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APRIL 3, 2026
Pam Bondi Fired.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump's political enemies.
But there's no guarantee her successor will have any better success at placating the president.
Over the last year, Bondi's Justice Department has encountered resistance from judges, grand jurors and its own workforce in trying to establish...
APRIL 3, 2026
President Trump arrives at the White House podium to talk about the Iran war, delivering a speech that drove the stock market down. ((Alex Brandon / AP))
Since the end of February, the three major stock market indices — the Standard & Poor's 500, the Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite — have fallen by a few...
APRIL 2, 2026
The global population is still rising, but the foot is off the pedal. - Image credit: Khawla Alrehaili/Unsplash - IFL Science
Earth is full. In fact, its sustainable carrying capacity was overshot decades ago. That's the central message from a new scientific study finding that humans have pushed the planet far beyond its long-term limits. If we continue down...
APRIL 2, 2026
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates after Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a...
APRIL 2, 2026
A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults.
Rather, experts say the fact that the virus is breaking with its pattern of being a menace, primarily, of older adults is a telling detail. It’s something...
APRIL 1, 2026
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes...
APRIL 1, 2026
The Key Supreme Court Exchanges on Birthright Citizenship. - Tonia Cowa
The Supreme Court left the fate of President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship in doubt after justices on its conservative majority opened with tough questions on the government’s position that the 14th Amendment wasn’t meant to grant citizenship to the children of immigrants in the U.S. illegally or temporarily.
But...
APRIL 1, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivers remarks during the 'Council for the Development of Quranic Culture' in Tehran, Iran, on February 24, 2026. - Iranian Presidency/Anadolu/Getty Images
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has penned an open letter to the American public, in which he appealed to them to “look beyond” what he characterized as “the machinery of misinformation” amid the U.S.-Israeli war with...
APRIL 1, 2026
Best fall foliage road trip: Lead Hill to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Route: Arkansas State Highway 7 (179 miles). I’d normally select New England for autumn’s most kaleidoscopic colors, but even its most out-of-the-way back roads can be congested during peak periods. Instead, drive along Arkansas’ first state-designated scenic byway to Ozark National Forest, which has 42 different...
MARCH 31, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order restricting mail-in voting, the White House said.
Trump has long sought to restrict mail-in voting following his loss in the 2020 election to former President Joe Biden.
Voting-rights advocates say Trump's planned restrictions on voting would disenfranchise millions of Americans.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive...
