- — Pentagon inspector general launches investigation into Signal app use
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other members of the Trump administration are being investigated for their recent use of a Signal app before a military strike on the Houthis in Yemen.
- — At least 7 killed by storms targeting the South, Midwest
- At least five people died in Tennessee and one each in Missouri and Indiana as severe thunderstorms move through the central part of the nation.
- — Tufts demands release 'without delay' of student Rumeysa Ozturk
- Tufts University wants a federal judge to release, without delay, Rumeysa Ozturk, the Fulbright Scholar from Turkey grabbed off the street by masked ICE agents.
- — YouTube launches shorts creation tools ahead of possible TikTok ban
- YouTube announced new video creation tools for short videos ahead of a pending deadline for TikTok owner ByteDance to sell it or be banned from the United States.
- — Stellantis shuts down four plants due to Trump's tariffs
- Auto manufacturer Stellantis has temporarily laid off around 900 American workers and close to 4,500 Canadian employees in an effort to work around President Donald Trump's 25% automotive tariffs.
- — Former Vice President Mike Pence to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced Thursday that it has awarded its 2025 Profile in Courage Award to former Vice President Mike Pence for certifying former President Joe Biden's election.
- — National Security Council purged by Trump after Laura Loomer meeting, sources say
- According to multiple media reports Thursday several National Security Council senior staffers have been fired with more to come after a President Donald Trump meeting with far-right podcaster Laura Loomer.
- — Secretary of State Marco Rubio asks NATO allies to chip in with 5% GDP
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday called for America's partners in the NATO alliance to up their defense spending to 5% of their GDP.
- — 8 OPEC nations boost crude oil production by 411,000 barrels a day
- Eight OPEC oil producing nations Thursday agreed to boost crude oil production by 411,000 barrels a day, lowering prices by 6%. The increase was much more than expected and starts in May.
- — Dow falls more than 1,500 points in first day of trading after sweeping U.S. tariffs
- The Trump tariffs sent U.S. markets plunging Thursday as the Dow dropped 1300 points. S&P and Nasdaq followed suit with deep losses and both gold and the U.S. dollar went sharply lower.
- — Amazon prepares to launch first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites
- Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper said Wednesday it is planning to launch 27 satellites April 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It's the project's first full batch of the internet connection satellites.
- — Myanmar military declares temporary pause in war with rebels to aid earthquake recovery
- Myanmar's ruling military government declared a three-week-long unilateral cease-fire to aid the humanitarian and rebuilding effort five days after a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,800 people.
- — NYC Mayor Eric Adams to run for re-election as an independent
- After a federal judge dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams Wednesday, Adams announced Thursday he will run for reelection as an Independent.
- — Challenger, Gray & Christmas: U.S. layoffs surge near 2020 highs amid DOGE cuts
- Elon Musk's DOGE was behind a huge increase in U.S. March job cuts, according to a Thursday report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Employers announced 275,240 job cuts, a 60% increase from February.
- — Hungary exits International Criminal Court as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for state visit
- Hungary dodges its obligation to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his arrival for a state visit by quitting the court.
- — Jeju Island mourns Cold War massacre dead under shadow of Yoon's martial law declaration
- South Korea's Jeju Island on Thursday collectively mourned the deaths of tens of thousands of their relatives and neighbors slaughtered nearly eight decades ago during a massacre in the very early stages of the Cold War.
- — On This Day, April 3: Apple releases first iPad
- On April 3, 2010, Apple released the first generation of its iPad and within a month had sold more than 1 million devices.
- — Tornadoes, torrential rains impact central United States
- Tornadoes on Wednesday struck the central United States, including damaging property in Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana Oklahoma, with torrential rain spurring flash flooding.
- — Trump announces tariffs at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event
- President Donald Trump announced tariffs on global trade partners during a White House Rose Garden event dubbed "Make America Wealthy Again" Wednesday afternoon.
- — Some U.S. trading partners plan countermeasures in response to tariffs
- U.S. trading partners reacted from a range of relief to anger after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on trading partners.
- — After-hours stock prices slide after Trump announces worldwide tariffs
- Stock futures tumbled Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced tariffs for all trading partners as investors fretted over increased prices and a possible recession.
- — Senate passes resolution against Trump's tariffs on Canasa with 4 Republicans
- The U.S. Senate on Wednesday night rebuked President Donald Trump's worldwide tariffs announced earlier in the day with four Republicans joining all Democrats.
- — United Airlines to offer service to Thailand, Vietnam in October
- United Airlines on Wednesday announced expanded service to Asia becoming only U.S. carrier with daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 26.
- — Charges dropped against foster youth advocate in alleged 'assault' on U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace
- Federal prosecutors took steps to drop charges against the man accused of assaulting U.S Rep. Nancy Mace, R.-S.C., in a disputed event last year at the U.S. Capitol.
- — N.C. workers affected by paper mill closure get an additional $2 million from Labor Department
- North Carolina workers impacted by a paper mill closure and layoffs were awarded an additional $2 million Wednesday by the Department of Labor.
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