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Top News Stories for Saturday, April 4th 2026
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
The search is on for one missing U.S. service member while another was rescued after two U.S. warplanes went down in separate incidents including the first shoot-down since the Iran war began nearly five weeks ago. The incidents occurred just two days after President Donald Trump said in a national address that the U.S. has "beaten and completely decimated Iran." One fighter jet was shot down in Iran, officials ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
PHOENIX (AP) — UConn's Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team's performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. The Huskies coach ripped into the officiating during a live TV interview and then had a heated argument with Staley in the final seconds of their 62-48 loss to the Gamecocks . But a rough night for UConn stars Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd was the main cause of the ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa was placed in an induced coma to undergo emergency brain surgery to try and stop a haemorrhage. A 12-year-old has been arrested in connection with the death of a classmate who was hit in the head with a metal water bottle. Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, also 12, was trying to protect her older sister from bullies at the time of the incident in Los Angeles. She was taken to a nearby ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? This almost makes you feel bad for former Attorney General Pam Bondi — with an emphasis on "almost." The Wall Street Journal published a report ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
The United States added 178,000 jobs in March, blowing past expectations and showing a resilient labor market just as the war with Iran began escalating, sending up oil prices. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% last month, down from 4.4%. The gains were concentrated in health care, construction, transportation and warehousing. Despite the outsized headline figure, there were further indications that the job market ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
NASHVILLE, Tenn. , including a unique requirement among states that they must have fully paid their child support costs. The Republican-supermajority Legislature approved the Democratic-sponsored change, which now lets people prove they have complied for the last year with child support orders, such as payment plans. The legislation also unties the payment of all court costs from voting rights restoration. ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Artemis II finally crossed the line that people have been waiting decades to see: a crewed Orion spacecraft, launched by NASA's Space Launch System, heading for the Moon. Liftoff happened at 18:35 local time on April 1 (00:35 CEST on April 2), beginning a roughly 10-day mission designed as a full-scale test of deep-space operations – without attempting a landing. The crew is Commander ...
Source: earth.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
The legal battle between "It Ends With Us" co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni took an unexpected turn this week when a federal judge dismissed her sexual harassment claims against him, significantly narrowing the scope of the case. Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during the production of the 2024 movie "It Ends With Us," which he directed. Lively has also alleged that Baldoni's production ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Proposal, a win for RFK Jr's Maha movement, is a 'first step' toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said the agency was ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army's top uniformed officer and two other generals, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departures while the United States is waging a war against Iran . Gen. Randy George "will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately," said Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's top ...
Source: wfla.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Amazon will impose a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on merchants' fulfillment fees beginning April 17, as rising fuel costs tied to conflict in the Middle East pressure supply chains. "Elevated costs in fulfillment and logistics have increased the cost of operating across the industry. We have absorbed these increased costs so far," the company wrote ...
Source: digiday.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
The company announced April 2 that it has acquired TBPN, the Technology Business Programming Network, a daily live tech and business show that has become something of a cult phenomenon in Silicon Valley, per . It is the company's first acquisition of a media company. Deal terms were not disclosed. The New York Times once described TBPN as "Silicon Valley's newest obsession," and as "SportsCenter for the terminally ...
Source: bradenton.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes It took just over a month for the war in Iran, which was first sparked by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28, to start hitting consumers back home. Beyond rising gas prices, flyers are now facing higher baggage fees, with two major U.S. airlines raising prices this week. United Airlines confirmed to media outlets on Thursday that it is raising the price of first and second checked bags by ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
The budget document that President Donald Trump's White House is set to release Friday calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, an unprecedented sum that—if approved by Congress—would add nearly $7 trillion to the US national debt over the next decade. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board, which got an early look at the president's fiscal year 2027 budget, reported ...
Source: commondreams.org
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Cuba's government says it will pardon 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture. Their release during Easter's Holy Week follows pledges made in March to release dozens of inmates as the United States increases pressure on Cuba's leadership. Thursday's announcement, reported by state media, is the second prisoner amnesty this year during talks with the Trump administration. The decision "stemmed from a careful ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google What if love could happen without even seeing each other? In the mysterious world under the ocean, octopuses show that connection can go far beyond sight. A new study by Harvard biologists reveals a surprising and almost romantic story about how these creatures find their mates using touch and taste combined. Octopuses find mates without seeing Octopuses live mostly alone and meet others only ...
Source: earth.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
For Tiger Woods , another arrest on charges of driving under the influence has put golf on hold . There will be no chance of a return to the Masters next week. No Ryder Cup captaincy in 2027. Golf is being pushed to the side while Woods seeks treatment following his crash a week ago in Florida. Authorities say Woods had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment following the crash — his fourth ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
A pharmaceutical company has issued a voluntary recall of over 3 million of its over-the-counter eye-drop products after the Food and Drug Administration cited a "lack of assurance of sterility." According to the FDA notice , K.C. Pharmaceuticals, of Pomona, California, manufactures the products for a number of brands sold under names such as "Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops," "Sterile Eye Drops" and "Artificial Tears ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced that federal officials arrested eight people – including three nurses, a chiropractor, and a psychologist – accused of several health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million from Medicare and other insurance companies throughout Southern California. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the arrests were conducted in coordination with an anti-fraud ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Life on Earth has a long and fascinating history, but scientists still uncover surprises that change what we know. A recent fossil discovery in China has revealed that complex animal life began earlier than previously believed. Scientists from Oxford University 's Museum of Natural History, the Department of Earth Sciences, and Yunnan University have uncovered a remarkable fossil site in ...
Source: earth.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed for the fifth straight week, reaching its highest level in nearly seven months, another setback for home shoppers in the midst of the spring homebuying season. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.46% from 6.38% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 6.64%. The last time the average rate was higher was ...
Source: apnews.com