Author: Associated Press

NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

Gas prices soar past $4 on average for a gallon of regular in the US, the highest since 2022

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety uncovers rare KKK artifacts in one of its offices

Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports

Chesney the kangaroo scales tall fence and flees petting zoo for three days on the lam

US reopens embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro

US stocks swing as oil prices keep climbing because of the war with Iran

A judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Minnesota in-state tuition for students without legal status

The Final Four is set as UConn stuns Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan

Tennessee’s season ends with another Elite Eight loss, this time to Michigan

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon

TSA

TSA agents will soon be paid but it may not mean immediate relief at airport security lines

Money

Education Department directs student loan borrowers in SAVE plan to prepare for repayment

Police7

5 killed after a train and a van collide in a train crossing in rural Mississippi

Tiger Woods’ rollover crash is golfer’s fourth high-profile car accident and second DUI arrest

2 students dead and at least 7 others injured in Tennessee school bus crash

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Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene on suspicion of DUI, sheriff says

Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level as unprecedented heat hits smashes records all over Earth

Workers’ strike at one of the largest US meatpacking plants will continue for a 3rd week

Airplane, airport

Panicked travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so early

Another PlayStation price hike means the gaming console will cost 30% more than it did last year

Ambulance

3 killed in tourist helicopter crash off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai

Fda

Dietary supplement makers push the FDA to allow peptides and other new ingredients

Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement

Markets point lower and crude prices jump following worst day on Wall Street since Iran war began

Oscars

The Oscars are moving to the Peacock Theater in 2029, their first year on YouTube

Quadruple amputee cornhole player waives extradition hearing in fatal shooting case

Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown

Average US long-term mortgage rate leaps to 6.38%, the highest level in more than 6 months

Airplane, airport

What ICE officers are doing at airports

Nicolás Maduro heads back to a US court, fighting charges as Venezuela moves on without him

US filings for jobless aid tick up last week to 210,000 but remain at historically healthy levels

Transgender women athletes banned from women’s Olympic events by new IOC policy

gas price

EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

White House

White House says Trump plans to host Chinese president in Washington later this year

Iran’s foreign minister says his government does not plan any negotiations to end the war

Welcome to allergy season. Here’s how to protect yourself

TSA

Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

White House

White House says more strikes to come if Iranian talks are unproductive

Seconds before LaGuardia crash, controller cleared the fire truck to cross the runway, NTSB says

North Carolina parts ways with men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons

Iran dismisses US ceasefire plan, issues counterproposal as strikes land across the Mideast

Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother

US stocks wobble to an uneven close on uncertainty over length of Iran war

Fire truck in LaGuardia crash lacked equipment needed to trigger runway warning system, NTSB says

TSA

More than 450 TSA agents quit during the shutdown

Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit against Trump administration over 3 shooting deaths

A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece’s peach blossoms

Now a true pop star, Miley Cyrus returns to her ‘Hannah Montana’ roots to fete anniversary special

Trump administration bans import of new foreign-made routers, citing supply chain and security risks

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