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A flight-crew member climbs into the cockpit of a French air force Rafale fighter jet stationed on a NATO air-policing mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania as another member of the French detachment stands at the foot of the ladder on Sunday, April 19, 2026 (AP Photo/John Leicester)

In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily but without a tilt into war

2:04 AM on Friday, April 24

In Baltic skies, there's a regular ballet of posturing between pilots from NATO nations and Russia

Cargo containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through the Panama Canal, at sunrise in Panama City, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold

1:05 AM on Friday, April 24

Businesses have doled out up to $4 million to cross boats through the Panama Canal to dodge ongoing chaos in the Strait of Hormuz, which has created a seismic shift in global trade flows

FILE - Passengers wait in long security checkpoint lines outside a terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

What to know if your flight is canceled amid rising jet fuel costs

12:30 AM on Friday, April 24

Airlines around the world are canceling flights as the war in the Middle East squeezes global jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices

A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asian stocks are mixed as the Iran war standoff pushes oil prices higher

12:29 AM on Friday, April 24

Shares are mixed in Asia and oil prices have extended gains as talks on ending the war with Iran remain stalled

In this image taken from video from KWTV/KOTV, a tornado crosses a highway in Enid, Okla., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (KWTV/KOTV via AP)

Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging homes and shutting down roads

12:29 AM on Friday, April 24

Officials say a powerful tornado that barreled through Oklahoma damaged homes and sent emergency crews door-to-door in hard-hit neighborhoods

Shown is marijuana at NJ Weedman's Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

12:27 AM on Friday, April 24

President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry

FILE - One of four panda bears at Zoo Atlanta rests in their habitat on Dec. 30, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback, File)

China to send giant pandas to Atlanta again

12:13 AM on Friday, April 24

China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, the China Wildlife Conservation Association says

A burned trailer sits near a destroyed home as the Brantley Highway 82 fire burns, Thursday, April 23, 2026, near Nahunta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East

12:05 AM on Friday, April 24

Wildfires are often thought to be a problem for Western North America, but climate change and other factors are making fires nastier in the East, especially this year

Apollo astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmitt talks about having to acclimate to gravity after his moon mission in 1972 while being interviewed at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, N.M., on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

12:04 AM on Friday, April 24

Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby

FILE - Fremont County coroner Randy Keller, center, and other authorities survey the area where they plan to put up tents at the Return to Nature Funeral Home where over 100 bodies have been improperly stored, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP, File)/The Gazette via AP)

Corpse abuse cases force changes on Colorado's scandal-plagued funeral industry

12:03 AM on Friday, April 24

A former funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies while giving families fake ashes faces sentencing after pleading guilty to corpse abuse

This photo provided by Roger MacKertich shows a polar bear on a barrier island Sept. 18, 2019, near Kaktovik, Alaska. (Roger MacKertich via AP)

A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry

12:02 AM on Friday, April 24

A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism

FILE - The crowd reacts to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro while he speaks at a Centre County Democratic Party event at the Penn Stater hotel, April 11, 2026, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

Democrat Josh Shapiro tests political muscle in swing-state Pennsylvania's midterms

Friday, April 24

Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot on the line for him this year

Photos of the NFL Draft

10:22 PM on Thursday, April 23

FILE - The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips, File)

US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

6:12 PM on Thursday, April 23

A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market

Emergency personnel work at the site where two trains collided near Hilleroed, Denmark, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

2 trains collide in Denmark, critically injuring 5 people

2:17 AM on Thursday, April 23

Two trains have collided in Denmark, critically injuring five people

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is shown on a screen after being chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders with the first overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

QB Fernando Mendoza, edge rusher David Bailey, running back Jeremiyah Love go 1-2-3 in the NFL draft

1:33 AM on Thursday, April 23

Fernando Mendoza’s journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick on Thursday night

Today in History: April 24, the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin

6:14 PM on Monday, April 6

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