zelenskyy had called fo...
Oil CEO Warns Strait Still Closed
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber leads Abu Dhabi's oil company. He said the Strait of Hormuz is still closed. This is despite a United States-Iran ceasefire agr...
UK Tracked Russian Submarines Near Waters
A British warship and aircraft tracked Russian submarines in the North Atlantic. The submarines were checking undersea cables and pipelines near UK wa...
House Vote on Iran War Powers Fails
House Democrats tried to pass a resolution on Thursday. It would limit Trump's war powers over Iran. Republicans blocked it with a 212-219 vote. The ...
Four Die During Channel Crossing Attempt
Four people died during a Channel crossing attempt. Strong currents swept them away while boarding a taxi-boat off Boulogne, France. At least 38 peop...
UK Wants Lebanon in Ceasefire Deal
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper wants Lebanon in the ceasefire deal. The US and Israel say Lebanon is not included. Cooper has called for Lebanon ...
Student Stabbed to Death in London
Finbar Sullivan was a 21-year-old filmmaking student. He was stabbed to death in Primrose Hill, north London, United Kingdom. The stabbing happened o...
Anthropic Limits New AI Model Release
Anthropic announced its Claude Mythos AI model on Tuesday. It found thousands of software flaws in common apps. No fixes exist yet for these flaws. A...
Oil Prices Fall After Ceasefire Announcement
Oil prices fell on Wednesday. It was the largest drop in 6 years. President Trump agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz ...
Ships Resume Passage Through Strait of Hormuz
Some ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz again. This happened after a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Traffic is still low. ...
Meta Launches New AI Model Muse Spark
Meta launched a new AI model called Muse Spark. Alexandr Wang, Meta's chief AI officer, led development of Muse Spark. It will first power the Meta A...
US Woman Missing at Sea in Bahamas
A US woman is missing at sea in the Bahamas. Her husband reported she fell overboard. The woman's name is Lynette Hooker. Her husband said he is hear...
Bondi Will Not Testify on April 14
Pam Bondi was the United States attorney general. She will not appear for her April 14 testimony before the House oversight committee. Trump removed ...
Mortgage Demand Drops as Rates Rise
Homebuyer mortgage demand dropped for the first time in over a year. Low confidence in the economy is affecting buyers and homeowners. This is slowin...
UK PM Travels to Gulf After US-Iran Ceasefire
The US and Iran reached a two-week ceasefire agreement on Tuesday evening. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the Gulf on Wednesday. He wi...
Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon After Ceasefire Deal
The United States and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. Hours later, Israeli air strikes hit Tyre and Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. Israel says the ceasefi...
US and Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The deal came less than two hours before President Trump's Wednesday deadline. Both sides ...
Anthropic Launches AI Security Partnership
Anthropic started a new security group called Project Glasswing. It includes 12 companies. Partners include Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Google, Nvidia,...
Artemis II Astronauts Photograph Moon's Far Side
On April 6, NASA's Artemis II astronauts flew around the moon's far side. They spent seven hours taking photos there. They captured an "Earthset" — E...
UK Denies Kanye West Entry Permission
On Monday, Kanye West applied for UK entry permission. UK leaders denied his request. West had made antisemitic posts on social media and in songs. P...
Rapper Offset Shot Outside Florida Casino
Rapper Offset was shot outside a casino in Hollywood, Florida. He is in stable condition. Offset is a former member of the rap group Migos. The casin...
NASA Shares New Earthset Photo
NASA released a photo of Earth dipping below the moon's horizon. The Artemis II crew captured it on Monday. This was a record-setting lunar flyby. As...
Gunmen Attack Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
Gunmen attacked the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Police shot and killed at least one gunman in the fight. Reports differ on whet...
US Vice President Visits Hungary
US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Hungary. He visited Prime Minister Viktor Orbán before elections. Vance's wife Usha Vance joined him on the two...
Trump Sets Iran Deadline on Strait
President Trump set an 8 pm ET Tuesday deadline. Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran and Oman. Trump said he ...
Ackman Offers $64 Billion for Music Giant
Bill Ackman's investment firm Pershing Square wants to buy Universal Music. The offer is worth $64 billion. Universal Music is the world's largest mu...
Train Hits Truck in Northern France
A fast train hit a truck on Tuesday morning near Calais in northern France. The train driver was killed in the crash. 13 people had less serious inju...
Taiwan Opposition Leader Visits China
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China. She leads Taiwan's main opposition party. President Xi Jinping invited her to visit. She said...
Australian Soldier Charged With War Crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday. He is Australia's most decorated living soldier. He was charged with five war crime murd...
US Ends School Transgender Protection Agreements
The US Education Department ended agreements with schools. These agreements required schools to protect transgender students from unfair treatment. F...
Artemis II Breaks Apollo 13 Distance Record
Four astronauts on Artemis II broke a space record Monday. They traveled farther than Apollo 13 did in April 1970. Apollo 13 held the record for 56 y...
Commerce Secretary's Epstein Ties Questioned
Howard Lutnick is Trump's commerce secretary. The Justice Department released files about Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. The files showed...
Medicare Advantage Payments to Rise in 2027
The Trump administration will raise Medicare Advantage payments in 2027. The increase is 2.48%. That is more than $13 billion. This is higher than wh...
Trump Rejects Mediators' Ceasefire Proposal
Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey proposed a 45-day ceasefire. The United States and Iran are part of these talks. Trump said the proposal was significant ...
US and Israel Strike Iran Amid Tensions
Israel and the United States carried out strikes on Iran recently. Over 100 people were killed. Trump set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of...
Supreme Court Sends Bannon Case Back
The US Supreme Court on Monday acted on Steve Bannon's criminal case. Bannon had been convicted of defying a subpoena. The subpoena was about the Jan...
Artemis II Crew Nears Distance Record
Artemis II astronauts are heading toward a new distance record. The Orion spacecraft has entered the moon's gravity pull. The astronauts are expected...
Dimon Warns of Key Risks Ahead
Jamie Dimon is the head of JPMorgan Chase bank. He warned shareholders of risks ahead. These include world politics, AI, and private markets. He also...
Three Nations Propose Middle East Ceasefire
Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey shared a ceasefire proposal. It calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman. The proposal has drawn n...
Trump Issues Warning to Iran Over Strait
Trump told Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday. Trump said he would order strikes on Iran starting Tuesday if Iran did not comply. He said ...
UCLA Wins First Women's Basketball Title
UCLA women's basketball won the United States NCAA national title on Sunday. They beat South Carolina 79-51. This was UCLA's first ever national cham...
Tori Spelling in Car Crash in California
Tori Spelling was in a car crash in Temecula, California. Four of her children and three friends were taken to hospital. Three ambulances transported...
Sponsors Leave London Wireless Festival
Pepsi and Diageo withdrew their support from the Wireless festival in London. This came after Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized the booking. Sta...