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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

Researchers report on 8 April 2026 that genetic differences help explain why individuals respond very differently to modern weight-loss medications. A genome-wide analysis of almost 28,000 people who used 23andMe and reported taking GLP-1–targeting drugs found variants associated with modestly greater weight loss and other variants tied to gastrointestinal side effects. The study measured outcomes … Read more

Lead Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify on April 14 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as originally scheduled, the committee said on April 8, 2026. The panel cancelled the session after noting Bondi was subpoenaed in her official capacity as Attorney General but is no longer serving in that … Read more

In a late-night announcement, the United States and Iran each framed a newly agreed two-week ceasefire as a strategic win, suspending more than five weeks of fighting that spread across the Middle East. The temporary truce pauses active strikes and opens the door to talks in Islamabad this Friday, though disagreements remain over whether Lebanon … Read more

U.S. stock futures jumped early Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced he would suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, pausing a five-week confrontation that had closed the Strait of Hormuz. By 4:00 a.m. ET, Dow futures were up 1,056 points (about 2.25%), S&P 500 futures gained 2.45% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose roughly 3.2%. … Read more

Lead: On April 7–8, 2026, the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire conditioned on the safe and immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and Pakistan was named as the primary intermediary for follow-up talks. The pause delays President Trump’s imminent threat to strike Iranian power plants and bridges and sets a timetable … Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday that Israel welcomes the United States’ decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but that the temporary truce “does not include Lebanon.” The announcement followed Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s statement that Washington and Tehran — and their allies — had agreed an immediate … Read more

Lead: United States President Donald Trump announced on the evening of 7 April 2026 that he will suspend a planned bombing campaign against Iran for 14 days after a last‑minute mediation effort and a high‑stakes ultimatum. The pause follows a morning social‑media message from Trump that warned a “whole civilization” could be destroyed if Tehran … Read more