14 min ago - Published Sun, Apr 12 20269:01 AM EDT Updated 3 Min Ago President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks held in Pakistan to end the Iran war hit the skids. "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, ... (CNBC)

50 min ago - April 12, 2026, 3:26 AM EDT BANGKOK — China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights to cities across China and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products as the island's opposition party leader c ... (NBC News/AP)

1 hr ago - April 12, 2026, at 3:13 a.m. CAIRO, April 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has ⁠restored ⁠full oil pumping capacity ⁠through the East-West pipeline L1N40S100 to about seven ​million barrels per day, it said on Sunday, days after p ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

2 hrs ago - By Teresa Liu | tliu@scng.com PUBLISHED: April 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM PDT | UPDATED: April 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM PDT Negotiations between the Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers’ union stretched into Saturday without an agreement, le ... (LA Daily News)

2 hrs ago - Saturday 11 April 2026 19:02 EDT Lindsey Graham dodged questions about whether the ongoing war in Iran will hurt Republican chances in the upcoming midterm elections. The South Carolina senator, who has been one of the biggest champions of the U.S. ... (The Independent)

3 hrs ago - During the last 15 hours, Russia has violated a recently announced Easter ceasefire 2,299 times, Ukraine's General Staff said on April 12. The violations, recorded between 4 p.m. local time on April 11 and 7 a.m. on April 12, included 28 assault ope ... (Kyiv Independent)

3 hrs ago - Updated Apr. 11 2026 6:04PM EDT Published Apr. 11 2026 1:23PM EDT Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chest-thumping claims about Iran’s losses don’t appear to line up with intelligence assessments. Iran still has thousands of ballist ... (Daily Beast)

5 hrs ago - 04/11/26 5:00 PM ET Democrats’ push to redistrict in Virginia is entering the home stretch as the party seeks to solidify an advantage in four more House districts ahead of the November midterms. Heavyweight donors have poured millions of dol ... (The Hill)

6 hrs ago - April 11, 2026 3:20PM ET Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) spoke out on Saturday against special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner taking part in Middle East diplomatic efforts amid the ongoing Iran war, The Hill reported ... (Raw Story)

8 hrs ago - The Israeli military has demolished entire villages as part of its invasion of south Lebanon, rigging homes with explosives and razing them to the ground in massive remote detonations. The Guardian reviewed three videos posted by the Israeli military ... (Guardian)

11 hrs ago - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Talks between the United States and Iran failed to reach a resolution over ending the war, Vice President JD Vance announced after more than 20 hours of negotiations here. “We just could not get to a situation where th ... (Washington Post)

11 hrs ago - Updated 12:26 PM CDT, April 11, 2026 Leer en español LONDON (AP) — London police arrested more than 200 people on Saturday during a protest against a ban on the group Palestine Action that the government has labeled a terrorist organizat ... (AP)

13 hrs ago - Saturday 11 April 2026 11:41 EDT Kristi Noem’s husband entered a Christian “sexual behavior” rehab program earlier in January, prior to the bombshell revelations about his alleged “bimbofication” fetish and cross-dressing hab ... (The Independent)

13 hrs ago - April 11, 2026, 1:07 PM ROME -- In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Leo presided ... (ABC News/AP)

13 hrs ago - Apr 11th, 2026, 8:58 am President Donald Trump had a television wheeled in at his $1 million-per-person fundraiser to watch the Artemis II splashdown with his wealthy donors. Just hours before the president’s deadline to destroy the “whole ... (MEDIAite)

14 hrs ago - Posted 11:35 AM, Apr 11, 2026 There is a new food pyramid, and analysis shows that following the updated guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could cost Americans significantly more. Data compiled by market analysis firm Numerator indic ... (Scripps News)

15 hrs ago - Sat 11 Apr 2026 08.33 EDT Last modified on Sat 11 Apr 2026 08.34 EDT The astronauts on board Artemis II were “almost poets”, Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their inspiring words as they swung abo ... (The Guardian)

15 hrs ago - NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is now investigating California Representative Eric Swalwell. A former staffer for the Democratic lawmaker claims Swalwell assaulted her while at a hotel in New York City. Swalwell has denie ... (ABC 7 NYC)

15 hrs ago - Secretary of Education Linda McMahon shared a social media post honoring civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells — but critics are speaking out after she used an A.I.-generated image rather than a real photo of Wells. On Friday, April ... (People)

15 hrs ago - April 11, 2026, 6:02 a.m. ET Efforts by state officials in Texas and Florida are raising questions − and triggering lawsuits − over whether their taxpayer-funded school voucher programs discriminate against Islamic schools in violation of ... (USA Today)