Iran Says Peace Talks Would Be 'Unreasonable' Following Israeli Strikes
Israel and the United States both said the two-week ceasefire did not cover Lebanon, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes would continue. “The United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried ... Nuclear ‘Dust,’” Trump said on social media. AdvertisementThough both the United States and Iran declared victory in a five-week-old war that has killed thousands, their core disputes remained unresolved. The highest toll was in the capital Beirut, where Israeli strikes killed 91 people, it said. Residents said some of the Israeli strikes had come without the usual warnings for civilians to evacuate.
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April 09, 2026 05:35 UTC
Southwest Airlines limits passengers to 1 portable charger per person over fire concerns
Southwest Airlines is rolling out stricter rules on portable chargers as concerns over lithium battery fires continue to rise on commercial flights. Under the new policy, portable chargers must also be kept on the passenger or stored in a carry-on bag under the seat. WHERE GAS PRICES ARE RISING FASTEST AS TRUMP ISSUES FRESH WARNING TO IRANThe airline noted that onboard power access will continue to expand going forward. "By mid-year 2027, our entire fleet will feature in-seat power, reducing reliance on portable chargers and supporting a more consistent, convenient inflight experience," Hunt said. "Using portable charging devices while stored in a bag or overhead bin will no longer be permitted," the spokesperson said.
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April 09, 2026 01:20 UTC
Trump Complains NATO 'Wasn't There When We Needed Them' After Talks With Alliance Leader Rutte
“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN,” Trump said in his post. Trump had pressed for U.S. control over Greenland earlier this year before backing off after talks with Rutte. FILE - President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. Trump was also angered as NATO allies Spain and France forbade or restricted use of their airspace or joint military facilities for the U.S. in the Iran war. Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, in his recent memoir, said he feared that Trump might walk away from the alliance in 2018, during his first term as president.
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April 09, 2026 00:48 UTC
Sonia Sotomayor Scorches Brett Kavanaugh Over Immigration Decision
LOADING ERROR LOADINGIn a rare public criticism of a fellow member of the Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor knocked Justice Brett Kavanaugh for his justification of racial profiling in immigration-based stops of U.S. citizens. She was referring to the case of Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, in which Kavanaugh wrote an opinion framed as a concurrence to the unsigned majority ruling. Immigration agents were accused of engaging in racial profiling to detain people who appeared to be Latino in order to determine their citizenship status. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized Justice Brett Kavanaugh as someone who "probably doesn’t really know any person who works by the hour. These encounters have come to be known as “Kavanaugh Stops,” after the justice’s concurrence authorizing them.
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April 09, 2026 00:04 UTC
Michelle Obama Bluntly Describes The 'New Version' Of America With A 5-Letter Word
LOADING ERROR LOADINGFormer first lady Michelle Obama shone a light on the current state of the U.S on Wednesday, quipping that the country is in its “janky” era, but that Americans can grow from it. “You know, there are versions of the country that happen, right? And the new version doesn’t make the old one bad,” Obama told comedian Hasan Minhaj on the show she co-hosts with her brother, “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.”Advertisement“It’s necessary for growth, and I think we’re in just a janky version, right?” she said. “I mean, Minnesota, powerful stuff. The massive public outcry over the operation intensified after federal agents killed U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in January.
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April 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
Trump Raged At Fox News To Take A Host 'Off The Air'... And Oof, It Revealed A Lot
LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump has once again attacked Fox News host Jessica Tarlov — but this time, he publicly called for her removal from the air. In a Truth Social post published on Monday night, Trump accused “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream of not pushing back on Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass. Advertisement“For Fox executives only, take Jessica Tarlov off the air,” Trump wrote. “I think it would be a lot better.”Roy Rochlin via Getty Images Jessica Tarlov, photographed at Fox News Channel Studios on March 5, 2024, in New York City. “It is concerning that Trump repeatedly calls for journalists to be fired, as it shows little respect for a free press,” he said.
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April 08, 2026 23:44 UTC
They Said It Would Fail. It Didn’t. | Jim Hanson on Fox News
Middle East Forum chief strategist Jim Hanson joined Fox News to assess recent U.S. actions against Iran, arguing the strategy succeeded in degrading capabilities and forcing Tehran toward negotiations. Hanson emphasized that the shift came only after credible threats to the regime’s survival, and said the campaign was designed to move from military pressure to diplomatic leverage. FOX: The Iranians have to know that they’re being beaten—and beaten badly here. It’s kind of interesting—the same deal has been on the table this entire time, and all of a sudden now they’re going to go ahead and accept it. What changed was President Trump threatening to end the Islamic Republic completely.
