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What consumers can do as the Iran war impacts the cost and availability of flights

As the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips.

California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3

Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars.

Trump's dyslexia barbs stir anguish and anger, perpetuating a myth about the learning disability

Some of the harshest words that President Donald Trump has used against a leading Democratic rival aren't about political differences but rather a learning disability.

Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.

Two boys dead after illegal immigrant from Mexico allegedly drove drunk and hit them on a sidewalk

ICE lodged a detainer for an illegal immigrant from Mexico who allegedly caused a deadly DUI crash that killed two boys riding bikes in South Carolina.

Orange Crush festival returns to Tybee Island as police brace for 50,000 partiers after teen takeover, gunfire

Tybee Island braces for Orange Crush 2025 as Georgia police ramp up security after a recent gunfire incident and rising teen takeover concerns.

Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as US remembers the American Revolution

The stories of Black and Indigenous men who fought during the American Revolution are sometimes overlooked.

Around the world

President Trump's negotiating team praised by nuclear experts for walking away from Pakistan talks

Experts say the Trump administration was right to walk away from Iran nuclear talks after Tehran refused to agree to core demands on uranium enrichment.

While Trump lashes out at Spain, US Democrats join a progressive rally in Barcelona

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hosted two events in Barcelona to rally progressive leaders from around the world who fear for a rules-based world order.

Australia's most decorated veteran walks free on bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths

Australia's most decorated living veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was released on bail after being charged with war crime murder over killings in Afghanistan.

Nine dead, 13 wounded in second Turkish mass shooting in two days

A 14-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed nine people at a Turkish middle school, the second school shooting in Turkey in just two days.

Pope Leo says remarks about world being 'ravaged by a ​handful of tyrants' were not aimed at Trump: report

Pope Leo XIV said his remarks about the world being ravaged by tyrants were not directed at President Donald Trump amid their ongoing public exchange of words.

Moscow-born gunman dead after Kyiv shooting rampage leaves at least 6 dead, 14 wounded: Zelenskyy

Kyiv supermarket shooting leaves at least 6 dead, several wounded after a Russian gunman took hostages and opened fire, according to Ukrainian officials.

President Trump's negotiating team praised by nuclear experts for walking away from Pakistan talks

Experts say the Trump administration was right to walk away from Iran nuclear talks after Tehran refused to agree to core demands on uranium enrichment.

Technology

IPv6 may briefly have accounted for more than half of internet traffic

Has IPv6 finally reached its day of glory? It’s fair to say that IPv6 has not had the level of take-up expected when the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) ratified it back in 1998. Take-up has been agonizingly slow, not reaching 5 percent of traffic until 2014.

The stigma around AI in journalism may be easing, but trust is still fragile

I tend to write about AI from the perspective of the bleeding edge, looking at how journalists and media companies are using the technology to change the way they work, reach new audiences, and transform their organizations.

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes

Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture vernacular, Tuesdays were synonymous with security — and for anyone in the tech world, they still are.

AI isn’t built for all languages and cultures. There’s a push to fix that

Egyptian coder Assem Sabry has long wanted an AI model that represents his culture. The problem is he hasn’t been able to find one. “The AI industry in Egypt . . . doesn’t exist,” Sabry says. So he built his own: Horus, named after the ancient Egyptian god of the sky.

White House chief of staff meets with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company's new AI model, Mythos.

The padel app turning matches into meet-cutes

Padel has taken the sports world by storm. In a smaller but growing circle, it’s also become a way to date. Much of that runs through Playtomic, a booking app for racquet sports where players join “open matches” with strangers, chat through the app, and meet people they wouldn’t otherwise encounter.

How scammers target grieving victims through online games

Games like Words With Friends have become hunting grounds for romance scammers who build trust and then ask victims for untraceable gift card payments.

Sports News

Kennard scores 27, LeBron leads Lakers to surprising 107-98 win over Rockets in playoff opener

Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant’s injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series.

AP Mock Draft 3.0: Real intrigue in NFL draft starts at No. 2 after Raiders take QB Fernando Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza will get a chance to learn from Kirk Cousins before the Las Vegas Raiders give him an opportunity to start.

ISHOWSPEED shows off incredible athleticism with Speed Slash from ring post onto Logan Paul at WrestleMania 42

Logan Paul attacked ISHOWSPEED after their WrestleMania 42 tag match, but LA Knight and the Usos intervened, letting Speed deliver a stunning splash.

Brunson and Towns lead the Knicks past the Hawks 113-102 in Game 1 of their series

Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 of his 25 in the second half and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series.

Kennard scores 27, LeBron leads Lakers to surprising 107-98 win over Rockets in playoff opener

Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant’s injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series.

AP Mock Draft 3.0: Real intrigue in NFL draft starts at No. 2 after Raiders take QB Fernando Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza will get a chance to learn from Kirk Cousins before the Las Vegas Raiders give him an opportunity to start.

ISHOWSPEED shows off incredible athleticism with Speed Slash from ring post onto Logan Paul at WrestleMania 42

Logan Paul attacked ISHOWSPEED after their WrestleMania 42 tag match, but LA Knight and the Usos intervened, letting Speed deliver a stunning splash.

Politics News

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, Trump: blockade stays

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels. But President Donald Trump says the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program.

Special elections information for April 14

There are a number of elections happening across the state on Tuesday as voters fill a vacancy on the Columbia Heights school board and voters decide on city, school district and county referendums.

Rubio targets Nicaraguan official over alleged torture tied to 'brutal' Ortega regime

Marco Rubio says the U.S. is sanctioning a senior Nicaraguan official over alleged human rights violations tied to the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship.

Trump says first releases from Pentagon UFO study will come out 'very, very soon' after Phoenix rally tease

President Trump says the first releases from a Pentagon study on UFOs will come out "very, very soon," teasing interesting documents found by officials.

Flashes of bipartisanship appear in acrimonious session

Because of the Legislature’s tight party divide, lawmakers are finding it in their benefit to team up on bills with members of the other party. A number of bills, including several dealing with new technology, have found bipartisan sponsorship this session.

Ramsey County launches $320 million development plan

Ramsey County is launching a new plan to sell off county-owned property and invest millions of dollars into development in downtown St. Paul.

Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace

Pope Leo XIV says it is “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Iran but that he will continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.