April 8, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
Israel said the cease-fire did not include Lebanon. It was unclear whether ship operators considered the Strait of Hormuz safe for transit, or if word of the deal had reached local Iranian commanders.
Shawn Harris lost by about 12 percentage points in the 14th Congressional District, but he shifted the district 25 points to the left.
In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here’s the inside story of how he made the fateful decision.
The first U.S.-born pontiff has consistently called for dialogue to resolve the war in the Middle East. He referred to Trump’s Iran threats as ‘truly unacceptable.’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government blocked the artist formerly known as Kanye West from entering Britain for the three-day Wireless Festival in July.
Dominic Khoo made waves in Singapore as an investor in expensive timepieces. Now many of his clients accuse him of fraud.
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The couple had gone to the husband’s Army base to complete paperwork so they could move in together. But within hours that plan derailed, and New York Times reporting about the case quickly spread.
Jay O. Rothman’s departure brought an end to a four-year stint as leader of the university system following a public struggle for power.
Lynette Hooker was traveling with her husband from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on Saturday when she went overboard, the authorities said.
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Amid the war with Iran, the president has proposed to scale back some of the very programs meant to ease families’ financial burdens.
In his first news conference since being elevated to acting attorney general, Todd Blanche said that “nobody has any idea” what led to Pam Bondi’s dismissal other than President Trump.
With Judge Chris Taylor’s win, liberals increased their hold on the court. Races for the Wisconsin Supreme Court often draw national attention, but not this year.
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Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.
Markets reacted positively after the United States and Iran reached a last-minute cease-fire agreement.
Natural gas is hard to store, but China has found a way to do it, while also developing alternate suppliers and expanding production at home.
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The company said on Tuesday that it was holding back on releasing the new technology but was working with 40 companies to explore how it could prevent cyberattacks.
The company’s A.I.-generated answers look authoritative, but they draw on an array of sources, from trustworthy sites to Facebook posts.
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An indictment charged two men with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction in the homemade bomb attack near Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence. It cited dashcam audio in which one said, “I want to start terror bro.”
The changes came as President Trump has moved to erase diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. A Justice Department official still said the report seemed “fishy/illegal.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani chose Rebecca Jones Gaston, who oversaw child welfare efforts for the Biden administration, to lead the Administration for Children’s Services.
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The new musical is trying to calibrate just how much to rein in the audience participation that longtime fans are used to.
Marcel Duchamp changed the face of culture in the 20th century, and beyond, with an unconventional sculpture that challenged how we think of art.
For their 10th life, the cats strut and duckwalk in a reappraisal of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 musical, which has shifted to the queer ballroom scene.
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