Top StoriesThu Apr 23 2026
Iran says it has seized two ships in Strait of Hormuz after U.S. extends ceasefire
Iran's navy said it has seized two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz and taken them to the country's coast after reports that three vessels came under fire from Iranian forces.
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Top StoriesWed Apr 22 2026
Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing ‘seriously fractured’ Iranian government
President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran, saying the extension was warranted due to Tehran’s government being “seriously fractured.”
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Top StoriesMon Apr 20 2026
8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say![]()
Eight children were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, according to police. Officers with the Shreveport Police Department responded to the 300 block of West 79th Street just after 6 a.m. following reports of a domestic disturbance. Police spokesperson Christopher Bordelon described the crime scene as “extensive,” spanning two homes in the area and a third on Harris Street nearby.
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Top StoriesSun Apr 19 2026
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade of its ports, state media says
Iran reverses yesterday's announced opening of the Hormus road, according to the Iranian news agency Fars, the headquarters of the armed forces reported. As a reason, the continuing blockade of Iranian ports by the US is being led.
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Top StoriesSat Apr 18 2026
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire,” Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a social media post. However, vessels must transit through a “coordinated route” announced by Iran’s maritime authorities, Araghchi said.
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Top StoriesFri Apr 17 2026
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say
Two people are dead in Annandale after a shooting that Fairfax County police are describing as a domestic incident.
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Top StoriesThu Apr 16 2026
Jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans
A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary engaged in an anticompetitive monopoly.
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Top StoriesWed Apr 15 2026
Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights
A federal judge must end his “intrusive” contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tuesday.
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Top StoriesTue Apr 14 2026
Pope Leo says he has ‘no fear’ of Trump, vows to keep speaking out against Iran war
U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
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Top StoriesMon Apr 13 2026
US and Iran fail to reach agreement after historic peace talks in Pakistan, Vance says
J.D. Vance said on Sunday that the US and Iran had failed to reach an agreement after marathon negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
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