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This undated photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey in January 2024 shows adult emperor penguins with a chick near Halley Research Station in Antarctica. Scientists have spotted previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in new satellite imagery. At least some emperor penguins are moving their colonies as melting ice from climate change threatens breeding grounds. The British Antarctic Survey said Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, that the four newly found colonies likely existed for many years, but scientists hadn’t previously spotted them. (British Antarctic Survey via AP)

Emperor penguins, Antarctic fur seals now endangered, assessment finds

Two of Antarctica's most iconic species have been elevated to endangered status as climate change strips away the sea ice and food supplies they depend on to survive, according to a new assessment published Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

April 9, 2026
A Christian pilgrim rests her head while praying during Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Jerusalem holy sites reopen as fragile ceasefire holds

Worshippers returned Thursday to Jerusalem's holiest sites for the first time in over six weeks after Israeli authorities lifted restrictions on public gatherings that had been in place throughout the war with Iran.

April 9, 2026
This May 25, 2019 file photo shows Michael Moore at the awards ceremony of the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France. In "Planet of the Humans," which premiered Wednesday, July 31, at the Traverse City Film Festival, he and director Jeff Gibbs pull the curtain back on the false promises of alternative energy, from electric cars to windmills and biomass, and expose why they're not working. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Michael Moore calls U.S. ‘the bad guys’ in Iran conflict

"Our leaders and our media are stupid enough to keep asking questions like 'why do they hate us?' Hate us?! They don't hate US! WE HATE THEM!" director Michael Moore wrote about U.S. military action in Iran. "We're the bad guys!"

April 9, 2026
Stone, a 140-meter U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter with advanced technological capabilities, sails into Charleston Harbor. Charleston, S.C. - February 17, 2024. File photo credit: Daniel Wright98 via Shutterstock. ** FILE **

5 questions about the disappearance of Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas

Lynette Hooker, a 55-year-old Michigan woman, disappeared Saturday night while traveling in a small motorboat between Hope Town and Elbow Cay in the Bahamas. Bahamian police arrested her husband, Brian Hooker, in Abaco on Wednesday and are questioning him in connection with her disappearance.

April 9, 2026