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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.
Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people

By NICOLE WINFIELD and GERALD IMRAY
Apr 18, 2026 5:22 pm - Pope Leo XIV challenged Angola’s leaders to break the “cycle of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries, as he arrived in the southern African country on Saturday with a message of encouragement for its long-suffering people.
Trump orders more access to psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and ibogaine

By Dan Diamond
Apr 18, 2026 5:09 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered new efforts to boost federal research into psychedelics and make the drugs available in controlled therapeutic settings, flanked by military veterans who said the move would save lives.
Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

By SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY
Apr 18, 2026 3:25 pm - The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports.

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