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Russian court criminalizes the activities of the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial
April 09, 2026 - 7:51 AM

Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively criminalized the activities of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and civil society organizations in the country amid its war in Ukraine.
The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz
April 09, 2026 - 7:45 AM

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, as uncertainty hangs over a two-week ceasefire and further negotiations are expected in Pakistan.
A wild hook and a big leg kick as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson open the Masters
April 09, 2026 - 7:34 AM

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters got started beneath whispy white clouds and a bright blue spring sky Thursday when Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson once again struck the ceremonial tee shots down the first fairway at Augusta National.
Former NYPD officer to be sentenced for throwing a cooler that killed a man
April 09, 2026 - 7:28 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police sergeant is set to be sentenced Thursday for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died.
Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused
April 09, 2026 - 7:27 AM

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Horns blared and protesters screamed “Stop ICE!” outside a meeting on the western edge of Maryland where county officials were discussing mundane issues like the solid waste budget.
Lebanon digs for survivors after deadliest day of renewed war between Israel and Hezbollah
April 09, 2026 - 6:56 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon reeled Thursday after the deadliest day in more than five weeks of renewed war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, as rescue workers in Beirut and elsewhere searched for survivors and Israel warned of escalation.
Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters with disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz
April 09, 2026 - 6:52 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and uncertainty over whether planned peace talks can find common ground.
Husband arrested in Bahamas after US woman vanishes from boat denies wrongdoing, lawyer says
April 09, 2026 - 6:22 AM

An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday.
Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced
April 09, 2026 - 5:47 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Worshippers were able to pray again at Jerusalem's holy sites Thursday after Israel lifted restrictions it imposed on large public gatherings throughout the war with Iran nearly six weeks ago.
UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic
April 09, 2026 - 5:22 AM

LONDON (AP) — Britain, Norway and other countries conducted a weekslong operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic, the U.K. defense chief said Thursday, accusing Moscow of using the distraction of the Iran war to ramp up malign activity against Europe.
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Russian court criminalizes the activities of the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial

The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz

A wild hook and a big leg kick as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson open the Masters

Former NYPD officer to be sentenced for throwing a cooler that killed a man

Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused

Lebanon digs for survivors after deadliest day of renewed war between Israel and Hezbollah

Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters with disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz

Husband arrested in Bahamas after US woman vanishes from boat denies wrongdoing, lawyer says

Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced

UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic

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