U.S. News Headlines

• 2 Pennsylvania firefighters in UTV killed in head-on crash during search for a missing woman April 5, 2026
  Two firefighters in a utility vehicle have died in a head-on crash in Pennsylvania
• Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone April 5, 2026
  The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free source that many people used to check basic facts about countries
• Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park across from the White House April 5, 2026
  The U.S. Secret Service says it's investigating overnight reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House
• China aims to show global leadership with Iran war diplomacy. US appears uninterested April 5, 2026
  China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on
• Child immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse in federal custody, family says April 5, 2026
  An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody
• Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions April 5, 2026
  A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions
• Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations April 5, 2026
  Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner
• Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball April 5, 2026
  The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 03-06-13-41-65, Powerball: 1
• Crews making progress containing Southern California wildfire April 5, 2026
  Winds had “dissipated a bit” since Friday, helping the efforts of fire crews.
• Vehicle hits revelers during Lao New Year celebration in Louisiana April 5, 2026
  Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana
• US revokes green cards and visas of several Iranian nationals connected to Tehran government April 4, 2026
  The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported
• Moms for Liberty wanted seat on school board. Trump gave them voice in White House April 4, 2026
  Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom
• Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions April 4, 2026
  The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 31-45-62-63-68, Mega Ball: 15, Megaplier:
• Nearly a century of wondering: The American UFO saga, in reality and in fiction April 4, 2026
  UFOs have intrigued people for decades, with sightings and investigations dating back to the first widely reported one in 1947
• Orcas never seen before in Seattle delight whale watchers with a visit April 3, 2026
  A pod of orcas that had not been recorded in Seattle before is delighting whale watchers with several visits just off downtown
• Home mitigation bill heads to Mississippi governor in yearslong effort to improve storm resilience April 3, 2026
  Mississippi officials are moving closer to creating a state home mitigation program to help protect residents from natural disasters
• Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as war drives up fuel prices April 3, 2026
  Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers that sell on its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran
• What to know about attempts to force out the Universities of Wisconsin president April 3, 2026
  The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired
• Federal government sues three states over their regulation of prediction markets April 3, 2026
  The federal government is suing Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket
• Prediction markets challenge tribal casinos’ hard-won place in US gambling April 3, 2026
  At the Indian Gaming Association’s annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets