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FILE - Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil holds a news conference outside Federal Court, Oct. 21, 2025, in Philadelphia (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil's appeal, bringing activist one step closer to deportation

9:16 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case

Chick-fil-A employees lower a U.S. flag outside their restaurant on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. (Alan Campbell/Rocky Mount Telegram via AP)

For Chinese visa-seekers in the US, the path to good fortune lies in … Chick-fil-A?

8:01 PM on Thursday, April 9

Chick-fil-A has become a symbol of luck for Chinese students in the U.S., despite having no restaurants in China

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is displayed on a large screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum 2026 held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump's trip to China

8:00 PM on Thursday, April 9

With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East

FILE - Hip hop DJ pioneer Afrika Bambaataa speaks at a news conference in New York on Feb. 28, 2006. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68

7:58 PM on Thursday, April 9

Afrika Bambaataa, a hip-hop pioneer, has died of prostate cancer in Pennsylvania at age 68, according to his lawyer

A person votes early in the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts

7:26 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' voter rolls

The White House is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

IRS touts a 24% increase in tax refunds compared to the previous administration

7:07 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is highlighting a 24% increase in individual tax refunds this season compared with those issued during the previous administration

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Trump administration's volume of emergency docket appeals 'unprecedented,' Sotomayor says

6:39 PM on Thursday, April 9

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says part of the reason for President Donald Trump's string of wins on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket is that her conservative colleagues believe that blocking executive policies is a blow that can't be easily fixed

Comedian Dave Chappelle, center, takes part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new studio for WYSO Public Radio at a building in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jonathan Landrum)

Dave Chappelle helps keep Ohio radio station rooted in hometown with restored building

6:00 PM on Thursday, April 9

Dave Chappelle has helped secure the future of a small-town radio station by funding the renovation of a historic building in Yellow Springs

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

5:56 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivers a welcome speech to participants of the "Nuestra America," or Our America Convoy at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 20, 2026.(Adalberto Roque/Pool Photo via AP)

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel tells NBC News that he will not step down

5:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network

Government supporters gather to mark the 40th day since the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Prediction markets are back in the spotlight, this time because of the war in Iran

4:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran

First lady Melania Trump speaks to reporters Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

2:44 PM on Thursday, April 9

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at the White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

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1:06 PM on Thursday, April 9

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

Men inspect the damage to their home 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

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

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 says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors

Protesters hold signs and chant antiwar slogans near Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Dan Hernadez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

After Trump’s Iran ultimatum and a fragile ceasefire, Iranian Americans brace for what’s next

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 9

Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran

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