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Top News Stories for Tuesday, April 7th 2026
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
Tehran rejected a 45-day cease-fire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war as President Trump's ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer with an expanded threat of strikes against the Islamic Republic to include all power plants and bridges. Trump said Monday he's "not at all" concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not meet ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
The four-astronaut crew of NASA's Artemis II mission is now on its way back to Earth after a record-breaking trip around the moon, traveling farther than any other humans have before. As the Orion capsule whipped around the back side of the moon Monday, Earth was out of sight — and the crew was unable to communicate to Mission Control for about 40 minutes due to the moon blocking a connection to the Deep ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
Former Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested at Sydney Airport and charged with alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. The 47-year-old was charged with five counts of war crimes in connection with the murder of five people in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012, Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday. The maximum penalty for each charge is life imprisonment. AFP ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
Sustainability teams are spread thin. Everything from reporting and compliance to developing responsible sourcing strategies and chasing data from hundreds, if not thousands, of sources crosses their desks. Even at multi-million-dollar brands, these teams are often just a handful of people, forced to spend more time with their heads buried in spreadsheets than pushing the kind of agenda-setting sustainability ...
Source: vogue.com
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
American hedge fund Pershing Square, led by the activist investor Bill Ackman, announced Tuesday that it had offered to buy Universal Music Group in a merger, saying it believed the world's biggest music label was undervalued by stock markets. Pershing Square said its offer to Universal shareholders included 9.4 billion euros ($10.9 billion) in cash plus 0.77 shares in the new entity for each UMG share. After a ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the UK, where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July. It came after government officials condemned Ye's history of antisemitic remarks. The festival's organizers confirmed the ban and said the entire three-day festival was being canceled as a result. Ye's travel authorization had been ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 -
HOLLYWOOD, Florida (AP) — The rapper Offset was shot Monday and is stable, according to a spokesperson for the Migos rapper, but his exact condition is unknown. He is being treated at a hospital and being closely monitored, the spokesperson said in a statement. Offset was formerly married to Cardi B, with whom he has three children. The Seminole Police Department said a person sustained injuries that were not ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students. The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply with federal civil rights law. The ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
April 6 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court paved the way for the Trump administration to overturn the conviction of Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress. Bannon, a political strategist and podcast host, was convicted of contempt because he didn't show up for a Congressional hearing on the events of Jan 6, 2021. He served four months in prison for the conviction and was released in October 2024. He also paid a fine of ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
Bank of New York Mellon and the brokerage Robinhood will work with the federal government to handle the so-called Trump accounts, a tax-sheltered savings system for children, the Treasury Department said Monday. The new accounts were created last year as part of President Trump's signature domestic spending bill and will start accepting deposits in July. Four million children have been enrolled so far, according to ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 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? A man in Arizona is in critical condition after reportedly being stung more than 100 times while hiking a mountain trail on Saturday. The victim, ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump weighed in on the California governor's race, endorsing former Fox News host Steve Hilton in the crowded attempt to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom. "I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California , for many years. He is a truly fine man, one who has watched as this once-great state has gone to hell," Trump said. The president also took shots at ...
Source: nypost.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
A federal appeals court has ruled for the first time that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has exclusive jurisdiction over sports-related event contracts, Reuters reported Monday (April 6). This decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit came in a case in which prediction market Kalshi sued New Jersey after the state sent the company a cease and desist letter saying that ...
Source: pymnts.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
Gas prices continue to soar across the U.S. on the back of the war in Iran and associated pressures on global oil supplies. According to data from the AAA, last week saw the national average price for a gallon of regular gas surge past $4 for the first time since August 2022, with prices now standing at $4.119 as of Monday. This compares to under $3 before the conflict began, with some states seeing far faster ...
Source: bradenton.com
Monday, Apr 6th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump vowed Monday to find the "leaker" who disclosed that US forces could not locate the second pilot stranded in Iran after their F-15 fighter jet was shot down, threatening to jail unnamed journalists who received the information if they do not reveal its source. Trump claimed that Iranian authorities did not know that a second pilot of the downed two-seat warplane was missing until after the ...
Source: commondreams.org