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Efforts underway for second round of US-Iran talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The standoff between the United States and Iran is deepening as the U.S. has declared it has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has threatened to strike targets across the region. P...
Apr 14, 2026 PromesaStudio / Depositphotos.com
Blockade begins
Associated Press.. CAIRO (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump says the American military has begun a blockade of Iranian ports. Trump's statement on Monday was part of his effort to force Tehran to open...
Apr 13, 2026
NASA Gives Artemis Program Huge Party in Houston
(WBAP/KLIF) -- HOUSTON (AP) - Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon's far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check. With NASA's lunar ...
Apr 13, 2026 AT SEA - APRIL 10: In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA's Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
Iran threatens ports in Mideast as US military set to impose shipping blockade
CAIRO (AP) - U.S. Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas at 9 a.m. CDT Monday, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, to be "enforced impartially against vessels of all na...
Apr 13, 2026 Lensw0rld / Depositphotos.com
Trump Orders Strait of Hormuz blockade
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy will immediately start a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz. This decision follows failed U.S.-Iran peace t...
Apr 12, 2026
US and Iran End 21-Hour Ceasefire Talks Without Agreement Before Vance Departs Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance says negotiations with Iran have ended in Pakistan after 21 hours without reaching an agreement. Vance spoke briefly to reporters after the talks conclu...
Apr 12, 2026 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - APRIL 12: Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)
Artemis II's Moon-traveling Astronauts Return Home to Cheers After a Record-Breaking Trip
HOUSTON (AP) - Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts are back home and feted to a thunderous welcome. Still marveling over their record-breaking lunar fly-around, the crew of four flew to Houston's E...
Apr 12, 2026 AT SEA - APRIL 10: In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA's Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
Pope Leo XIV Denounces the 'Delusion of Omnipotence' He Says Fuels the US-Israeli War in Iran
ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV has denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Saturday's remarks were his st...
Apr 12, 2026
Allies Yank Support for Swalwell's California Governor Run After Sexual Assault Allegations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Prominent supporters of California Rep. Eric Swalwell's bid for governor are withdrawing their support in a stunning political reversal. It comes after the congressman denied...
Apr 12, 2026 UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the House Democrats hearing marking the five year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Judge Told to Reconsider National Security Implications of Halting Trump's White House Ballroom
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has been instructed to reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom. A...
Apr 12, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22, 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks holding a photos of the new ballroom during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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