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Idaho Democratic leaders say Republican-led cuts are an ‘unbelievable mess’
Senate and House minority leaders railed against their Republican colleagues at a news conference following the end of the legislative session.
50-year-old expired salmon found: the shocking discovery that baffles scientists - Futura-Sciences
Unexpected Treasures in Forgotten Cans Decades-old cans tucked away on a shelf might sound like the start of a food safety nightmare, but recently, they’ve become a scientific goldmine instead. In April 2024, the journal Ecology and Evolution published a study that lifted the lid—literally—on an astonishing scientific resource: canned...
Oregon sees drop in largest foreign tourist group following Trump political tensions
Before Oregon could rebound to its pre-pandemic international tourism levels, the state experienced another setback in 2025.
Gemma 4 and what makes an open model succeed
Having written a lot of model release blog posts, there’s something much harder about reviewing open models when they drop relative to closed models, especially in 2026. In recent years, there were so few open models, so when Llama 3 was released most people were still doing research on Llama 2 and super happy to get an update. When Qwen 3 was released, the Llama 4 fiasco had just gone down, and a whole research community was emerging to study RL on Qwen 2.5 — it was a no brainer to upgrade. Today, when an open model releases, it’s competing with Qwen 3.5, Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-OSS, Arcee Large, Nemotron 3, Olmo 3, and others. The space is populated, but still feels full of hidden opportunity. The potential of open models feels like a dark matter, a potential we know is huge, but few clear recipes and examples for how to unlock it are out there. Agentic AI, OpenClaw, and everything brewing in that space is going to spur mass experimentation in open models to complement the likes of Claude and Codex, not replace them. Especially with open models, the benchmarks at release are an extremely incomplete story. In some ways this is exciting, as new open models have a much higher variance and ability to surprise, but it also points at some structural reasons that make building businesses and great AI experiences around open models harder than the closed alternatives. When a new Claude Opus or GPT drops, spending a few hours with them in my agentic workflows is genuinely a good vibe test. For open models, putting them through this test is a category error. Something else to be said about open models in the era of agents is that they get out of the debate of integration, harnesses, and tools and let us see close to the ground on what exactly is the ability of just a model. Of course, we can’t test some things like search abilities without some tool, but being able to measure exactly the pace of progress of the model alone is a welcome simplification to a systematically opaque AI space. Share The list of factors I’d use to assess a new open-weight model I’m considering investing in includes: Model performance (and size) — how this model performs on benchmarks I care about and how it compares to other models of a similar size. Country of origin — some businesses care deeply about provenance, and if a model was built in China or not. Model license — if a model needs legal approval for use, uptake will be slower at mid-sized and large companies. Tooling at release — many models release with half-broken, or at least substantially slower, implementations in popular software like vLLM, Transformers, SGLANG, etc due to pushing the envelope of architectures or tools. Model fine-tunability — how easy or hard it is to modify the given model to your use-case when you actually try and use it. The core problem is that some of these are immediately available at release, e.g. general performance, license, origin, etc. but others such as tooling take day(s) to week(s) to stabilize, and others are open research questions — with no group systematically monitoring fine-tunability. In the early era of open models, the days of Llama 2 or 3 and Qwen pre v3.5, the architectures were fairly simple and the models tended to work out of the box. Some of this was due to the extremely hard work of the Llama, Qwen, Mistral, etc. developer teams. Some is due to the new models being genuinely harder to work with. When it comes to something like Qwen 3.5 or Nemotron 3, with hybrid models (either gated delta net or mamba layers), the tooling is very rough at release. Things you would expect to “just work” often don’t. I’ve been following this area closely since we released Olmo Hybrid with a similar architecture, and Qwen 3.5 is just starting to work well in the various open-source tools that need to all play nice together for RL research. That’s 1.5 months after the release date! This is just to start really investing more into understanding the behavior of the models. Of course, others started working on these models sooner by investing more engineering resources or relying on partially closed software. The fully open and distributed ecosystem takes a long time to get going on some new models. All of this is lead-in for the most important question for open models — how easy is it to adapt to specific use-cases? This is a different problem for different model sizes. Large MoE open-weight models may be used by entities like Cursor who need complex capabilities in their domain, e.g. Composer 2 trained on Kimi K2.5. Other applications can be built on much smaller models, such as Chroma’s Context-1 model for agentic search, built on GPT-OSS 20B. The question of “which models are fine-tunable” is largely background knowledge known by engineers across the industry. There should be a thriving research area here to support the open ecosystem model. The first step is to understand characteristics of different base and post-trained models to understand what they look like. The second step is to tune pretraining recipes for open models so they’re more flexible. Interconnects AI is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe For The ATOM Project and other Interconnects endeavors, we’ve put in substantial effort to measuring adoption trends in the open