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Top News Stories for Monday, April 6th 2026
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
The head of intelligence for Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Major General Majid Khademi, was killed, according to Iranian state media. Israel claimed the killing Monday. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said: "Iran's leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one." Meanwhile, Iran and the United States received a draft proposal late Sunday calling for a ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
Monday, April 6, 2026, is one of the most significant days for human spaceflight in more than 50 years. At 13:56 EDT (17:56 GMT) Artemis II mission is expected to break the record for the farthest distance humans have travelled from Earth, originally set by Apollo 13 at 400,171km (248,655 miles). The crew is expected to eventually reach a maximum distance of 406,773 km (252,760 miles) from Earth at 19:07 EDT (23:07 ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Florida gas prices are the highest they've been in four years with state averages peaking at $4.23 per gallon. Prices surged $0.28 last week before declining $0.03 through the weekend, according to AAA – The Auto Club Group. Sunday's state average of $4.21 per gallon is $0.25 more than a week ago, $0.97 more than last month and $1.01 per gallon more than this time ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Game of the year? This wasn't even the game of the night. Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the 'Cats for 40 long minutes Saturday, turning their highly anticipated Final Four matchup into a 91-73 Wolverines dunkfest-slash-highlight reel. Junior center Aday Mara scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds. About the only question in this one concerned the health ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
The Writers Guild of America has made a tentative deal with the major studios, one month before their contract was set to expire, the guild said on social media Saturday night. The labor union, which represents thousands of writers in film, TV, radio and online media, reached the preliminary deal on Saturday with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Variety and Deadline first reported ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against "the violence of war that ...
Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
PHOENIX — UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn Staley at the end of the Huskies' loss to South Carolina in the women's Final Four. A visibly upset Auriemma went over to Staley in the final seconds of South Carolina's 62-48 victory on Friday night and appeared to chastise her. Coaches from both teams had to separate them. When the game finally ended, ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out a day earlier and prompted evacuation orders was mostly under control Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. Encompassing roughly 6.3 square miles (about 16 square kilometers) in Riverside County, about 64 miles (103 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, the Springs Fire was no longer growing and at least 75% percent contained ...
Source: apnews.com