Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo
HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew. The four astronauts channeled Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot from 1968 with their own: Earthset, showing our planet...
Did scientists just detect an exploding black hole?
On Feb. 13, 2023, a cosmic bullet of sorts zipped beneath the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily. It was a subatomic particle known as a neutrino, traveling through the depths at virtually the speed of light and carrying a whopping 220 peta-electron volts of energy. Its presence was detected by a...
Afghanistan says peace talks held in China to end fighting with Pakistan have been constructive
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday peace talks held in China between Afghanistan and Pakistan to halt cross-border fighting between the two neighbors have been constructive. The talks began last week in the western Chinese city of Urumqi following an invitation by China, in an effort to stop...
As Trump threatens Iran’s infrastructure, a Tehran couple wonders how to prepare
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Zahra Arghavan and Mehdi Alishir stood on their balcony, watching the sun set over Tehran and bracing for the sound of airstrikes. As time ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest ultimatum, their thoughts were clouded by new fears: How long will the power...
French train driver killed, 16 injured in a railway crossing crash
BULLY-LES-MINES, France — A French high-speed train driver was killed on Tuesday and 16 people were injured when his locomotive slammed into a truck carrying military equipment at a railway crossing in northern France, local authorities said. The driver of the truck was detained, and an aggravated manslaughter investigation was...
Indianapolis councilman says someone fired shots at his home and left a ‘No Data Centers’ note
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana politician said he and his son were awakened when someone fired 13 shots at their front door, leaving behind a note reading “No Data Centers” on their doorstep. Indianapolis councilman Ron Gibson said he and his 8-year-old son weren’t harmed in the incident that occurred around...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on April 7, 2026
Take a closer look at the moments that defined this story. These images capture the energy, emotion, and details you might have missed. TribLive’s gallery brings stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life....
U.S., Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp
TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate to a deal. Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks...
Wife of U.S. soldier released from federal immigration detention
NEW ORLEANS — The wife of a U.S. soldier was released Tuesday from a federal immigration detention facility where she had spent nearly a week after being taken into custody on a Louisiana military base. The detention of 22-year-old Annie Ramos, the Honduran born-wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant...
Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were wounded and captured. Two police officers sustained slight injuries in the clash, Istanbul Gov. Davut...
Trump has delayed several deadlines for Iran, but Tuesday’s nears with his most menacing threat
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed back deadlines for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz, but his latest deadline for Tuesday came with his most perilous threat yet: “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Trump’s previous deadline...
Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday. Police have not confirmed the name of the 47-year-old former soldier who was arrested...
Iran calls for human chains to protect power plants as Trump’s deadline nears
TEHRAN, Iran — Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face punishing strikes on its infrastructure....
Sarkozy says he owes France ‘the truth’ as he challenges conviction over alleged Libya funding
PARIS — France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy maintained his innocence on Tuesday, telling an appeal hearing in Paris that not a single cent from Libya helped fund his 2007 presidential campaign. “I owe the truth to French people,” Sarkozy told a three-judges panel during a hearing in the case that...
Lackawanna College opens Greensburg campus to meet skilled trade training demandVideo
Scranton-based Lackawanna College is opening a satellite campus in Greensburg dedicated to welding and electrical programs to address what it said is growing demand for workers. Founded in 1894, Lackawanna has nearly a dozen locations statewide — most of which are located in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. It was approved...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters
TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure into law Monday that gives him along with other Florida leaders the ability to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations and expel state university students who support them. The law, criticized by free speech advocates, allows a top official...
Parents charged after toddler is injured by wolf at Hersheypark zoo
A 17-month-old was hurt Saturday after crawling under a fence at Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark zoo and sticking his hand into a wolf enclosure. Now, the boy’s parents face charges. The child, who has not been publicly identified, was “unsupervised” at ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park, which is inside Hersheypark, a police...
Trump’s threatened destruction of Iran’s power plants could be considered a war crime, experts sayVideo
WASHINGTON — In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime. The issue could turn on whether the power plants were...
Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools
WASHINGTON — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding protections for transgender students, backing away from requirements negotiated by previous administrations that took a different interpretation of civil rights. The decision removes the federal obligations for the schools...
Video brings new scrutiny to ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsedVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis released a video Monday showing a chase and scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January and the suspensions of two federal officers involved in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The video — from a city-owned security camera — captured part...
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipseVideo
HOUSTON — After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until now. Their flyby of the moon even included some celestial sightseeing...
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has long annoyed the European Union. Now some hope he faces defeat
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary ‘s elections on April 12 will have profound aftershocks as many in the European Union hope for the defeat of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is widely seen as endangering the future of the 27-nation bloc. Orbán, the EU’s longest-serving leader, has trailed in the...
2 U.S. lawmakers visiting Cuba denounce island’s ‘economic bombing’ under energy blockade
HAVANA — Two U.S lawmakers called for a permanent solution to Cuba’s crises after witnessing the effects of a U.S. energy blockade during an official visit to the island. Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jonathan Jackson of Illinois met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez...
Trump widens threat to all of Iran’s power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approachesVideo
TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump on Monday expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war. “The entire country can...
Republicans unveil a $342 million battle plan to keep the Senate
The leading super political action committee for Senate Republicans is unveiling a nearly $350 million plan to preserve control of the Senate, aiming tens of millions of dollars at red-leaning states including Alaska, Iowa and Ohio as the midterm elections grow more competitive. Top officials at the group, the Senate...
