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Trump defends decision to attack Iran, says conflict is ‘nearing completion’

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Karen DeYoung
Apr 01, 2026 8:45 pm - Facing economic and political headwinds a month after launching a surprise attack on Iran, President Donald Trump defended the increasingly unpopular conflict Wednesday night, but assured the nation that the military activity in the Middle East was “nearing completion.”
US allies weigh Iran outreach and sanctions to open Hormuz

By Alex Wickham, Joe Mayes and Ellen Milligan
Apr 01, 2026 7:36 pm - A coalition of US allies is preparing a diplomatic push to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and weighing potential sanctions on Tehran if the waterway remains closed.
Americans have little appetite for sending US troops to Iran, polls show

By Scott Clement
Apr 01, 2026 7:31 pm - As the Iran war rolls into its second month and President Donald Trump weighs launching ground operations, polls show that Americans’ opposition to the conflict has hardened and few support sending U.S. ground troops into action beyond very limited circumstances.
Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades

By MARCIA DUNN
Apr 01, 2026 6:42 pm - Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years.
New DNA testing links unsolved death of Utah teen in 1974 to serial killer Ted Bundy, sheriff says

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and REBECCA BOONE
Apr 01, 2026 2:51 pm - New DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, the local sheriff’s office said Wednesday.
Trans-Atlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war

By JILL LAWLESS and JAMEY KEATEN
Apr 01, 2026 2:43 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump says he's strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European allies and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance — this time over the Iran war.
Republican leaders in Congress say they'll pursue a path to ending the Homeland Security shutdown

By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES
Apr 01, 2026 2:40 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Wednesday what they are calling a path forward to fully funding the Department of Homeland Security and ending a record partial government shutdown.
‘Incredibly rewarding’: Carpentersville company designed controls for Artemis II mission

By Russell Lissau
Apr 01, 2026 2:35 pm - For the first time in half a century, astronauts are headed to the moon — and equipment designed and manufactured here in the suburbs will help them get there.
Russia claims full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region but Kyiv denies it ahead of US envoy talks

By The Associated Press
Apr 01, 2026 10:41 am - Russia’s armed forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed Wednesday, but a Kyiv military official denied the claim as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for talks with U.S. envoys trying to mediate an end to Moscow’s invasion.
Retail sales rise 0.6% in February, but impact of Iran war threatens to derail spending

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Apr 01, 2026 9:14 am - Shoppers increased their spending in February, particularly on cars and clothing, after pulling back at the start of the year due to severe winter storms.

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