Nation and World
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What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to
Apr 08, 2026 6:15 pm - A tenuous ceasefire deal in the Iran war allowing negotiations for a longer-term peace between the United States and Iran appears to be in jeopardy after Tehran accused the Trump administration of major violations.
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RFK Jr is launching a podcast to expose ‘lies’ that have made Americans sick
Apr 08, 2026 4:06 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast that he says will begin “a new era of radical transparency in government,” according to a teaser video first obtained by The Associated Press.
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March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
Apr 08, 2026 2:39 pm - WASHINGTON — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, acco...
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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
Apr 08, 2026 2:02 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.
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Police in the Bahamas arrest husband of US woman who vanished from boat
Apr 08, 2026 11:52 am - Authorities in the Bahamas are searching for a U.S. woman missing at sea after her husband reported that she fell overboard.
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Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
Apr 08, 2026 11:43 am - A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
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When will prices come down for gas, air travel and strawberries?
Apr 08, 2026 11:12 am - The president temporarily suspended strikes on Iran, but Americans will continue paying more for an array of products because of higher energy costs.
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At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply thereApr 08, 2026 11:06 am - Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon said at least 182 people were killed and hundreds were wounded, making it the deadliest day in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.
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How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran
Apr 08, 2026 10:56 am - President Donald Trump, over the course of a single day, went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he expects will pave the way to end the nearly six-week war.
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Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100
Apr 08, 2026 7:33 am - Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation’s main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.