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Top News Stories for Sunday, April 12th 2026
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
(Bloomberg) -- The US and Iran ended direct talks in Pakistan without an agreement, putting a fragile ceasefire at risk and raising doubts over efforts to end a six-week war that has killed thousands and disrupted global energy supplies. Vice President JD Vance, who led the American delegation, said he's returning home without a deal after Iran declined to commit to not pursuing a nuclear weapon. "We've made very ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — Police broke up a blockade in the center of Dublin by fuel protesters who have brought much of Ireland to a standstill during the past week as the government prepared on Sunday to approve cost-cutting measures they hope will end the six days of disruption over soaring costs at the pump. As tractors and trucks that had blocked O'Connell Street were rolling out of the capital, protests continued ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The fallout over sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., grew Saturday as his fellow gubernatorial candidates faced a new race and Democrats were forced into a rapid test of how they respond to accusations of sexual misconduct. Within hours of the accusations against Swalwell being made public, the Northern California congressman's campaign began to unravel and a ...
Source: bradenton.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
HOUSTON (AP) — Still marveling over their moon mission , the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA's lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel. The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before. After a ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. emergency call of an assault at the 42nd Street-Grand Central station encountered the man. He was behaving erratically, claiming he was "Lucifer," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy never seems to make anything easy at the Masters. Year after year, for more than a decade, the Northern Irishman threw away chances at completing the career grand slam. And when he finally accomplished the feat last year, McIlroy did it only after recovering from a ball put in the water on the back nine and a bogey at the 18th hole in ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
Even as a triumphant moon flyby primes agency for a 2028 landing, Trump's proposed budget cuts cast pall on US space program The astronauts on board Artemis II were "almost poets", Nasa's administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their inspiring words as they swung above the lunar surface. They were, he said, "ambassadors for humanity" as they became the first humans to travel to the moon and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York has launched an investigation into a sexual assault allegation against Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., NBC News confirmed Saturday. Multiple women in the last two days have come forward alleging that Swalwell sexually assaulted or harassed them while serving in Congress, including one who alleged he assaulted her in New York. Swalwell has denied the allegations. A ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! A malnourished 9-year-old boy was found lying in the fetal position in his father's utility van in eastern France this week after allegedly being locked in the vehicle two years ago. The boy, who was unable to walk after sitting for so long, was discovered Monday after a neighbor heard the "sounds of a child" coming from the van, local prosecutor Nicolas Heitz said Saturday. ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
Ukraine reports 469 violations of Putin's 32-hour ceasefire, hours after deadly drone attacks on Odesa and Kherson Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect on Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer said. "The ceasefire is not being observed by the Russian side," said Serhii Kolesnychenko, a communications officer for the 148th Separate ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
Officials accept that time has run out to pass law to allow transfer of islands to Mauritius The UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US dropped its support for the agreement. On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks. ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 -
An African AIDS charity cofounded by the United Kingdom's Prince Harry in honour of his late mother Princess Diana has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year, following a management dispute. "Sentebale has commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of England and Wales," the charity said in a statement on Friday. "The charity seeks the court's intervention, protection and restitution ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 -
The Trump administration submitted official architectural renderings for the planned 250-foot "triumphal arch" near Arlington National Cemetery. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is due to review the proposed project, which has been touted by President Donald Trump as honoring the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, at its meeting on April 16. On Feb. 2, Trump posted on social media an image showing India Gate, with the ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 -
Officers responded to a North Beach residence at approximately 4:12 a.m. local time for a fire investigation, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, Allison Maxie, said in a statement. No one was injured, and the fire was contained to an exterior gate, the spokesperson said. At around 5:07 a.m., officers responded to OpenAI's office, where they said an unknown man was threatening to burn down the ...
Source: insider.com