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FILE - This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP, File)

FACT FOCUS: Trump says drug trafficking by sea is down 98.2%. The numbers don't show that

11:52 AM on Friday, April 17

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the flow of drugs into the U.S. by sea has been nearly eradicated under his administration

A backroom wine rack sits empty at the Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Backlog in liquor, wine deliveries frustrates retailers in Mississippi

10:58 AM on Friday, April 17

Retailers that sell liquor and wine in Mississippi are experiencing delays in deliveries to their businesses due to problems at a state warehouse

FILE - A worker inspects a new aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 truck at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant, March 13, 2015 in Claycomo, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Ford recalls 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks to fix a gearshift issue

8:09 AM on Friday, April 17

Ford is recalling almost 1.4 million of its F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because of a gearshift issue that may lead to drivers losing control of their vehicles and increase the risk of a crash

FILE - Displaying a photo of a transperson who died under suspicious circumstances, members of the LGBTQ+ community protest against a decree by the Ministry of Health classifying transgender people as mentally ill, outside the Peruvian embassy in Quito, Ecuador, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

A transgender teen’s case in Ecuador opens path for others seeking legal recognition

8:00 AM on Friday, April 17

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has opened the door for transgender adolescents to change their name and sex in official records

FILE - An advertisement for prediction market platform Kalshi hangs at 13th and L Streets in northwest Washington, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

6:42 AM on Friday, April 17

A controversy has erupted over prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi

FILE -The Congo airport terminal building before its opening by Congo president Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/John Bompengo, File)

About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo

6:24 AM on Friday, April 17

Fifteen people deported from the U.S. have landed in Congo's capital, Kinshasa

FILE - Workers fix barbed wire on the fence of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Ishwardi in Pabna, Bangladesh, Oct.4, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia and Africa

1:08 AM on Friday, April 17

The Iran war’s global energy shock is causing some nations in Asia and Africa to boost nuclear power generation and spurring atomic energy plans in non-nuclear countries on both continents

FILE - Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, on June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia's most decorated veteran walks free on bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths

12:56 AM on Friday, April 17

Australia’s most decorated living veteran has walked free on bail from a Sydney prison 10 days after he was charged with committing war crimes in Afghanistan

In this photo provided by Daejeon Municipality, a veterinarian examines the condition of the male wolf, named Neukgu, at Daejeon O-World theme park in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Daejeon Municipality via AP)

South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely

12:54 AM on Friday, April 17

The South Korean internet as erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was safely captured Friday after a nine-day search that drew national attention

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron co-host a multinational virtual summit at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security

12:08 AM on Friday, April 17

France and the U.K. have welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open

Democrat Jason Esteves, a former Georgia state senator running for governor, speaks to supporters at a campaign event on Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia Democrats try to make their move in a jumbled, low-dollar primary for governor

12:01 AM on Friday, April 17

Democrats running for governor in Georgia are scrambling for attention and cash

President Donald Trump speaks outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump draws Marie Antoinette comparisons as he leans into the gilded trappings of the presidency

Friday, April 17

President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents

This photo provided by Grady Adams shows the house at 113 McCann Street in Benton, Illinois, where a then-unknown George Harrison stayed while visiting his sister in September 1963, months before the Beatles debuted in the U.S., which is now for sale and some Beatles fans fear it will be razed. (Grady Adams via AP)

Before Beatlemania, George Harrison visited his sister in Illinois. The house is now for sale

11:53 PM on Thursday, April 16

In September 1963, before Beatlemania, George Harrison visited his sister in the southern Illinois town of Benton

FILE - Todd Lyons, senior official performing the duties of the director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, listens during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

9:26 PM on Thursday, April 16

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday

FILE - American singer-songwriter, David Anthony Burke, aka D4vd, performs on the Casino stage during the 58th Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF), in Montreux, Switzerland, July 19, 2024. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP, File)

Singer D4vd is arrested in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

8:56 PM on Thursday, April 16

Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposing and dismembered body was found in his Tesla

FILE - Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

A look at investigations into federal officers months after immigration crackdown in Minnesota

4:45 PM on Thursday, April 16

Minnesota officials are pushing forward with investigations of federal law enforcement officers involved in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the village of Qlaileh, as seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The Latest: A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect

1:03 AM on Thursday, April 16

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel has started

People drive their motorbikes past billboards showing the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top and right, and his father, the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 16

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel has started

Today in History: April 17, the Bay of Pigs Invasion

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