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April 11, 2026 — At Augusta National, the third round of the 90th Masters produced dramatic swings: Rory McIlroy’s six-shot advantage through 36 holes dissolved under Saturday pressure, while Cameron Young surged through the field and held the lead late. A string of big moments — Shane Lowry’s hole-in-one, Collin Morikawa’s eagle, Haotong Li’s recovery … Read more

Lead: Tyson Fury returned from a 16‑month absence to face Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on April 11, 2026, ending the retirement he announced after his December 2024 defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. The bout represents Fury’s first ring appearance since that loss and carries public promises of bigger matchups if he prevails. … Read more

Former Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden is legally single after a Los Angeles judge signed off on his divorce from Kate Bowman on April 11, 2026, concluding proceedings that began in August 2025. Bowman filed for divorce after roughly three months of marriage and obtained a domestic violence restraining order during the dispute. Court filings … Read more

Lead: The UK has paused a bill to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after opposition from US President Donald Trump, officials said on April 11. The archipelago—home to the strategic Diego Garcia base—was due to be returned under a 2025 agreement, with Britain proposing a 99-year lease for the base. The UK … Read more

April 11, 2026 — US and Iranian delegations arrived in Islamabad on Saturday as high-stakes talks began aimed at solidifying a fragile ceasefire after six weeks of conflict. The US team, led by Vice President JD Vance and including special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met Pakistan’s prime minister ahead of face-to-face discussions with … Read more

Lead: US and Iranian delegations have convened in Islamabad on Saturday for high-stakes peace talks mediated by Pakistan, following a conditional two-week ceasefire. Senior US officials including Vice‑President JD Vance and advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived alongside Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister … Read more

Lead: US and Iranian delegations landed in Islamabad on 10 April for face-to-face peace talks following a Pakistan-brokered, 14-day ceasefire that began earlier this week. The US team is led by Vice‑President JD Vance and includes senior envoys; Iran’s delegation is headed by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistan acted … Read more

Lead The 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival opened Friday in Indio, California, with organizers expecting up to 125,000 attendees per day and more than 100 acts across eight stages, headlined by Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G. As ticket and lodging demand spiked, social media erupted with reports of short-term-rental cancellations, steep … Read more

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