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Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor, rocking wide-open contest

By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated Press

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ brings in $629 million globally over 2 weekends

By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated Press

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Irish PM offers $592 million fuel tax cut to reopen refinery as farmers and truckers wage cost-of-living protest

By Brian Melley and The Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a newspaper

Federal judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal for reporting on his Epstein ties

By The Associated Press, Meg Kinnard, and others

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‘NO PORT in the region will be safe’: Iran responds to Trump blockade with Gulf-wide threat

By Samy Magdy and The Associated Press

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Under attack from Trump, Pope says the president doesn’t understand ‘the message of the Gospel’

By Will Weissert, Josh Boak, and others

A Citgo oil refinery operates next to the Hillcrest neighborhood Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’

By Michael Phillis and The Associated Press

TOPSHOT – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban waves to supporters at the Balna centre in Budapest during Hungary’s general election on April 12, 2026. Nationalist Viktor Orban, who has ruled Hungary for 16 years, on April 12, 2026 conceded defeat to conservative Peter Magyar in parliamentary elections. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)

Hungarian voters oust Viktor Orbán, a close ally of Trump and Putin, despite late campaign push from JD Vance

By Justin Spike, Sam McNeil, and others

In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on Monday, April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)

Artemis III will practice docking Orion with lunar landers in Earth orbit next year while Musk’s Starship and Bezos’ Blue Moon compete for Artemis IV

By Marcia Dunn and The Associated Press

FILE – President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

In 2011, Barack Obama said it was time to ‘pivot’ to Asia. But 15 years later, the U.S. is still at war in the Middle East

By Didi Tang and The Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Trump says U.S. Navy to impose Hormuz blockade after Iran ceasefire talks end with no deal. ‘No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage’

By Munir Ahmed, Josh Boak, and others

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As Iran peace talks fail, Trump and Joe Rogan watch a hobbled fighter triumph in a brutal cage match

By The Associated Press

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Haiti stares down starvation as Iran War drives 200,000 into acute food emergency status

By Evens Sanon, Danica Coto, and others

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‘I just keep seeing a lot of different aspects of life getting more expensive’: New car prices are up 30% over 6 years

By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

JD Vance leaves Pakistan after marathon talks with Iran end without a deal as Tehran refuses U.S. demand not to develop nuclear weapons

By Munir Ahmed, E. Eduardo Castillo, and others