U.S. News Headlines

• Inflation may jump by most in nearly four years as gas prices spike April 10, 2026
  Inflation probably rose to 3.4% in March compared with a year ago, economists estimate, which would be a sharp increase from February’s 2.4% increase
• 1 killed, 2 presumed dead after partial roof collapse at parking garage being built in Philadelphia April 10, 2026
  Authorities say a stairwell roof at a parking garage being built in Philadelphia collapsed suddenly, killing one person and leaving two missing and presumed dead
• Sheriff's deputy killed in central California while serving eviction notice April 10, 2026
  Authorities say a man shot and killed a central California sheriff’s deputy while authorities were serving an eviction notice
• Venezuelan lawmakers approve a sweeping mining bill to lure foreign investors April 10, 2026
  Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill to regulate mining as the country seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long been exploited by criminal groups with ties to the government
• Prediction markets are back in the spotlight, this time because of the war in Iran April 10, 2026
  Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran
• Officials charge 21 people in hospice fraud exceeding $250 million April 9, 2026
  California officials say they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the state for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program
• Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man April 9, 2026
  A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands
• Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay April 9, 2026
  A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who acknowledged beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time
• Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin April 9, 2026
  Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice
• Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to Iran war draw calls for investigations April 9, 2026
  Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket
• Universities of Wisconsin regents cite disputes over AI and other topics in president's firing April 9, 2026
  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
• NYC Council member, Hochul aide rally with supporters to decry federal bribery probe April 9, 2026
  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
• Man ends fight to reclaim Albert, his 12-foot alligator seized in 2024 April 9, 2026
  A Buffalo-area man has given up his legal battle to reclaim his seized alligator, Albert
• Ex-NYPD officer gets 3 to 9 years in prison for throwing cooler, causing fatal crash April 9, 2026
  A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died
• Oil prices jump back up near $100 a barrel on skepticism over fragile US-Iran ceasefire April 9, 2026
  Oil prices skipped higher and Wall Street veered toward modest losses on skepticism over a fragile and muddled ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran
• Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages April 9, 2026
  West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income
• Takeaways from the Gilgo Beach case as Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders and admits to an 8th April 9, 2026
  A Long Island man who carried out a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings has pleaded guilty to murder charges
• Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife convicted of attempted manslaughter April 9, 2026
  A Hawaii doctor who was accused of trying to kill his wife on a cliffside hike has been convicted of attempted manslaughter
• Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility April 9, 2026
  Protesters are rallying against a planned immigration detention facility in Maryland
• Miniature art transforms an alley into a surrealist wonderland at 'Mississippi's Tiniest Museum' April 9, 2026
  The miniature art installations at what’s known as “Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum” have transformed an alley into a major community hub and tourist destination