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Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
The following is the transcript of an interview with Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 12, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Senator Mark Warner. He's the top Democrat on the intelligence committee, and he joins us from Charlottesville, Virginia. Good morning to you, Senator. SEN. MARK WARNER: Good morning, Margaret. MARGARET ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
against Rep. Eric Swalwell are , with former allies revoking their endorsements and a growing list of prominent Democrats telling him to withdraw. Less clear is who can claim the support he had amassed — and how they will do so. "Now it's pretty much back to ground zero," said Garry South, a longtime California Democratic strategist. "I don't know how this works out." scrambled an already wide-open field ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
McIlroy held a tournament record six-stroke lead through two rounds, lost his lead in the third round and held on to win. He's the fourth golfer to ever win back-to-back Masters. With a white-knuckle final round, Rory McIlroy won the Masters on Sunday to become only the fourth golfer in history to leave the storied grounds at Augusta National Golf Course as a repeat winner. McIlroy finished 12-under after an ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant welcome home event in Houston after their record-breaking mission Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from the hundreds of colleagues who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa's lunar comeback. The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near Nasa's ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
Mauritian foreign minister pledges to 'spare no effort' to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius' government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be "decolonised" after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius. On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow's 4-year-long war against its neighbor. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4 p.m. on Saturday until ...
Source: pbs.org
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
Trucks and tractors continued to block access to vital fuel depots and a major port, and vehicles clogging traffic led to closures of part of the main highway around Dublin, as well as sections of other major roadways. Police arrested protesters on Saturday calling for Ireland's only oil refinery to reopen Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based ...
Source: cbc.ca
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
A man with a machete slashed and injured three people at New York City's Grand Central on Saturday before he was fatally shot by police, officials said. The NYPD said officers encountered the armed man on the 4/5/6 subway platform at Grand Central-42nd Street at around 9:40 a.m. after a civilian alerted them and they found a slashing victim. The man, identified as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, was armed with a ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
Police rescued boy after neighbour reported sounds of a child coming from vehicle in Hagenbach in eastern France A malnourished nine-year-old boy was rescued after being locked in his father's van since 2024 in eastern France , a prosecutor said. A neighbour alerted police to "sounds of a child" coming from a vehicle in the village of Hagenbach, near the borders of Switzerland and Germany. After forcing the van ...
Source: theguardian.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