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- Today in History: April 16, the Virginia Tech shooting
- California sues to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
- US stocks drop as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump’s trade war thickens
- A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout
- China appoints a new trade negotiator during tariff fight with the US
- RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
- News Briefs
- Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items ahead of tariffs
- Ice cream socials, fights and vomit: Why Cal State resident assistants want to unionize
- States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
- Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars
- How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change
- Thompson, Huffman host Social Security roundtable
- Stitching together magic and memories
- Who could solidify GOP voters if run for Governor becomes a 2024 replay
- From our readers
- Spotify says it’s back after an hourslong outage disrupts thousands of users
- Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
- The EPA can’t end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
- Iran confirms that the 2nd round of nuclear talks with the US will be in Rome
- Top Trump officials will hold talks with Europeans on the Russia-Ukraine war
- Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer
- Protesters arrested, 1 subdued with stun gun at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall
- Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
- The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson
- UK’s top court says definition of a woman is based on biological sex and excludes transgender people
- Older Arizona voters are closely watching Trump’s tariffs — and their retirement accounts
- Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return
- Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?
- Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos
- WHO member countries agree on a draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes
- Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier
- Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
- These Easter eggs have been decorated by a small German community for thousands of years
- Wyoming Supreme Court to hear arguments over abortion bans struck down by a judge
- Body cam footage, photos show conditions Gene Hackman, wife died in
- Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say
- The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
- OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profit
- Public health risks of urban wildfire smoke prompt push for more monitoring
- Data: Retail therapy is common — how to curb it
- Quick Fix: Poisson en Papillote (Steamed Fish Parcels) with Garlic Bread
- Basket cheese holds the key to a tangy, fresh Easter treat
- Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
- ‘Hacks’ review: In Season 4, even dream jobs can be a (very funny) nightmare
- Trump kept his promise to order a ban on transgender female athletes. Court fights have arrived
- Family travel 5: Make trip planning a family affair
- The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services’ access to the president
- Family says ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who’s seeking asylum
- Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend
- Experts make new recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines, but it’s unclear what happens next
- Nora Aunor, an actor among the Philippines’ biggest stars, dies at 71
- Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an ‘alarming rate’
- Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner
- DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds
- China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they’re raising prices due to tariffs
- What happens next after judge warns of possible contempt prosecution over deportation flights order
- Dog reunites with Israeli family after disappearing for 18 months in Gaza
- Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists
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