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Latest News • Apr 18

A local judge. A brash 82-year-old senator. State leaders have decided redistricting

An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course...

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Latest News • Apr 18

The extreme positions Trump proposes — and Republicans embrace

President Donald Trump this month threatened to strike Iranian infrastructure in ways that might well be war crimes. It's his latest extreme move that polls...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Singer d4vd could face trial over the killing of a teenage girl. Here’s a timeline of the case

In the 10 months since a girl's severely decomposed remains were found in d4vd's abandoned car, prosecutors have described in gruesome detail how they...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter Make Coachella History With Stunning 'Vogue' and 'Like a Prayer' Duets

Madonna returned to the desert during Weekend Two of Sabrina Carpenter's headlining performance on Friday night.

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Latest News • Apr 18

Baumgardner retains unified crown; Green carted off in upset loss

Alycia Baumgardner scored a one-sided decision victory over Bo Mi Re Shin to defend her WBA, WBO and IBF junior lightweight titles. In the co-main event,...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Middle East crisis live: Trump leaves Situation Room to golf as ships report attacks and Iran closes strait of Hormuz

Unicef pulls out of north Gaza Strip after fatal attack on contractors, and UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon.

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Latest News • Apr 18

Iran tightens control of Strait of Hormuz, Trump warns against 'blackmail'

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 18 (Reuters) - Iran said it was tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, warning mariners the vital energy...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Strong storm damages Rivian plant and B-N homes and businesses; thousands still without power

Bloomington-Normal residents were assessing the damage and starting to clean up Saturday from a powerful storm that walloped McLean County the night before,...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Iran war live: Tehran says Trump made ‘false’ claims, amid peace talks

Tens of thousands of people forcibly displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon use first day of ceasefire to return home.

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Latest News • Apr 18

A historically unpopular Trump came to Phoenix to rally the base by bragging about Iran

Trump rallied the MAGA faithful in Phoenix, endorsing Andy Biggs for governor and Warren Petersen for AG as the GOP eyes 2026.

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Latest News • Apr 18

U.S. and Iran Signal Easing of Tensions

A top Iranian official raised hopes of a breakthrough in the standoff between Washington and Tehran when he said the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open,”...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Iran war: Trump says Tehran cannot 'blackmail us'

President Donald Trump has warned Iran not to "blackmail" the US by shutting the Strait of Hormuz once again. Meanwhile, Tehran has slammed Washington's...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Trump Is Urged to Move on Nuclear Site Thought to Be Beyond Reach of Bombs

Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Tornado Watch for entire Chicago area as severe storms race east; tornadoes, funnel clouds reported northwest

A tornado watch has expanded to the entire Chicago area as two rounds of severe storms that could spawn twisters and bring hail, flooding and straight-line...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Judge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial

A federal judge has blocked local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of a leading rival, Tegna, until an antitrust trial plays out. If Nexstar loses, it could be...

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Latest News • Apr 18

"7 Claims In 1 Hour, All False": Iran After Trump's 'Hormuz Blockade' Post

Ghalibaf, in a post on X, asserted that the passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be conducted based on the "designated route" and with "Iranian...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Live updates: Life-threatening storms target the Heartland, intense tornadoes and huge hail possible

A dangerous severe weather outbreak is unfolding across the Heartland as supercells threaten to produce intense tornadoes and destructive, softball-sized...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Iran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels as oil prices fall

Iran's foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an eventual end to the war in the...

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Latest News • Apr 18

Trump Frames Iran War as All but Over in Optimistic Social Media Flurry

Iranian officials did not confirm most of Mr. Trump's claims and disputed several of them.

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Latest News • Apr 18

US-Israel-Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: Iran mocks Trump’s ‘7 claims’ as ‘7 lies’, rejects Hormuz reopening claim

The Middle East crisis continues to evolve across multiple interconnected fronts, with diplomacy, military action, and global energy markets all reac.

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