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Ohtani skips the bat, keeps the heat: 10 strikeouts as Dodgers send Mets to a 7th straight loss
16 April 2026 @ 7:43 am
Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 as the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, when he was held out of the lineup as designated hitter after…
Ex-parlor manager denies allegedly forcing Thai girl into sex work in Tokyo
16 April 2026 @ 7:35 am
A former manager of a Tokyo massage parlor on trial for allegedly forcing a then 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work denied Wednesday conspiring with the parlor's Japanese…
Man admits killing stepson, moving body several times to evade police search
16 April 2026 @ 7:35 am
A man arrested for abandoning the body of his stepson who had been missing for weeks has admitted to killing the boy and allegedly hid the corpse in…
Kumamoto marks decade since deadly quakes
16 April 2026 @ 7:33 am
The southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of a deadly earthquake, the more intensive of a pair of back-to-back quakes that hit the region…
Trump's triumphal arch gets official name
16 April 2026 @ 7:09 am
It's been dubbed the "Arc de Trump." But now President Donald Trump's latest building project has an official name -- the "United States Triumphal Arch."
White House Press…
Ukraine's Zelenskyy pursues more arms deals with allies
16 April 2026 @ 5:04 am
Ukraine’s top diplomatic priority is securing allies’ help to buy and build more air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday between meetings with European leaders, as Russia…
Student kills 9 in Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days
16 April 2026 @ 4:43 am
A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the…
From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: U.S. pivots to economic warfare on Iran
16 April 2026 @ 4:43 am
If the U.S. and Iran aren’t able to soon come to a deal to end the war or extend the ceasefire that expires next week, the Trump administration…
U.S. optimistic of deal with Iran as it increases economic pressure
16 April 2026 @ 4:42 am
The Trump administration expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a deal to end the war with Iran, while also warning of increasing economic pressure against Tehran if it…
'There's more truth than fiction,' Spielberg says of 'Disclosure Day'
16 April 2026 @ 3:43 am
Famed U.S. director Steven Spielberg offered a sneak peek of his upcoming film "Disclosure Day" Wednesday, his latest movie about aliens and humanity since he first tapped into…