U.S. News Headlines

• Tear gas, pepper spray and arrests as protesters try to storm a Wisconsin beagle lab April 18, 2026
  Hundreds of animal rights protesters tried to enter a research facility.
• What consumers can do as the Iran war impacts the cost and availability of flights April 18, 2026
  As the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips
• States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech April 18, 2026
  A new law named after Charlie Kirk is encouraging Tennessee teachers to include the positive impacts of religion in American history classes
• Weapons-grade chemical carfentanil surges as dangerous substitute for fentanyl April 18, 2026
  Carfentanil has experienced a drastic resurgence across the U.S., causing hundreds of unsuspecting drug users to overdose
• LA to pay $11.8M to man blinded by police projectile during Dodgers celebration April 18, 2026
  The city of Los Angeles must pay $11.8 million to a 27-year-old who was blinded by a projectile fired by police officers while he was celebrating the Dodgers 2020 World Series win
• US and Cuban officials met recently in Havana amid new diplomatic push April 18, 2026
  An American delegation has met recently with Cuban government officials in the island nation
• Roommates of man accused of killing 2 say dispute preceded the Atlanta-area attacks April 18, 2026
  Authorities have charged Olaolukitan Adon Abel with killing two people and injuring another in the Atlanta area
• 2 Alaska-based soldiers injured in encounter with brown bear during training exercise April 17, 2026
  Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear during training in Anchorage
• Pilot says Hawaii tour helicopter vibrated and spun before crash killed 3 April 17, 2026
  The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, has told investigators that the aircraft underwent a series of intense vibrations and entered a spin before plunging i...
• 1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp April 17, 2026
  About 1 million bees temporarily took over an interstate exit ramp in East Tennessee after a beekeepers’ truck crashed and set them loose
• Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting April 17, 2026
  The top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will get more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the county board that shares responsibility for overseeing voting
• Ex-NYPD sergeant freed from jail while he appeals his conviction for deadly cooler throw April 17, 2026
  A judge has ruled that a former New York City police sergeant can stay out of jail while he appeals his manslaughter conviction for tossing a picnic cooler at a fleeing suspect who then crashed his motorized scooter and died
• Coast Guard searching in Pacific for 6 after losing contact with boat following Typhoon Sinlaku April 17, 2026
  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for six people after losing contact with their disabled boat off the coast of Guam following Typhoon Sinlaku
• Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms April 17, 2026
  A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends
• George Foreman laid to rest in Iowa, drawn by a peaceful 1988 visit April 17, 2026
  Boxing legend George Foreman, who passed away in March 2025, chose to be buried in Sioux City, Iowa
• UPS plane aborts landing after small plane crosses its runway in latest close call April 17, 2026
  A UPS cargo plane had to abort its landing in Louisville earlier this week when a small plane crossed the runway just as it approached
• Mounted New York police officer and his horse corner suspected purse snatcher April 17, 2026
  A suspected purse snatcher was rounded up after being chased through the streets of Manhattan by a mounted New York police office and his horse
• Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings to step down from board of directors April 17, 2026
  Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings will step down from the streaming service's board of directors in June when his term expires, the company said on Thursday
• Man with AR-style pistol arrested at Aetna's Connecticut headquarters without incident April 17, 2026
  Police say a man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside has been arrested after walking into Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut
• House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP plan April 17, 2026
  The House has approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies