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A 4.6 earthquake jolts Northern California awake and residents report shaking homes for miles

7:33 AM on Thursday, April 2

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 in Northern California has awakened residents with a jolt

President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the proposed new East Wing of the White House as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from West Palm Beach, Fla., to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s White House ballroom is expected to get approved days after judge's ruling halting work

7:09 AM on Thursday, April 2

President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom is expected to get final approval from a key commission

The Les Wexner Football Complex at the Wood Hayes Athletic Center is seen Monday, March 30, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings

7:08 AM on Thursday, April 2

Protests are growing at U.S. universities where buildings are named for associates of the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein

Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station, in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Dizzying US fuel prices are determined by factors largely outside of a gas station's control

7:01 AM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Trump uses Iran war address to urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a bit more time

6:26 AM on Thursday, April 2

President Donald Trump has used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans all his military objectives will be completed “shortly” and urge a skeptical electorate to give him more time

People take cover in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Bnei Brak, Israel, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump talks of winding down Mideast war

3:44 AM on Thursday, April 2

Iran has fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to attack

A worker collects engine oil as he works at a degassing station in Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced due to the Mideast war triggered by the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, near Basra, Iraq, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Iraq’s oil hub slows to a crawl as Strait of Hormuz shutdown strangles exports

2:10 AM on Thursday, April 2

The war in Iran is dealing a heavy blow to Iraq’s economy

This handout photo from Sept. 15, 2015, provided by the Viking Ship Museum shows the underwater view of a diver as he discovers a cannon, thought to be from Danish flagship "Dannebroge" that sank during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. (Viking Ship Museum via AP)

Danish warship sunk by Nelson's British fleet discovered after 225 years

1:28 AM on Thursday, April 2

Marine archaeologists have found the wreck of a Danish warship that sank in the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen

FILE - In this image from video circulating on social media, protesters dance and cheer around a bonfire as they take to the streets of Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skills

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 2

Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Downing Street in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

UK gathers more than 30 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 2

Thirty-five countries are set to meet Thursday to discuss ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz

A firefighter extinguishes a car at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The Latest: Trump says Iran will be hit hard for next 2 or 3 weeks

12:09 AM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will keep hitting Iran very hard in the next two or three weeks even as he touts the success of American operations

White tern parents looking at an egg holding their chick on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, Jan. 18, 2022, in Honolulu. (Melody Bentz via AP)

How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu's concrete jungle

12:02 AM on Thursday, April 2

A seabird native to Hawaii is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikiki hotels

Persons walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Oil rises 7% and world shares fall after Trump says US will hit Iran hard and 'finish the job'

10:46 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Oil prices have risen more than 7% and world shares are lower after U.S. President Donald Trump's first national address since the Iran war began

FILE - A carton of eggs in Farmers Branch, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Eggs for Easter cost much less in the US than last year. A look at the numbers

9:47 PM on Wednesday, April 1

U.S. egg prices have fallen 60% from last year’s record highs, making it easier for consumers to fill their Easter baskets and Passover Seder plates

Onlookers gather as police officers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tonny Rarung)

Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami

7:39 PM on Wednesday, April 1

An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami

Catholics take part in a Holy Week procession in Panama City's Casco Viejo, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Photos show Christians marking Holy Week across the world

1:28 PM on Monday, March 30

Today in History: April 2, Pope John Paul II dies at 84

12:08 PM on Monday, March 16

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