Today is Wednesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2026. There are 267 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in …
Iran’s attacks on the energy infrastructure of the Middle East and its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil prices skyrocketing and given rise to growing concerns about a global energy …
Federal immigration officers have shot and wounded a migrant in central California while trying to arrest him. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the incident happened Tuesday in …
California Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor. The Democrat says he would use the office to make federal agents ineligible for …
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department for an officer’s fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in a clothing store is set to begin trial. The lawsuit filed by the …
Tehran has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal, insisting on a permanent end to the war. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening expanded strikes on Iran's infrastructure if Tehran …
Progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash. Critics say Piker’s past remarks cross the …
Democrats are hoping to increase liberal control of the state Supreme Court in battleground Wisconsin in an election that has focused largely on abortion rights as cases affecting congressional …
Asian shares are trading mixed as oil prices continued to surge ahead of a deadline that U.S. President Donald Trump set for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or risk its power plants and …
The wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant has been released from a federal immigration detention facility where she spent nearly a week after being taken into custody inside a Louisiana military base. …
A former FedEx driver accused of killing a 7-year-old girl after authorities say he abducted her while making a delivery to her Texas home pleaded guilty to capital murder just as his trial began. …
The trial of a Hawaii anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliff-side hike last year is coming to an end. Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in the case of Gerhardt Konig. …
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens has broken his neck and is recovering at home. A statement on X confirmed Tuesday that the 87-year-old country star had been briefly hospitalized after …
Two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside New York City’s mayor's home allegedly planned to kill up to 60 people. That's according to a new federal indictment announced …
The rapper Offset has been shot and is in stable condition. A spokesperson for the Migos rapper has confirmed the shooting and says he is being treated at a hospital. His exact condition is unknown. …
A Utah judge is expected to hear arguments on a protective order sought by a former partner against Taylor Frankie Paul, star of Hulu's “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Paul and Dakota …
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman could lose his job Tuesday night. The Board of Regents are set to meet behind closed doors starting late Tuesday afternoon to consider firing Rothman. …
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has toured North Carolina areas devastated by Hurricane Helene in 2024. This marks his first official trip since replacing Kristi Noem. Mullin has …
A judge has ordered a wounded North Carolina Marine veteran charged with murder to undergo psychiatric treatment. A hearing was scheduled Tuesday on whether the state would seek the death penalty …
The parents of a toddler have been charged with endangering the welfare of children after the child squeezed through a fence at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo and made contact with a wolf. The child …