Watch: Artemis II astronauts take questions on their way toward the moon
As the Artemis II rocket flew towards the moon on Thursday, the crew of astronauts answered questions about the accomplishment, any technical hiccups and more.
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Anthony Edwards Ineligible for NBA Postseason Awards After Timberwolves Rule Him Out Against Pistons
He has played in 59 games, but just 58 count toward the league’s record of games and Minnesota has six games left in the regular season. Edwards did not play in Detroit, one game after he scored 17 points in 23 minutes in a win over Dallas in his first game in two weeks. He …
Wild Wrap up a Playoff Spot With 5-2 Victory Over the Canucks
ST. PAUL. Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored his 39th and 40th goals, Kirill Kaprizov added his 40th and the Minnesota Wild wrapped up a playoff spot with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Third in the Western Conference and the NHL’s stacked Central Division, Minnesota secured the postseason spot in …
Chinese Drug Fugitive Repatriated From US, Xinhua Says
BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) – The United States repatriated a Chinese fugitive suspected of drug-related crimes to China, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, citing Chinese police. (Reporting by Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Himani Sarkar) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
Inspection Finds 49 Violations of Detention Standards at Largest US Migrant Detention Camp
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – An inspection found 49 violations of detention standards at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp, located in El Paso, Texas, which has faced criticism from immigration advocates opposed to President Donald Trump’s crackdown. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s office of detention oversight carried out a congressionally mandated …
Trump Threatens to Strike Iran’s Bridges and Electric Power Plants
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned late on Thursday about striking and destroying bridges and electric power plants in Iran in his latest threat to hit the country’s infrastructure. The U.S. military “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants,” Trump wrote on social media. …
8 Arrests Made in Federal Crackdown on Alleged Health Care Fraud in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles. Five of the cases involved hospice-care centers in cities of Glendale, Artesia, Tarzana and Simi Valley in the Los Angeles area that allegedly billed Medicare for …
Federal Government Sues Three States Over Their Regulation of Prediction Markets
All three states have sent cease and desist orders to such companies accusing them of engaging in illegal online gambling under state law. Arizona also filed criminal charges last month against Kalshi for allegedly violating state gambling laws and a law that makes betting on elections illegal. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission contends in court …
Analysis-Under Global Spotlight, Australia Plays Hardball on Social Media Ban
SYDNEY, April 3 (Reuters) – Since Australia banned children from using social media in December, lawmakers from Spain to Malaysia have expressed interest in following suit, while U.S. courts have found tech firms negligent toward young users. This global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have …
Bureau of Indian Affairs Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Teen on Montana Reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former federal law enforcement officer pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual abuse after prosecutors said he raped an intoxicated 14-year-old girl on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and tried to cover it up. Prosecutors said defendant Murrell Deela, who was then an officer with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, encountered the …