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In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's official website, wreckage is shown at what Iran's state TV claimed was the site of a downed American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)

What to know about the rescue of a US aviator shot down in Iran

10:39 AM on Sunday, April 5

President Donald Trump has announced the U.S. rescued an aviator nearly two days after he was shot down over Iran

2 Pennsylvania firefighters in UTV killed in head-on crash during search for a missing woman

10:27 AM on Sunday, April 5

Two firefighters in a utility vehicle have died in a head-on crash in Pennsylvania

People raise their hands to the sky in song during an Easter Sunday sunrise prayer service at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Photos show Christians celebrating Easter around the world

9:56 AM on Sunday, April 5

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight operates out of King County International Airport-Boeing Field, Aug. 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Congo to receive third-country deportees from the US under new deal

9:05 AM on Sunday, April 5

Congo will receive some deportees from the U.S. as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program

Cranes being used to construct the new White House ballroom are seen around the White House, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park across from the White House

8:07 AM on Sunday, April 5

The U.S. Secret Service says it's investigating overnight reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House

FILE - A picketer carries a sign on the picket line outside Netflix on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach four-year tentative agreement

8:02 AM on Sunday, April 5

Screenwriters and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal after a few weeks of negotiation

FILE - The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone

7:35 AM on Sunday, April 5

The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free source that many people used to check basic facts about countries

Dave Harvey participates in a trivia night for supporters of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Kittery, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

How Graham Platner is using trivia games and happy hours to help power his Maine Senate campaign

7:19 AM on Sunday, April 5

Democrat Graham Platner is attracting support for his Maine Senate campaign from voters willing to forgive his past transgressions and embrace his populist message

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Photos show Pope Leo's first Easter Mass as pontiff

7:15 AM on Sunday, April 5

Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing - Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" - from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

5:28 AM on Sunday, April 5

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff, urging peace through dialogue and calling for an end to conflicts worldwide

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A long Mideast war could take away from support for Ukraine, Zelenskyy tells the AP

12:55 AM on Sunday, April 5

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is concerned that a prolonged U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could erode America's support for Ukraine as Washington's global priorities shift

A hole is seen in the dome of the Grand Hosseiniyeh mosque that officials say was hit by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes Tuesday in Zanjan, Iran, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: Trump threatens to strike Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened

12:19 AM on Sunday, April 5

U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his threat to hit Iran’s critical infrastructure hard if the country’s government doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline

In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's official website, black smoke rises into the air at what Iran's state TV claimed was the site where an American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation were shot down, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)

Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge

12:10 AM on Sunday, April 5

President Donald Trump has issued an expletive-filled threat to escalate strikes on Iran if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline

FILE - As the sun sets, migrants wait outside a gate in the border fence to enter into El Paso, Texas, to be processed by Border Patrol, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family says

12:03 AM on Sunday, April 5

An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody

Workers from the JBS Beef Plant protest across the road from the plant on March 16, 2026 in Greeley, Colo. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

9:40 PM on Saturday, April 4

Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner

UConn's Braylon Mullins (24) and head coach Dan Hurley celebrate after defeating Illinois in an an NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

UConn and Hurley muscle their way to 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62

8:34 PM on Saturday, April 4

UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies are heading back to the national title game

Today in History: April 5, FDR establishes Civilian Conservation Corps

12:09 PM on Monday, March 23

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