Source:Fox News
April 08, 2026 22:44 UTC
Iran halts Strait of Hormuz oil traffic after Israel's Lebanon attacks
Business News of Wednesday, 8 April 2026Source: edition.cnn.comIran is halting oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after Israel attacked Lebanon, according to the semi-official news agency Fars. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had earlier stated that Lebanon was included in a ceasefire agreement involving Israel, the United States and Iran. Israel on Wednesday carried out what it described as its largest strikes on Lebanon since the start of the war. Fars also reported that only two oil tankers have been allowed to cross the strait since the ceasefire came into effect. Meanwhile, a key oil pipeline used by Saudi Arabia to transport crude to the Red Sea — bypassing the Strait of Hormuz — has been attacked, according to three separate news outlets.
Source:CNN
April 08, 2026 22:44 UTC
Swalwell campaign denies ‘false, outrageous rumor’ as allegations of misconduct swirl on social media
“This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race,” Swalwell campaign communications director Micah Beasley said in a statement. “In 13 years, no one in Eric Swalwell’s congressional office has ever been asked to sign an NDA. Allegations of wrongdoing against Swalwell emerged on social media through accounts of progressive influencers. “With regard to Rep. Swalwell, I have seen allegations coming from women staffers. Porter said she has not spoken to any of the women who social media influencers say plan to come forward with allegations against Swalwell.
Source:CNN
April 08, 2026 22:41 UTC
What Pakistan’s role is in ceasefire agreement
CNN visits blast site in central BeirutCNN's Nada Bashir reports from a blast site in Beirut, which was hit as part of what the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) says is the largest coordinated strike in Lebanon since the war began last month. The IDF claimed to target more than 100 command centers and military sites of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Source:CNN
April 08, 2026 22:21 UTC
Analysis: Has anything changed after the Iran ceasefire?
CNN visits blast site in central BeirutCNN's Nada Bashir reports from a blast site in Beirut, which was hit as part of what the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) says is the largest coordinated strike in Lebanon since the war began last month. The IDF claimed to target more than 100 command centers and military sites of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Source:CNN
April 08, 2026 22:10 UTC
Trump Is Claiming Victory, Even As What Exactly America Won Remains Unclear
LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — Even as President Donald Trump declares a victory in his war against Iran, what precisely the United States has won remains unclear, while the purported loser may be better off in key respects than it was 40 days ago. Advertisement“Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital ‘V’ military victory,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at the Pentagon. Seizing that was one of the many and various reasons Trump has given for waging the war. Trump and his aides quickly claimed that wasn’t the 10-point plan Trump meant, but a different plan that Iran had proposed, one more to Trump’s liking. I don’t see how Trump stops Russia and China from replenishing Iran’s weapons supply,” he said.
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April 08, 2026 22:01 UTC
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‘Israeli offensive [in Lebanon] is completely counterproductive,’ says Greek PM
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April 08, 2026 21:57 UTC
Here Are the Cable News Ratings for March 2026
During total day, it had 1.897 million total viewers and 197,000 viewers in the demo. Compared to its February 2026 performance, Fox News grew by +15% in total viewers and +24% in the A25-54 demo during primetime viewing hours. During total day, it remained in first in total viewers and moved back to second from third in the demo. 3 during total day with total viewers. Looking at total day, the network had 638,000 total viewers and 110,000 demo viewers.
Source:CNN
April 08, 2026 21:45 UTC
Michael Moore Blasts Democratic Leaders As 'Cowards' Who Support Trump's Iran War
LOADING ERROR LOADINGMichael Moore on Tuesday slammed Democrats and their “so-called ‘opposition party’” as “cowards” and, in the precarious hours before President Donald Trump announced a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire, accused them in a Substack post of actually supporting the war. “Not simply because they are cowards, but because Democratic leadership actually supports this war. President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if his deadline given to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was ignored. Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty ImagesAdvertisementHe wrote, “We supported Saddam Hussein’s Iraq in their brutal decade-long war with Iran in the 1980s, providing him with chemical weapons and other material support. And, yet, our leaders and our media are stupid enough to keep asking questions like ‘why do they hate us?’”Moore continued, “Hates us?!
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April 08, 2026 21:34 UTC