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Gas prices top $4 a gallon as Strait of Hormuz stays closed

Energy Secretary Chris Wright acknowledged Sunday that gasoline prices may not fall below $3 a gallon until next year, walking back an earlier prediction he made just weeks ago that cheaper fuel was imminent.

April 19, 2026

5 questions about the Kyiv supermarket shooting

A gunman killed at least six people in Kyiv on Saturday, shooting four bystanders on the street before entering a supermarket, where he killed a fifth victim and took hostages. A sixth victim, a young woman, later died from her injuries at the hospital. Police ultimately stormed the store after negotiations failed and shot the attacker dead.

April 18, 2026

Rosie O’Donnell calls Swalwell scandal ‘heartbreaking,’ compares him to Clinton: ‘Men suck’

Rosie O'Donnell called the sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Eric Swalwell "heartbreaking," comparing the disgraced California Democrat to former President Bill Clinton and concluding that "men suck."

April 17, 2026

5 questions about the Martin family cold case

Kenneth and Barbara Martin, along with their daughter Barbie, disappeared in December 1958 while on a trip to collect Christmas greenery near Cascade Locks, Oregon.

April 17, 2026

Garret Anderson, Angels’ all-time hits leader and 2002 World Series champion, dies at 53

Garret Anderson, the Los Angeles Angels' career hits leader who helped the franchise capture its only World Series title, died Friday at the age of 53, the team announced.

April 17, 2026

Billy Ray Cyrus says he prays for Trump, will perform for any president regardless of party

Country music star Billy Ray Cyrus defended performing for presidents on both sides of the aisle, saying in a recent interview that leading the nation is "a tough job" and that he prays for the current commander-in-chief.

April 17, 2026

Why Democrats are turning against Israel — and how fast it happened

Senate votes to block U.S. military aid to Israel have jumped from 19 to 40 in two years. Here's what the numbers reveal about how fast -- and how far -- the Democratic Party has moved.

April 17, 2026

Elon Musk proposes ‘universal high income’ as answer to AI-driven job losses

Elon Musk is calling for the federal government to issue direct payments to Americans displaced by artificial intelligence, framing the proposal as a necessary response to what he sees as an inevitable wave of automation-driven unemployment.

April 17, 2026

801 Chophouse parent company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid beef price crisis

The parent company of 801 Chophouse, a high-end steakhouse chain known for Wagyu beef and entrees priced well into the triple digits, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection -- though the individual restaurants remain open and are not part of the filing.

April 17, 2026

D4vd arrest may not be last in Celeste Rivas murder case

Law enforcement sources say the murder case against pop singer D4vd may not end with his arrest, as investigators believe others were involved in the death and disposal of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez -- whose remains were found in the trunk of the singer's abandoned Tesla last year.

April 17, 2026

Trump nominates ex-deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz as CDC director

President Trump on Thursday announced on Truth Social the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, calling her "a STAR" and saying she would help restore "the Gold Standard of Science" at the agency.

April 16, 2026

Cousins plead guilty in short-term rental double-booking fraud scheme

Two cousins from California and Colorado pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges stemming from a double-booking and bait-and-switch scheme carried out through online short-term rental platforms nationwide, the Justice Department announced.

April 16, 2026

Franklin Graham defends Trump’s deleted Jesus image, calls backlash ‘a lot to do about nothing’

Evangelist Franklin Graham on Thursday defended President Trump after the president deleted an AI-generated image from his Truth Social account that many critics said depicted him as a Jesus-like figure, dismissing the uproar as politically motivated overreach.

April 16, 2026

Former Baltimore school officer gets prison for $200K overtime fraud, tax evasion

A former Baltimore City school police officer and high school football coach has been sentenced to federal prison after authorities said he collected more than $200,000 in fraudulent overtime pay and evaded federal income taxes.

April 16, 2026

NASA, Voyager plan 2028 private astronaut mission to space station

NASA has signed an order with Voyager Technologies for the seventh private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, with a targeted launch date no earlier than 2028 from Florida.

April 16, 2026

Hegseth leads Pentagon prayer citing Ezekiel 25:17 — but text matches ‘Pulp Fiction,’ not the Bible

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday in which he recited what he described as a military prayer tied to the Old Testament book of Ezekiel -- but observers quickly noted the words bore far closer resemblance to a famous monologue from Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film "Pulp Fiction" than to any biblical text.

April 16, 2026

Two U.S. nationals sentenced to prison for aiding North Korean IT worker scheme

Two U.S. nationals have been sentenced to prison for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate more than 100 American companies by stealing identities and setting up fraudulent remote work schemes, the Justice Department announced.

April 16, 2026

Rick Moranis returns to big screen in first ‘Spaceballs: The New One’ footage

Rick Moranis made his first live-action film appearance in nearly 30 years Wednesday when he took the stage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas to promote "Spaceballs: The New One," the long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks' 1987 sci-fi parody.

April 16, 2026

Jury convicts Minneapolis man for illegal machine gun possession

A federal jury in Minnesota convicted a Minneapolis man of illegally possessing a machine gun, the Justice Department said.

April 16, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel: MAGA refusing to admit mistakes ‘the opposite of Christianity’

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host Jimmy Kimmel pushed back against critics who say he focuses too heavily on politics, telling former first lady Michelle Obama's podcast this week that he considers such commentary an unavoidable part of his job.

April 16, 2026