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Top News Stories for Monday, April 6th 2026
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
From Donald Trump has posted a new message on his Truth Social platform about the rescue of the second US airman, in which he says Iran was "getting close" to finding the F-15 crew member. He also announced a news conference with the military at the Oval office on Monday. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a number of its facilities were targeted by Iranian drone attacks on Sunday, resulting in fires and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever ventured Astronauts on the historic Artemis II mission are expected to reach the far side of the moon on Monday, venturing deeper into space than any humans before. Nasa has reported satisfaction with progress toward the lunar fly-round since the team's launch on Wednesday, with the three Americans and one Canadian on course to break the record for maximum ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
President shifts deadline again for attacking power plants and bridges in expletive-ridden social media post Donald Trump issued an expletive-laden warning on Sunday that Tehran had until Tuesday night to reopen the strait of Hormuz or the US would obliterate Iran 's power plants and bridges. Iran's parliament speaker responded with a warning that the US president's "reckless moves" would mean "our whole region is ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
To be the best, you need to beat the best, and the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team did that with an exclamation point on Sunday to climb the mountaintop. The Bruins (37-1) dismantled South Carolina 79-51 in the 2026 NCAA National Championship Game to earn their first title since joining in 1981. It was their 31st straight win after an early-season loss to the Texas Longhorns, whom they defeated in the Final ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica. Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, emphasized Easter's message of hope as a ...
Source: pbs.org
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
April 5 (UPI) -- The Writers Guild of America said in a surprise weekend announcement it has reached a tentative agreement with the major television and movie studios on a new, four-year deal. "Today the WGA Negotiating Committee unanimously approved a four-year tentative agreement with the [Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers] for the 2026 Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA)," the union said in a ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
Maybe Geno just needed a minute. UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma apologized on Saturday after a heated exchange with South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley on Friday. The incident occurred in the final seconds of No. 1 South Carolina's 62-48 upset over No. 1 Connecticut at midcourt. Auriemma and Staley, two of the biggest names in women's college hoops, had to be separated at the end of the Final ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — Two young men and a boy were ordered Saturday to remain in custody after appearing in court on arson charges in the torching of four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in London. The March 23 blaze in Golders Green, a north London neighborhood with a large Jewish population, destroyed four ambulances belonging to the volunteer organization Hatzola Northwest, which provides emergency care in ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
Springs fire, which had spread quickly by windy conditions, at least 45% contained on Saturday, say fire officials California fire protection crews on Saturday were getting a handle on the wildfire that broke out the previous evening in Riverside county, fanned by high winds that quickly spread the flames to more than 4,100 acres. The Springs fire, about 64 miles (103km) east of Los Angeles, was at least 45% ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
President Trump warned Iran Saturday it had two days left to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping or face "Hell." "Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them," Trump posted. "Glory be to GOD!" he concluded in his message. Trump's reiteration of his Easter Monday deadline comes ...
Source: nypost.com