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Lead: No. 1 seed Michigan advanced to the national championship after a 91-73 victory over No. 1 seed Arizona in the Final Four on April 4, 2026, in Indianapolis. Michigan built an early advantage and extended it behind hot perimeter shooting and interior control. All‑American forward Yaxel Lendeborg was limited by early foul trouble and … Read more

On April 4, 2026, E Mishan announced a nationwide recall of its Granitestone Diamond Pro Blue Stainless 2-piece sauté pan set after reports that the metal cap on the handle became hot and in some cases ejected when the pan was heated. The recall covers about 740,000 sets sold at Costco, Costco.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.com and … Read more

Lead Saturday night in Indianapolis two teams met at Lucas Oil Stadium with a date in the 2026 NCAA Tournament national championship on the line. UConn and Illinois opened the Final Four slate in a game that saw UConn build a halftime advantage and hold a lead deep into the second half. The Huskies reached … Read more

Lead Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora met in the main event at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in a heavyweight bout that completed their 100th combined in-ring appearance. The undercard produced several decisive finishes: Viddal Riley beat Mateusz Masternak by unanimous decision, Denzel Bentley stopped Endry Saavedra in the seventh … Read more

Lead: The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Saturday, nearly a month before the WGA contract was set to expire on May 1. The deal runs four years, extending the typical three-year term and giving studios an additional year without strike exposure. Immediate … Read more

Lead On Saturday, April 4 at 5:09 p.m. CT at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, No. 3 seed Illinois (28-8) meets No. 2 seed UConn (33-5) in the men’s Final Four. The game will be televised on TBS/TNT/TruTV with Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson on the call. Illinois arrives off a … Read more

Illinois (28-8) meets two-time defending champion UConn (33-5) on April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in a Final Four semifinal starting at 5:09 p.m. CT. The matchup pits Illinois’ historic offensive output against UConn’s top-10 defense, with the Illini listed as a 1.5-point favorite and an over/under of 139.5. The winner advances to … Read more

Published April 3, 2026; Updated April 4, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ET President Donald Trump is privately weighing additional alterations to his cabinet in Washington as he races against a shrinking window to get new nominees through the Senate before the November midterm elections. The moves follow abrupt departures of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in … Read more

Lead: A US Air Force F-15 was shot down over Iran on April 4, 2026, prompting an active search-and-rescue effort as Tehran and Washington both seek the fate of one missing crew member. One of the two aircrew was recovered and is receiving medical care in US custody; the other remains unaccounted for. The incident … Read more

Lead US and Iranian forces raced on 4 April 2026 to locate a crew member from an F-15 shot down over Iran, after Tehran said it downed the jet and state and US media reported one crew member rescued and one still missing. The incident unfolded days into a wider US‑Israel campaign of strikes across … Read more

US forces and Iranian authorities mounted competing searches after a US F-15E Strike Eagle was downed in southwestern Iran on Friday, leaving one crew member rescued and a second unaccounted for. US media and officials say a pilot was recovered but a weapon systems officer remains missing; Iran state outlets have urged civilians to help … Read more

Lead US and Iranian forces and civilians are searching in southern Iran after a US F-15E Strike Eagle was reported downed over Khuzestan province. US media say one of the jet’s two crew members was rescued and a second, identified by US sources as a weapon systems officer, remains missing. Iranian state channels have urged … Read more

Lead: In Phoenix on April 3–4, 2026, all four No. 1 seeds met expectations as UConn, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas converged for the Women’s Final Four at the Mortgage Matchup Center. South Carolina defeated UConn 62-48 in the opening semifinal, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and booking the Gamecocks’ third straight national title … Read more

Lead: United Airlines will raise the first checked-bag fee by $10 to $45 and the second bag to $55 beginning Friday on flights within the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Latin America, the carrier said. The move comes as jet fuel costs have climbed sharply since the conflict in the Middle East began on Feb. 28, … Read more

Lead: United Airlines announced on April 3, 2026, that it is raising checked-bag charges by $10 for tickets purchased on or after that date, the carrier said. The increase raises prepaid first-bag fees to $45 and first-bag fees paid within 24 hours to $50, with second-bag prepaid and within-24-hour prices set at $55 and $60 … Read more