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TPG Appoints Admiral William H. McRaven as Independent Director

4:15 PM on Thursday, April 9

A sign directing voters sits outside the headquarters of Salt River Project on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility

4:09 PM on Thursday, April 9

Renewable energy advocates in Arizona made gains against a business-backed slate in a fight over how the nation’s largest public power utility will meet surging electricity demand in a data center hot spot

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State address at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Feb. 17, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

3:55 PM on Thursday, April 9

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice

FILE - Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans, on Oct. 2, 2025, to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man

3:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands

Judge postpones termination of temporary status for Ethiopians

3:41 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge from Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for over 5,000 Ethiopians

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Deputy Prime Minister, Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia's Putin declares a ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

3:37 PM on Thursday, April 9

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter

Pastor Gilford T. Monrose speaks during a rally held by supporters of New York City Council Member Farah Louis and her sister, Debbie Louis, an aide to the Gov. Kathy Hochul, in New York on Thursday April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jake Offenhartz)

NYC Council member, Hochul aide rally with supporters to decry federal bribery probe

3:17 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, appeared together at a rally held by religious leaders to condemn an ongoing federal bribery investigation

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2021, file photo, an NFL logo is displayed on a goal post pad during an NFL preseason football game between the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)

Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, AP source says

3:11 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official

UW Board of Regents President Amy Bogost speaks during a hearing with the Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Education on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and other topics in president's firing

2:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff

FILE - Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., listens during a House committee on homeland security hearing addressing threats to election security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers

2:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket

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 holds extraordinary White House event to deny ties to Epstein, knowledge of his crimes

2:44 PM on Thursday, April 9

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

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US abortion opponents want Trump's FDA to act on abortion pill restrictions

1:13 PM on Thursday, April 9

Abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's reluctance to restrict access to abortion pills

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at a news conference ahead of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth

11:40 AM on Thursday, April 9

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the war in Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy, and that's the case whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds

A Lebanese civil defense worker looks on as an excavator operates on the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

European leaders urge a negotiated settlement as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz

11:31 AM on Thursday, April 9

European leaders are trying to influence an end to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran from the sidelines

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

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., attend an event marking the installation of a plaque commemorating Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats

7:39 AM on Thursday, April 9

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are saying President Donald Trump should be removed from office after he threatened Iranian civilization would “die” if it didn’t meet his demands

Supporters of presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga, of the Popular Renewal party, dance as they arrive at a campaign rally in the Manchay neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peruvians choosing a president from 35-candidate pool in Sunday's election

1:29 AM on Thursday, April 9

Peru's next president will be chosen from a pool of 35 candidates that includes a former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress

Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., a candidate for Wisconsin governor, speaks during a news conference Wednesday, April 8, 2026, about what the GOP needs to do in November after big defeats in the spring election, outside of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

'We got our butts kicked': Republicans reckon with Democratic success ahead of the midterms

12:08 AM on Thursday, April 9

Republicans have had some setbacks this election year, with recent Democratic wins Wisconsin and Georgia

Rebecca Michalski pauses as she talks about electric bills she cannot pay while sitting next to her Chihuahua, Enos, at her home in Rainelle, W.Va., Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 9

West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income

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