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Top News Stories for Sunday, April 12th 2026
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
(Bloomberg) -- The US and Iran ended direct talks in Pakistan without an agreement, putting a fragile ceasefire at risk and raising doubts over efforts to end a six-week war that has killed thousands and disrupted global energy supplies. Vice President JD Vance, who led the American delegation, said he's returning home without a deal after Iran declined to commit to not pursuing a nuclear weapon. "We've made very ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — Police broke up a blockade in the center of Dublin by fuel protesters who have brought much of Ireland to a standstill during the past week as the government prepared on Sunday to approve cost-cutting measures they hope will end the six days of disruption over soaring costs at the pump. As tractors and trucks that had blocked O'Connell Street were rolling out of the capital, protests continued ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has so far denied calls for him to exit the California governor's race following allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him. After prominent supporters withdrew their backing, Swalwell said in a video on social media that he would spend the weekend with family and friends and share an update "very soon." ...
Source: wfla.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
HOUSTON (AP) — Still marveling over their moon mission , the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA's lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel. The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before. After a ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. emergency call of an assault at the 42nd Street-Grand Central station encountered the man. He was behaving erratically, claiming he was "Lucifer," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy took a record six-shot lead into the final 36 holes of the Masters . Here's how the six players who had five-shot leads after 36 holes finished at Augusta National: Scottie Scheffler, 2022 In his debut as the No. 1 player in the world, Scheffler looked the part with rounds of 69-67 in a roaring wind to build a five-shot lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, Charl ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
were "almost poets", Nasa's administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their They were, he said, "ambassadors for humanity" as they became the first humans to travel to the moon and return safely to Earth since 1972, on a mission that broke a Meanwhile, the mood at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday night was one of jubilation and celebration as the Orion capsule made a Nasa ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
Democratic representative has denied accusations from former staffer as he faces calls to drop bid for governor The Manhattan district attorney's office said on Saturday that it is investigating a sexual assault allegation against Eric Swalwell, a Democratic congressman from California running to be the state's governor, who on Friday denied claims by an unnamed woman that he sexually assaulted her twice. ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! A malnourished 9-year-old boy was found lying in the fetal position in his father's utility van in eastern France this week after allegedly being locked in the vehicle two years ago. The boy, who was unable to walk after sitting for so long, was discovered Monday after a neighbor heard the "sounds of a child" coming from the van, local prosecutor Nicolas Heitz said Saturday. ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
Russian drone strikes killed at least two people in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Saturday, local authorities reported, ahead of a proposed ceasefire for Orthodox Easter. A further two people were wounded in the attack on the Black Sea port city, when drones hit a residential area, damaging apartment buildings, houses and a kindergarten. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia targeted Ukraine ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 -
World United Kingdom 3 min read The UK has been forced to pause its plan to hand over the Chagos Islands , on which the US air base in Diego Garcia resides, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the deal. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government are not completely scrapping the plan to hand the islands to Mauritius. A spokesperson told CNN that "we continue to believe the agreement is ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 -
An African AIDS charity cofounded by the United Kingdom's Prince Harry in honour of his late mother Princess Diana has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year, following a management dispute. "Sentebale has commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of England and Wales," the charity said in a statement on Friday. "The charity seeks the court's intervention, protection and restitution ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — A 250-foot arch that President Donald Trump hopes to build near the Potomac River in the next few months would feature winged eagles, Lady Liberty and a line from the Pledge of Allegiance, according to new renderings obtained by NBC News. The renderings were filed by the Department of the Interior with the Commission of Fine Arts for official review next week, according to a spokesman for the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 -
San Francisco police early Friday arrested a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman's home and made threats outside the AI giant's San Francisco headquarters, the company said in a statement. "Thankfully, no one was hurt," OpenAI said. "We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep our employees safe. The individual is in ...
Source: nbcnews.com