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Top News Stories for Monday, April 6th 2026
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
( The Hill ) — An Iranian news outlet on Sunday reported that multiple U.S. aircraft were destroyed during the mission to rescue a stranded American service member in Iran. The Iranian Fars News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that two C-130 aircraft and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed during the mission . Multiple outlets , including CNN , ...
Source: wfla.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 -
By Gas prices in South Florida have soared by more than 20 cents a gallon from a week ago. The average price per gallon in the state broke the $4 mark last Tuesday. Miami-area prices are more than 77 cents higher per gallon than a month ago and $1.09 higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida. North Florida remains the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
INDIANAPOLIS — UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley's Huskies muscled their way back to the national title game, beating Illinois, 71-62, in the Final Four on Saturday night as they seek their third championship in four seasons. Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while the fabulous freshman Mullins scored 15 for the Huskies (34-5), who rode strong inside ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
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
Sunday, Apr 5th, 2026 -
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against "the violence of war that kills and destroys," saying "we need this song of hope today" as conflicts spread around the world. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its second month and Russia's ongoing campaign in Ukraine , Leo has repeatedly called for a halt in hostilities. In his Easter homily, the pope singled ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 -
After a rough night for Geno Auriemma and the UConn women's basketball team, Auriemma has reflected. The 72-year-old Auriemma posted a statement, the day after his previously undefeated Huskies were bounced from the women's Final Four by South Carolina, 62-48. "There's no excuse for how I handled the end of the game vs. South Carolina," Auriemma said Saturday in the statement. "It's unlike what I do and what our ...
Source: bostonglobe.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