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4:45 PM on Thursday, April 9

FILE - The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration, halting cuts to agency that funds US libraries

4:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures against a library funding agency have settled with the Justice Department

Vendors sell fruit, food and hot beverages along Road 2 next to a billboard depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, right, and his father, slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, near Zanjan, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Photos from Iran's roadside, from Tehran to the Turkish border

4:26 PM on Thursday, April 9

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 4/9/2026

4:17 PM 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

A sign directing voters sits outside the headquarters of Salt River Project on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility

4:09 PM on Thursday, April 9

Renewable energy advocates in Arizona made gains against a business-backed slate in a fight over how the nation’s largest public power utility will meet surging electricity demand in a data center hot spot

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State address at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Feb. 17, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

3:55 PM on Thursday, April 9

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice

Pastor Gilford T. Monrose speaks during a rally held by supporters of New York City Council Member Farah Louis and her sister, Debbie Louis, an aide to the Gov. Kathy Hochul, in New York on Thursday April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jake Offenhartz)

NYC Council member, Hochul aide rally with supporters to decry federal bribery probe

3:17 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, appeared together at a rally held by religious leaders to condemn an ongoing federal bribery investigation

UW Board of Regents President Amy Bogost speaks during a hearing with the Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Education on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and other topics in president's firing

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

FILE - Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., listens during a House committee on homeland security hearing addressing threats to election security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers

2:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

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

FILE - Police arrive outside Old Dominion University's campus after reports of an active shooter on March 12, 2026 in Norfolk, Va. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)

Cadets recount how ROTC leader and members subdued gunman who targeted them at Old Dominion

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

FILE - A boat moves past the bow of the container ship Dali prior to the detonation of explosive charges to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the Dali, May 13, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein,File)

Maryland settles with owner and operator of ship that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge

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

FILE - In this photo provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, officers secure an 11-foot alligator for transport, March 13, 2024, Hamburg, N.Y. (New York DEC via AP, File)

A Buffalo-area man ends his fight to reclaim Albert, his 12-foot alligator seized in 2024

1:28 PM on Thursday, April 9

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

New York man who shot, wounded ex-boss, then fled through subway tunnels, sentenced to 15 years

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 subway system has been sentenced to 15 years in prison

This image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view the Moon and Earth are shown on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

12:48 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth

A Michigan woman is missing after going overboard from a small boat in the Bahamas. (AP Digital Embed)

Husband arrested in Bahamas after US woman vanishes from boat denies wrongdoing, lawyer says

9:21 AM on Thursday, April 9

The lawyer for an American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago says her client denies any wrongdoing

FILE - A bulldozer moves coal, April 10, 2025, in Princeton, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Coal's fortunes shift as Trump uses orders and taxpayer money to keep plants operating

7:43 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running

Robert Greason works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US stocks rise and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran

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

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the National Action Network Convention, accompanied by the Rev. Al Sharpton, in New York, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Democratic Party’s leading 2028 presidential prospects are warning African Americans that President Donald Trump is actively working to undermine their right to vote in 2026

Rebecca Michalski pauses as she talks about electric bills she cannot pay while sitting next to her Chihuahua, Enos, at her home in Rainelle, W.Va., Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 9

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

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