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Iranians reacted with a mixture of disappointment and defiance on Sunday after peace talks with the United States failed to reach an agreement following hourslong negotiations. U.S. officials said the talks collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear program. Iranian officials blamed the U.S. for failing to reach a deal, without specifying the sticking points. The failure of the high-stakes talks in Pakistan after 21 hours casts doubt over the future of a fragile two-week ceasefire, due to expire on April 22.

Iranians left disappointed but defiant after failure of peace talks with US

Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won’t be enough to solve shipping woes and high oil prices

Why the Trump administration is struggling to deport migrants to unfamiliar countries

As Swalwell’s campaign unravels, his rivals in California governor’s race scramble for an opening

The sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell are damaging his hopes of winning the California governor’s race, with former allies revoking their endorsements and a growing list of prominent Democrats telling him to withdraw.Less clear is who can claim the support he had amassed — and how they will do so.“Now it’s pretty much back to ground zero,” said Garry South, a longtime California Democratic strategist. “I don’t know how this works out.”The accusations of sexual misconduct published Friday by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle scrambled an already wide-ope

Years of drought has major energy port of Corpus Christi, Texas, wrestling with water crisis

Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say

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Trump’s closest ally in Europe faces toughest test yet as Hungary votes. Here’s what to know

Viktor Orbán is seeking a fifth consecutive term as Hungary’s prime minister. During 16 years in office, he has transformed his small central European country from a burgeoning Western democracy into an illiberal one, providing a model of right-wing populist governance that has won praise from abroad.At home, however, many are tired of the system Orbán has built. The opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has campaigned relentlessly against corruption and Hungary’s economic stagnation. Meanwhile, Orbán’s Fidesz party – backed by the United States and Russia – has focused mo

Irish prime minister announces fuel tax cuts to stop protests over soaring pump prices

China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader

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Manhattan DA launches investigation into sexual assault allegation against Eric Swalwell

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Saturday it is investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Rep. Eric Swalwell, a day after CNN reported that a former staffer for the California Democrat accused him of having sex with her when she was unable to consent.“We urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373,” the DA’s office said in a statement to CNN. “Our specially trained prosecutors, investigators and counselors are well-equipped to help you in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner.”C

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‘It’s solid gold’: Some Texas Republicans ramp up criticisms of Muslims to energize primary voters

Running in a contentious race to keep his seat, Sen. John Cornyn put out an ad vowing to fight “radical Islam.”Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s opponent in the May 26 runoff, accused his rival of helping “radical Islamic Afghans invade Texas.”Rep. Chip Roy, running to replace Paxton as attorney general in a runoff next month, has alleged without evidence that parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, home to thousands of Muslims, have become what some Texas women believe to be “no-go zones” in which they are “increasingly feeling uncomfortable, as if they are someho

A key criminal case could soon get tossed because of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s comments

Allies yank support for Swalwell's California governor run after sexual assault allegations

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Shane Lowry makes Masters history: His second hole-in-one at Augusta National earns him crystal bowl

Shane Lowry became the first player with two career holes-in-one at the Masters on Saturday. More importantly, his ace at the par-3 sixth put him in contention for his first green jacket. Playing with Tommy Fleetwood and trying to chase down good buddy Rory McIlroy, Lowry hit a 7-iron from 190 yards and watched the ball hop three times before disappearing into the cup. He reared back and shook his arms in celebration, almost exactly like he did a decade ago, when Lowry aced the par-3 16th during the final round of the Masters. “You don't ever expect

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Police kill suspect after 3 people attacked at Grand Central Station

A machete-wielding suspect who called himself “Lucifer” stabbed three people on a subway platform at Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday before officers fatally shot him, according to the New York Police Department.The violence erupted around 9:40 a.m. ET on a platform beneath Grand Central, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference Saturday afternoon.The suspect, who was behaving erratically and carrying a machete, was ordered at least 20 times to drop the weapon before he approached officers “with the knife extended,” Tisch said. P

Pope Leo XIV denounces the 'delusion of omnipotence' he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran

Melania Trump’s Epstein statement stunned White House aides but was in keeping with a first lady who does her own thing

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Former major league infielder Phil Garner, who managed Astros' first World Series team, dies at 76

Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner's family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner had died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic cancer. “Phil never lost his signature spark of life,” Garner's son, Ty, said in a statement. “He was so well known for or his love for baseball, which was with him until the end.” Nicknamed “Scrap Iron” for his blue-collar approach to the game, Garner had a 16-year playing care

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It’s tied atop the Masters leaderboard in a final round that’s set for drama

The old saying about the Masters is that the tournament doesn’t truly begin until the back nine on Sunday.That might never be truer than this 2026 edition, and Sunday has already started with a new name joining the leaders and then dropping right back.What once looked like Rory McIlroy’s romp to a repeat has turned into one of the most wide-open final rounds in years as 11 players start the afternoon within five shots of the lead. Given Augusta National’s penchant for giving up low scores this week, and its historic habit of devouring potential champions on the final day, a potentially c

Sinner beats Alcaraz in straight sets in Monte Carlo final to reclaim No. 1 ranking

4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

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The record-breaking trip of the USS Gerald Ford, the aircraft carrier at the center of Trump’s military ambitions

In mid-March, a fire tore through a compartment of the United States’ largest and most powerful aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford.The ship was floating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, launching aircraft as part of the weeks-old war with Iran, when the blaze broke out in the laundry department. It took the crew 30 hours to put out the fire, clean it up and prevent it from reigniting, and roughly 600 sailors lost access to their bunks due to the damage. They also couldn’t do laundry, though fortunately no sailors were seriously injured.It was just the latest trial for the crew of th

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20 classic French dishes everyone needs to try

�s culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential “Le Cuisinier François” recipe book, which emphasized regional and seasonal ingredients and highlighted complementary flavors.“French cooking is, at its core, about making beautiful, refined food out of simple ingredients,” said Maryann Tebben, author of “Savoir-Faire: A History of Food in France.”“There is some mystery and magic to French cuisine that still draws people in. Even the basics – a perfect baguette, flaky pastry, potatoes simmered in cream –