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Top News Stories for Friday, April 3rd 2026
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
President Trump said US forces will keep hitting Iran "very hard" in the next two or three weeks and bring the country "back to the Stone Ages," even as he touted the success of US operations and argued that all of Washington's objectives have so far been met or exceeded. Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term. "We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Senate-passed funding plan for DHS languishes despite agreement between Republican congressional leaders The US House of Representatives on Thursday took no action on a compromise measure that would end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), raising questions about how much longer the record-long funding lapse will persist. The department has been without funding since mid-February, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
One doctor breaks down what makes Foundayo so noteworthy. If it seems like new medications for weight loss are coming out at a rapid rate, it's because they are. For a long time, the only options came in injectable form until recently, when the first oral GLP-1 pill became available earlier this year. Now, an even newer oral GLP-1 from drug company Eli Lilly—called Foundayo (orforglipron)— , and it's ...
Source: womenshealthmag.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Mortgage rates have increased for five consecutive weeks, sidelining potential buyers in the middle of the spring homebuying season. Processing Content The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit 6.46% this week, an eight-basis-point jump from last week's 6.38% and the highest mark since early September, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year rate is up 46 basis points month over month, ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Food & Water Watch calls on EPA to monitor for microplastics in drinking water Today, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA is including microplastics on the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), a list of unregulated contaminants that are known or likely to occur in public water systems that the EPA may regulate in the future. The announcement, however, did not mention the inclusion of ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Bodycam video shows hiccupping, lethargic and yawning after his — and he gave cops a very mundane excuse for why he rolled his Land Rover. The legendary golfer , wearing a blue polo shirt, was questioned in a squad car hours after when he clipped a Ford F-150 landscaping truck that was parked in the road last Friday. The footage, released on Thursday, starts by showing the 15-time major winner wearing ...
Source: nypost.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims Thursday against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but he left intact two retaliation claims. The written ruling by Judge Lewis J. Liman in Manhattan came after Lively sued Baldoni last December, alleging sexual harassment among over a dozen claims against ...
Source: wfla.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
The Colorado Court of Appeals has thrown out election denier Tina Peters' nine-year prison sentence , finding that the lower court violated her First Amendment right to free speech related to her allegations of election fraud. "The trial court's comments about Peters's belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond relevant considerations for her sentencing," a three-judge panel wrote in a 77-page ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Ted Bundy's rampage of violence spanned at least four years and left dozens of victims behind, including at least 30 women and girls who were killed — and several others who escaped or survived despite serious injuries. Though the serial killer has been dead for nearly 40 years, the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow as DNA testing has advanced. A Utah sheriff confirmed Wednesday that Bundy was ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan's death while soliciting crypto donations At 194 years old, Jonathan the giant tortoise was a youngster when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne – and has now lived long enough to fall victim to a crypto scam. News outlets including the BBC, Daily Mail and USA Today falsely reported his death after an X account posing as Jonathan's ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Mission control confirms 'toilet go for use' after glitch sorted A blinking fault light on Nasa's Orion spacecraft signalled an unwelcome setback at the start of the historic Artemis II mission: the toilet was out of order. Fortunately for the four astronauts on board for the 10-day mission , the issue was quickly resolved, with mission control confirming: "Happy to report that toilet is go for use. We do recommend ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Ocasio-Cortez says Israel can fund its own defense and she will oppose any new US aid amid human rights concerns Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , a US representative, said on Wednesday that she will oppose any future US military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems. In a statement on social media, Ocasio-Cortez said that Israel was fully capable of funding "Iron Dome and other defensive systems", and that ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said it's "not possible" for the U.S. government to fund child care costs, Medicare, and Medicaid, claiming that it should be the states' responsibility instead to "take care" of those programs as the federal government focuses on "military protection." During a private Easter luncheon, President Trump said he told Russell Vought, the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
The National Capital Planning Commission has given the green light to the US president's plan to build a 90,000sq ft ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing. Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom at the White House has been given final approval by a key commission - just days after a judge ordered construction to stop. The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), the agency responsible ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2026 -
Luigi Mangione's federal and New York state trials over the killing of a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson were pushed back Wednesday, with the first case set to start on Sept. 8. New York State Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro on Wednesday moved Mangione's murder trial to September from June 8. A few hours earlier, US District Judge Margaret Garnett had postponed jury selection in the federal ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com