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7:13 PM on Wednesday, April 8

An Oregon appeals court has sided with PacifiCorp in a ruling that could possibly jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires

7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A U.S. Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist

6:48 PM on Wednesday, April 8

More than 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed across the globe in the last three years, nearly triple the death count in the previous three years, the U.N. says

6:09 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users

6:08 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A Pakistani man has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, saying it was a “morally reprehensible idea” to support the Islamic State group by plotting to kill Jewish people in Brooklyn

5:16 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Tommy Fleetwood's 8-year-old son Frankie nearly stole the show at Augusta National on Wednesday

4:53 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union have asked a federal judge to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools

4:08 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl

4:02 PM on Wednesday, April 8

The legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died at age 97

11:50 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Authorities in the Bahamas are searching for a U.S. woman who is missing at sea after her husband reported that she fell overboard

10:51 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue

10:09 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Alex Ovechkin says he is waiting until after the Washington Capitals' season is over to decide whether he's calling it a career or returning to play one more year

8:32 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Konnor Griffin has signed a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates

7:18 AM on Wednesday, April 8

President Donald Trump met with NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday

6:43 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia adds another solo goal to his collection as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain beats Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal

6:08 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Atletico Madrid scored twice after Barcelona was reduced to 10 men to earn a valuable 2-0 road win and take the advantage in their Champions League quarterfinal

12:33 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Iran, the United States and Israel have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization

12:18 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire

12:14 AM on Wednesday, April 8

A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon

11:17 PM on Tuesday, April 7

Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran