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Israeli security forces and rescue teams inspect a site struck by an Iranian missile in Petah Tikva, Israel,Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Iran fires on targets across Mideast while Israel and US hit Tehran as war shows no signs of slowing

12:51 AM on Friday, April 3

Iran fired on targets across the Middle East, sparking multiple blazes at a Kuwaiti oil refinery, while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic as the war neared the end of its fifth week unabated

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

The Latest: Iran launches missiles at Israel and Gulf states as explosions heard around Tehran

12:40 AM on Friday, April 3

Iran fired missiles at Israel and some Gulf nations while explosions could be heard around Tehran and the central Iranian city of Isfahan

A currency trader works near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Oil prices surge while Asian share prices rise moderately

12:26 AM on Friday, April 3

Oil prices are surging on worries of a prolonged Iran war while Asian financial markets are rising moderately during cautious trading

FILE - Painted Easter eggs hang from an Easter Tree in Saalfeld, central Germany, March 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

Easter eggs can be dyed and still eaten. Just follow these tips to make sure it's safe

12:03 AM on Friday, April 3

With Easter around the corner, food safety experts say you can still dye Easter eggs and eat them safely if you handle them right

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi's time as attorney general

12:01 AM on Friday, April 3

After Pam Bondi became U.S. attorney general last year, conservative influencers, online sleuths and others who wanted the government to disclose all it knew about Jeffrey Epstein thought they might have a champion in the Department of Justice

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

White House set to release Trump's budget with major increase in defense spending

12:01 AM on Friday, April 3

The White House is scheduled to release President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget Friday

Members of the Security Council vote on a resolution at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bahrain waters down UN proposal over opposition to allowing force to open Strait of Hormuz

8:59 PM on Thursday, April 2

Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz

FILE - An Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as Iran war drives up fuel prices

8:45 PM on Thursday, April 2

Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers that sell on its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran

FILE - President Donald Trump, stands with then-defense attorney Todd Blanche, May 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, Pool, file)

A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney general

8:02 PM on Thursday, April 2

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client

FILE - North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby addresses the audience at the North Carolina Medal of Valor Ceremony at the Legislative Building, in Raleigh, N.C., July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera, File)

North Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding

5:25 PM on Thursday, April 2

The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out longtime litigation over education funding in the state

FILE - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)

Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

4:52 PM on Thursday, April 2

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals as the U.S. wages a war against Iran

Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, left, presents Vanderbilt women's basketball head coach Shea Ralph with the 2026 AP Women's Coach of the Year award during a news conference at the Women's Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Shea Ralph named AP women’s basketball Coach of the Year after Vanderbilt’s 29-5 season

3:02 PM on Thursday, April 2

Shea Ralph of Vanderbilt has been named The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year

Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks at EDSI Cables, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

2:01 PM on Thursday, April 2

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities

This November 2023 photo provided by Gaorong Li shows a Haootia-like fossil at Yunnan University in Kunming, China. (Gaorong Li via AP)

How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

1:59 PM on Thursday, April 2

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth

This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadien astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they speak with NASA Mission Control via video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

10:58 AM on Thursday, April 2

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have fired their engines and are blazing toward the moon

Police officers stand by a stolen artefact from Romania, the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet, recovered in Netherlands, is shown during a press conference in Assen, Netherlands, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)

A priceless ancient golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum is recovered

8:18 AM on Thursday, April 2

Dutch authorities have recovered a priceless ancient golden helmet from Romania stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands

Mourners gather during a funeral procession for Alireza Tangsiri, head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, and others killed in Israeli strikes in late March, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region

3:44 AM on Thursday, April 2

There has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

The Latest: Hegseth asks US Army’s top uniformed officer to step down during Iran war

12:09 AM on Thursday, April 2

The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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