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2:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff

2:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket

2:44 PM on Thursday, April 9

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

2:28 PM on Thursday, April 9

Army ROTC cadets who subdued the gunman attacking their classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University last month are recounting dramatic details publicly for the first time

1:46 PM on Thursday, April 9

Maryland officials have announced a settlement with the owner and operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge two years ago, causing its deadly collapse

1:28 PM on Thursday, April 9

A Buffalo-area man has given up his legal battle to reclaim his seized alligator, Albert

1:28 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New York City man who shot and wounded his former boss on a Manhattan street and then escaped through the city’s vast subway system has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison

1:13 PM on Thursday, April 9

Abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's reluctance to restrict access to abortion pills

12:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Israel escalated its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon after the U.S. and Iran announced a tentative ceasefire

11:40 AM on Thursday, April 9

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the war in Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy, and that's the case whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds

10:19 AM on Thursday, April 9

Jack Hughes became famous for scoring the Olympic gold-medal-winning goal in overtime for the United States against Canada

9:18 AM on Thursday, April 9

Lebanon is reeling after the deadliest day of renewed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

8:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump wants to quit the military organization

1:16 AM on Thursday, April 9

Scottie Scheffler feels rested, Bryson DeChambeau confident, and Rory McIlroy pressure-free as they lead a star-studded field at the 90th Masters

12:58 AM on Thursday, April 9

A tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire is faltering as Israel pounds Beirut, Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz and truce talks remain uncertain

12:47 AM on Thursday, April 9

U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran

12:17 AM on Thursday, April 9

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors

12:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 9

West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income

11:51 AM on Wednesday, April 8