Lead: A high-level Iranian delegation has arrived in Islamabad ahead of scheduled talks with a U.S. team led by Vice‑President JD Vance, aiming to build on a fragile ceasefire and prevent wider regional escalation. The meetings come after a two‑week pause in major hostilities and amid separate U.S.-brokered preparations for Israel-Lebanon discussions in Washington. Both … Read more
Lead Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission returned safely to Earth after a planned splashdown off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET, completing a 10-day lunar flyby that took them farther from Earth than anyone in history. Mission Control in Houston celebrated as the crew of Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina … Read more
Lead Rory McIlroy left Friday’s second round at Augusta National with a commanding lead — he sits at 12 under after a 65 in Round 2, six strokes clear of his nearest challengers. The 36-hole margin is the largest in Masters history, and McIlroy’s late run, including a holed shot at No. 17, changed the … Read more
Artemis II returns LIVE: Artemis II crew now awake and preparing for record-breaking return to Earth Lead: Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft Integrity are awake and finishing re-entry preparations for a record-speed return to Earth on April 10, 2026. The capsule is expected to hit Earth’s atmosphere at roughly 25,000 miles per hour (40,000 … Read more
Lead: On April 9, 2026, traders pushed US crude higher as markets awaited US–Iran ceasefire talks scheduled in Pakistan this weekend. Oil climbed to around $99 a barrel while Wall Street showed uneven trading, with an early equities advance fading into caution. The mood hardened after a New York Post report — later unconfirmed — … Read more
Lead: Stock futures were largely unchanged on Friday as investors monitored a fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran that has left the Strait of Hormuz largely restricted. S&P 500 futures hovered near flat, Nasdaq 100 futures were up about 0.1%, and Dow futures were down roughly 26 points (about 0.1%). Oil traders kept … Read more
Lead President Trump on April 9, 2026 publicly warned Iran against charging fees to commercial tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz as a fragile U.S.‑Iran ceasefire remained in effect. The warning followed maritime intelligence reports and social‑media posts suggesting Iran may be using Larak Island as a stop to collect payments. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard … Read more
Lead The Artemis II crew will return to Earth on Friday after completing a historic 10-day lunar flyby, with NASA detailing the step-by-step operations needed for a safe ocean recovery. The Orion capsule is expected to hit Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph and splash down several miles off the coast of San Diego. NASA … Read more
Lead: The 90th Masters began Thursday at Augusta National, where ceremonial tee shots by Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson kicked off the week. Early fireworks saw Patrick Reed surge with a string of birdies and two eagles on the front nine, briefly seizing the lead before competition shuffled the leaderboard later in the … Read more
In April 2026 the IUCN reclassified the emperor penguin as endangered after researchers documented mass drownings of chicks across Antarctic colonies. Rapid, early breakup of coastal “fast” sea ice—critical habitat for breeding and moulting—has allowed whole colonies to fall into the ocean, killing thousands of flightless chicks. Scientists attribute the die-offs to record-low Antarctic sea … Read more
Lead U.S. stock futures fell Thursday after a pronounced rally the prior session as investors continued to monitor a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire that began this week. S&P 500 futures slipped about 0.3%, Nasdaq 100 futures fell roughly 0.2% and Dow-linked futures were down near 175 points (about 0.4%). Crude oil strengthened, with West Texas Intermediate … Read more
In recent years, large-scale drownings of emperor penguin chicks on Antarctic sea ice have led the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to reclassify the species as endangered. The shift follows repeated early breakups of coastal “fast” ice—critical breeding and moulting habitat—most notably colony collapses in the Bellingshausen Sea in 2022 and at least … Read more
Lead: U.S. stock futures opened modestly lower Thursday after a dramatic rebound on Wednesday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 1,300 points — its largest one-day gain since April 2025 — following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week suspension of attacks on Iran. The S&P 500 rose 2.51% and the Nasdaq … Read more
DETROIT — On April 8, 2026, Cade Cunningham returned from a collapsed lung and recorded a double-double as the Detroit Pistons closed their regular-season home slate with a 137-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Cunningham played 26 minutes in managed bursts, finishing with 13 points, 10 assists and five rebounds while Jalen Duren contributed 21 … Read more
Lead: U.S. stock futures were largely unchanged late Wednesday after a dramatic intraday rebound drove the Dow to its strongest one-day gain since April 2025. The surge followed President Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week suspension of attacks on Iran and a conditional ceasefire tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. During regular trading the … Read more
