AP Press 09.04.2026
Oil prices rise again and Asian stocks retreat

Oil prices are rising again and Asian stocks are trading lower on skepticism over a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Surreal scenes draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to a Mississippi alley

The miniature art installations at what’s known as “Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum” have transformed an alley into a major community hub and tourist destination....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Republican fears grow as Democrats keep notching special election victories

Republicans are facing setbacks in recent elections, with Democrats winning races in Wisconsin and Georgia. U.S. Rep....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's semiofficial news agencies have published a chart suggesting the Revolutionary Guard placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war....

AP Press 09.04.2026
In coal-rich West Virginia, power bills rival mortgages and rents

West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Judge orders rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody in case involving rapper Gucci Mane's label

A federal judge ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody after he and eight others were accused of kidnapping three music industry professionals and robbing them at gunpoint in Texas during a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Jeff Shell exits Paramount amid legal battle and Skydance's Warner Bros. Discovery takeover bid

Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount. The move arrives amid a messy legal battle and the Skydance-owned company’s ongoing efforts to take over Hollywood rival Warner Bros....

AP Press 09.04.2026
iPod revival: Secondhand sales surge for Apple's digital musical player

The iPod is undergoing a revival, with secondhand sales surging. Young people in particular are drawn to its retro look and the focused music experience it offers, free from smartphone distractions....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife convicted of attempted manslaughter

A Hawaii doctor who was accused of trying to kill his wife on a cliffside hike has been convicted of attempted manslaughter....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Woodcocks draw a crowd in New York City's Bryant Park

American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park. The curious birds are known for their bobbing walks and kazoo-like calls....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's Raja Ampat ecosystems

There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat. The remote archipelago is in eastern Indonesia where sharks, reef mantas and sea turtles glide alongside vast schools of fish through sea fan coral formations....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Army veteran charged with leaking classified info to journalist

A U.S. Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Iran's Hormuz toll proposal violates global trade norms

To end the war with the United States and Israel, Iran is demanding the right to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz as a precondition for reopening the waterway vital to world oil supplies....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Davey Lopes, prolific Los Angeles Dodgers base stealer, dies at 80

Davey Lopes, a Los Angeles Dodgers infielder and base stealer, has died. He was 80. The Dodgers say they learned of his death on Wednesday from his former wife, Lin Lopes....

AP Press 09.04.2026
California Supreme Court halts county sheriff's election fraud probe

The California Supreme Court has ordered a county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Bondi won't appear for House deposition next week in Epstein investigation

The Department of Justice has indicated that former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating how the government handled its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Rising gas prices push Fed to weigh interest rate hike

More Federal Reserve policymakers were willing to consider an interest rate hike this year at their March meeting than in January, as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Nevada's biggest utility might develop fossil fuels to meet data center demands

Nevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Fired Universities of Wisconsin president tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster

Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Takeaways after a tentative, 2-week ceasefire reached in Iran war

The ceasefire reached Wednesday has raised hopes of halting hostilities between Iran, Israel and the United States, but many issues remain unresolved....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Tommy Fleetwood's son shines at Augusta's Par 3 Contest, even though Ike's Pond gets him again

Tommy Fleetwood's 8-year-old son Frankie nearly stole the show at Augusta National on Wednesday. The youngster went viral last year when he lamented his failure to clear Ike's Pond on the ninth hole of the Par 3 Contest....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate' endangerment finding repeal

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement

A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users....

AP Press 09.04.2026
Casa Blanca matiza declaración sobre ataque a Cuba. Díaz-Canel dice que nada justifica una agresión

WASHINGTON (AP) — La Casa Blanca desestimó el miércoles que la isla fuera literalmente “la siguiente” en ser atacada por Estados Unidos en un contexto de fuerte tensión binacional, mientras el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel aseguró que nada justificaría una agresión militar estadounidense....