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Trump says US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz that tried to pass blockade

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ
Apr 19, 2026 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz o...
Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforce

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Apr 19, 2026 3:45 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the past year, with leaders easing hiring ...
Obama meets Mamdani in New York City before reading to preschoolers

By SCOTT BAUER
Apr 18, 2026 9:58 pm - Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care center where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong.
Trump’s dyslexia barbs stir anguish and anger, perpetuating a myth about the learning disability

By COLLIN BINKLEY
Apr 18, 2026 9:28 pm - Lauryn Muller was scrolling on social media when she saw a clip of President Donald Trump belittling California Gov. Gavin Newsom for having dyslexia. It stirred a well of emotion for the 18-year-old Muller, bringing back memories of her own struggles learning to read and the times she felt something was wrong with her.
Construction on Trump's White House ballroom can continue for now, US appeals court says

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Apr 18, 2026 9:23 pm - A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House, ruling a day after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground construction on the site of the former East Wing.
Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray

Apr 18, 2026 9:20 pm - About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group's leader.
The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
Apr 18, 2026 9:03 pm - This year’s Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA, when the fiery display peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 18, 2026 6:29 pm - Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.
Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths

By FREIDA FRISARO
Apr 18, 2026 6:24 pm - A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris.
A mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK and DEREK GATOPOULOS
Apr 18, 2026 5:31 pm - A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.

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