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1:06 PM on Thursday, April 9

Smoke rises following several Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

What to know about the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

12:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Israel escalated its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon after the U.S. and Iran announced a tentative ceasefire

This image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view the Moon and Earth are shown on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

12:48 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth

FILE - Students take a test during a class at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in New Town, N.D. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

For second time, Trump seeks to eliminate federal funding for tribal colleges and universities

12:13 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is proposing cuts to federal funding for tribal colleges and universities for the second year in a row

A rescue worker holds money recovered from the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit a day ahead in an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon digs for survivors after deadly Israeli attack and faces surprise word of talks

9:18 AM on Thursday, April 9

Lebanon is reeling after a deadly day in the renewed conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah

Gas prices are displayed at a gasoline station, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate

8:48 AM on Thursday, April 9

The American economy, slowed by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate

A customer walks by produce at a grocery store in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

8:41 AM on Thursday, April 9

A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began

Jan Raczynski, chair of the International Memorial entity that was liquidated in Russia in 2021, speaks during his interview with the Associated Press in front of the Wall of Grief memorial to the victims of Soviet repressions in Moscow, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian court criminalizes the activities of the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial

8:12 AM on Thursday, April 9

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively criminalized the activities of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and civil society organizations

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at the Ronald Reagan Institute, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Rutte the 'Trump whisperer' faces a fresh test as the US leader turns on NATO over Iran

8:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump wants to quit the military organization

FILE - A bulldozer moves coal, April 10, 2025, in Princeton, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risks

7:43 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running

Travelers wait in a lines to get through security at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Travelers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing

7:41 AM on Thursday, April 9

Air travelers are facing a new reality of higher fees, fewer flights and tough choices about whether a trip is worth the cost

Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey delivers a statement on recent UK operational activity at 9 Downing Street in Westminster, central London, Thursday April 9, 2026. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)

UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic

6:17 AM on Thursday, April 9

Britain and Norway have conducted a weekslong operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic

An AI-generated animation created by a pro-Iran studio and depicting an Iranian man grilling four U.S. aircrafts like a kebab over a campfire is seen on a computer screen in Brussels, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

Pro-Iran groups have used AI to troll Trump and try to control the war narrative

1:18 AM on Thursday, April 9

Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S. and Israel, and foster opposition to it

A man stands next to an apartment building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon after Israeli strikes imperil Iran ceasefire

12:58 AM on Thursday, April 9

A tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire is faltering as Israel pounds Beirut, Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz and truce talks remain uncertain

Robert Greason works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US stocks swing higher and oil prices trim their jumps on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran

12:47 AM on Thursday, April 9

Financial markets are moving cautiously a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran, and U.S. stocks are rising even though oil prices are too

A government supporter weeps during a mourning ceremony marking the 40th day since the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts

12:17 AM on Thursday, April 9

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors

First responders inspect a partially collapsed parking garage in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

1 killed and 2 missing after partial roof collapse at parking garage being built in Philadelphia

12:11 AM on Thursday, April 9

Authorities say a stairwell roof at a parking garage being built in Philadelphia collapsed suddenly, killing one person and leaving two missing

A proposed ICE detention center in a small community in western Maryland known as a destination for weekend bicyclists and Civil War history buffs in Williamsport, Md., Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

How US communities have responded to plans to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers

12:11 AM on Thursday, April 9

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing plans to convert warehouses into detention facilities for immigrants

Former New York City police sergeant Erik Duran is seated during his sentencing hearing at the Bronx County Hall of Justice Thursday, April 9, 2026, New York, for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, Eric Duprey, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)

Former NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing a cooler that caused fatal crash

12:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died

FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, May 15, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Appeals court judges raise questions about severity of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' four-year prison sentence

12:04 AM on Thursday, April 9

Appeals court judges are questioning whether a judge who sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to over four years in prison on prostitution-related charges went too far in considering evidence supporting behavior he was acquitted of

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