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Strikes on cities across Iran have killed more than 25 people Sunday into Monday, while in Israel's Haifa two people were found dead and two others were missing in rubble a day after an Iranian attack. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his threat to hit Iran's critical infrastructure hard if the country's government doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. Trump punctuated his threat with profanity in a social media post, saying Tuesday will be “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.”

The Latest: Airstrikes kill more than 25 people in Iranian cities as Trump’s deadline looms

Airstrikes on Iran kill more than 25 as Trump's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz looms

As 4 astronauts aim to make history at the moon, Trump recommends slashing NASA’s budget

Asian shares mostly gain while oil prices keep rising

Asian markets that were open for trading mostly rose Monday, as investors continued to closely watch the war in Iran, soaring oil prices and what President Donald Trump might say next. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose nearly 1.1% to 53,692.42 in morning trading. South Korea's Kospi gained 1.5% to 5,460.24. Trading was closed in Australia for Easter, and in Hong Kong and Shanghai for a traditional Chinese holiday. The Tuesday deadline Trump has given for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz is looming. Some analyst fear the war may escalate after that. Over the weeke

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Trump administration agencies post Easter messages celebrating Christ’s resurrection

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Goya Foods marks 90th birthday by donating 1 million pounds of food to families in need

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- Goya Foods is celebrating a major milestone with a gift of a million pounds of food to help feed families all over the country.The Hispanic-owned food company based in Bolingbrook is celebrating its 90th birthday by packing bags with food."We have to put our slogan in there. Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno. If it's Goya, it's gotta be good," Goya Chicago general manager Juan Lopez said.Goya is doing something good to mark 90 years in business."We want to remember our humble beginnings and give back," Lopez said.The largest Hispanic-owned food company

It’s-a-hit: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ box office blasts off with $372.5 million globally

Backpacks full of explosives found near Russian gas pipeline close to Serbia-Hungary border

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Trump administration asks appeals court to pause order halting White House ballroom construction

The Trump administration is arguing that a judge's order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for President Donald Trump as it asks a federal appeals court to pause the ruling. In a motion filed Friday, National Park Service lawyers say that the federal judge's order to suspend construction of the new facility is “threatening grave national-security harms to the White House, the President and his family, and the President’s staff.” “Time is of the essence!” the lawyers write, citing materials that will be installed to ma

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UConn's Solo Ball, Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg both dealing with injuries heading into title game

UConn starting guard Solo Ball limped from room to room Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, a protective boot on his sprained left foot. Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg didn't even do that much because of an injured left ankle and an injured left knee. Just one day before the teams meet in Monday night's national championship game, the big question for both was the health of two key playmakers. Neither was expected to practice Sunday as they focused instead on getting as much treatment as possible, even as teammates and the players themselves insisted the stars would pla

Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?

‘This is a recalibration’: Trump Cabinet worries no one is safe after Bondi and Noem firings

Trump’s DOJ tells Trump he can hold onto government docs when he leaves office, contrary to Watergate-era law

A new memo from the Justice Department says President Donald Trump no longer has to follow a Watergate-era law barring him from holding on to presidential records when he leaves office.It is the latest action by the administration to stymie transparency, government watchdog groups say, and yet another Trump swipe at the National Archives after its role in prompting the criminal case he faced for allegedly mishandling national defense materials.The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel – which gives legal advice to the executive branch – issued an opinion Thursday that said the Presidential Recor

Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that's forced some to evacuate

Crews battled a smoky and fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California that forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors. The Springs Fire broke out around 11 a.m. Friday and by the evening had grown to about 6.5 square miles (16.8 square kilometers). The cause of the fire east of Moreno Valley in Riverside County is under investigation. It was not immediately known how many households were under evacuation warnings or orders. With hundreds of people battling the blaze — using helicopters, engines and water

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Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prison

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Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different

This week, for the third time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia claimed it fully occupied Ukraine’s Luhansk region.The Russian military has held almost all of Luhansk – one of four eastern regions that Moscow has illegally sought to annex – since the first year of the conflict.It’s unclear why Russia felt the need to announce – again – that its forces had “completed the liberation of the entire territory of the Luhansk People’s Republic,” as it calls the region.Analysts note that the Russia Defense ministry has a habit of exaggerating advances when the frontlin

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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, emphasized Easter’s message of hope as a celebration of Jesus’ resurrection after being crucified. “Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to un

US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare

3 killed as high winds topple a tree on an Easter egg hunt in Germany

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Some countries are reducing paths to citizenship. This one’s opening up

In travel news this week: India’s enormous new airport, countries’ shifting citizenship rules and, as gas and jet fuel prices skyrocket, airline prices are on the rise.Paths to citizenshipWhile some countries are reducing pathways to citizenship, others are opening up.President Donald Trump’s push to end automatic birthright citizenship in the United States was met by a skeptical Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices raising tough questions about the arguments put forward. “This was a blowout of the sort we don’t see very often,” said CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams. Watch he

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More than a dozen injured after vehicle hits parade-goers during Louisiana celebration

Fifteen people were injured, some seriously, after a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians during the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival parade in rural Louisiana on Saturday, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office said.The driver of the vehicle is in custody, and the preliminary investigation determined the incident “does not appear to be an intentional act,” said Rebecca Melancon, the public information officer for the sheriff.The driver, identified as a 57-year-old man from Jeanerette, showed signs of impairment, the state police said in a statement. The sheriff’s department called the state

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UConn keeps proving it just knows how to win in big games. A shot at a third title in four years comes on Monday

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Some countries are reducing paths to citizenship. This one’s opening up

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Cocoa prices are falling — but not in time for Easter

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Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz as search continues for missing US pilot

U_S_ President Donald Trump has again warned Tehran over his Monday deadline to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and allow ship traffic to flow again, and Iran has responded by threatening to open “the gates of hell.”

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The Latest: US and Iran race to find missing crew member from downed military plane

As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans

The global oil crisis is turning into an everything crisis

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Pokémon cards are igniting an international crime spree

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White House seeks massive increase in defense spending and looks to slash housing, social services and health care

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President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry