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Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China aims to show global leadership with Iran war diplomacy. US appears uninterested

7:01 PM on Friday, April 3

China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on

Douglas Carter, who was sentenced to death in 1985 and had his conviction reversed in 2025, appears for a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, Friday, April 3, 2026. (Chris Samuels/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

Former death row inmate asks Utah judge to dismiss murder case slated for retrial

6:51 PM on Friday, April 3

A man who spent decades on death row in Utah is asking a judge to throw out his aggravated murder case

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill

4:42 PM on Friday, April 3

The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill

Lawyers say up to 75 women expected to benefit from Bank of America settlement in Epstein sex abuse

3:16 PM on Friday, April 3

Lawyers say up to 75 women who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein since 2008 may benefit from a $72.5 million fund set up as part of a settlement Bank of America reached with lawyers representing the women

This undated photo provided by the family's attorneys in April 2026 shows Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, 12, who died on Feb. 25, 2026, from injuries she sustained on Feb. 17, in an alleged bullying incident at Reseda Charter High School in Los Angeles. (Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP via AP)

12-year-old was arrested in death of a classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle

2:58 PM on Friday, April 3

Authorities have arrested a 12-year-old on suspicion of murder in the death of a Los Angeles middle school student

A killer whale swims in Elliott Bay in front of the downtown Seattle skyline on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The orca is a part of a pod that had not been recorded by researchers in this region until this past month when three whales appeared in waters off British Columbia and Washington state. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

Orcas never seen before in Seattle delight whale watchers with a visit

2:49 PM on Friday, April 3

A pod of orcas that had not been recorded in Seattle before is delighting whale watchers with several visits just off downtown

Good Friday across Latin America brings faith into the streets

2:32 PM on Friday, April 3

Catholic devotees across Latin America have marked Good Friday with processions and rituals re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus, from Guatemala’s historic streets to Ecuador, where hundreds of thousands took part in major processions

FILE - State Rep. Houston Gaines, R-Athens, speaks at before the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee meeting at the Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Georgia lawmakers pass bill that lets property owners file claims over homelessness and immigration

1:16 PM on Friday, April 3

Georgia lawmakers have passed a bill allowing property owners to file claims against local governments for not enforcing bans on outdoor sleeping and bans that require cooperation with federal immigration authorities

Pope Leo XIV carries a lightweight, 1.5-meter (5-foot) wooden cross during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome, Friday, April 3, 2026, which symbolically retraces Jesus Christ's steps to his crucifixion on Calvary in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

11:42 AM on Friday, April 3

Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff

FILE - University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman speaks during a meeting of the UW Board of Regents on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis., on Dec. 7, 2023. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Fight over University of Wisconsin system president's future draws heat from Republican leader

10:10 AM on Friday, April 3

Efforts to quickly and quietly oust the president of the University of Wisconsin system are drawing fire from a Republican legislative leader

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

9:42 AM on Friday, April 3

The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon

In this image made with a long exposure, President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms

5:52 AM on Friday, April 3

Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars

FILE - Voting machines are seen at the Bartow County Election office, Jan. 25, 2024, in Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Georgia lawmakers end annual session without settling conflict on voting machines

2:57 AM on Friday, April 3

The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline

A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing

11:51 PM on Thursday, April 2

Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs

11:01 PM on Thursday, April 2

President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs

A now hiring sign sits on the side of the road in Garland, Texas, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

12:59 PM on Thursday, April 2

American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February

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