ecosystem. Everything takes a long time to unfold after a model is first publicly available — and adaptability is why. What we know for sure now, when Qwen has been going from strength to strength with its releases, is that technical staff across the industry has gotten comfortable working with Qwen models. Countless research methods and datasets were made to work with Qwen. It’ll take patience for any other model family to get to this point — a patience I’m not sure many open model builders have. This takes us to Gemma 4, Google’s latest open models. Gemma 3 was released more than a year ago, in March of 2025, and is a bit underrated. Gemma 4 comes in 4 sizes for now, with a bigger, MoE model of over 100B total parameters rumored but not released yet. The models we have today come in sizes of ~5B dense, 8B dense, 26B total 4B active MoE, and 31B dense. I’m most excited that they’re finally adopting a standard Apache 2.0 open source license. This’ll massively boost adoption. The standard of better licenses for strong open-weight LLMs was set by mostly Chinese open model labs in the last 1-2 years, and now U.S. companies are following suit. I will personally be so happy if the horrible Llama licenses and Gemma terms of service were an ~18-month transient dynamic of the industry being nervous about releasing strong open models. The Gemma 4 scores look very solid, the small models have incredible benchmark scores (especially in general domains like LMArena) and the 31B model rivals the recent Qwen 3.5 27B, which is the leading member of that class. The ~30B size range is an important one, as it’s accessible both to researchers and to enterprises looking to deploy the model in real use-cases. Where the 7B model scale is the default for tinkering and research, a 30B model is the default for seeing if an open model can unlock substantial value in your specific workflow — a good mix of intelligence, low price, tractability for downstream training, etc. This takes us back to the above adoption criteria I mentioned for open models and the bigger question — do I think Gemma 4 will be an overwhelming success? Previous Gemma models have been plagued by tooling issues and poorer performance when being finetuned. Gemma 4’s success is going to be entirely determined by ease of use, to a point where a 5-10% swing on benchmarks wouldn’t matter at all. It’s strong enough, small enough, with the right license, and from the U.S., so many companies are going to slot it in. I’m cautiously optimistic that Gemma 4 is going to work better here. Winds are shifting for open models built in America. We saw GPT-OSS go through a bumpy launch to become an overwhelming success. There’s a collective energy around the likes of Reflection, Arcee, Nemotron, Gemma, Olmo, and peers that show substantial demand for building new stacks around open models. There’s capital to be spent on AI stacks across the economy by those who want more ownership of everything, including the model. After launching The ATOM Project 240 days ago, the conversation is shifting into the next stage. Summer of 2025 was a crisis moment where the U.S. AI scene realized it can’t wait and figure out open models after building AGI. The two markets will capture different areas and proceed in parallel. Now that more companies in the U.S. are releasing strong models, we need to improve the ecosystem so that these models are easy to use, understand, and build value around. It’s the hard work to build another inflection point in these adoption plots I’ve been updating consistently, but that’s the work to be done. Join me in it. More data coming soon! Here’s a sneak peek:
Maternal health crisis: Why Massachusetts is losing its edge
Despite years of investment by the state, maternal health disparities continue to grow.
Guardians score, lineups vs. Chicago Cubs in Cleveland home opener
Follow along here for live updates as the Guardians take on the Chicago Cubs in Cleveland's home opener for the 2026 MLB season.
The Entertainment Report: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,’ Blake Lively, and the White Sox
Cindy Pearlman Gaber, senior writer for the New York Times and entertainment columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, joins Bob Sirott to discuss movies to watch this weekend, an update on Blake…
UCLA vs Texas Final Four picks, bold predictions for women's March Madness
Our March Madness experts analyze the Final Four matchup between No. 1 UCLA vs No. 1 Texas in the 2026 NCAA Tournament on April 3.
Smyrna softball star wins Week 1 Delaware Online Athlete of the Week, presented by Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists
Adison Weisenberger won an online vote over four other nominees.
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5️⃣ spicy fixtures you must watch this weekend 🌶
Club football makes its return after the international break with some thrilling ties on the weekend schedule. Our five best games of the weekend feature massive games in Greece, Italy, Spain, and Eng...
Killie players 'needed a telling off', says Deas
Robbie Deas says Kilmarnock players "needed a telling off" to help turn around their form this season. Killie travel to face Hibs on Saturday with the chance to exit the relegation play-off spot following their back-to-back wins over Livingston and table-toppers Hearts before the international break.
2026 Best & Brightest Business Major: Sofia Iguaran, Hult International Business School
Sofia Iguaran, a 2026 graduate of Hult International Business School, has been named a Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Business Major of 2026
WHO’s head of emergencies reaffirms support to Lebanon’s health system amid escalating needs
Lebanon’s health system continues to function despite the mounting pressures of conflict, displacement and repeated attacks on health care – but without urgent action and sustained international support, access to essential health services is increasingly at risk.
Take-Two Interactive lays off head of AI months after backing generative tech
Take-Two Interactive has just had a huge internal shake-up by laying off the head of Artificial Intelligence alongside a number of employees.
A brief history of international sports’ biggest underperformers
In the wake of Italy's failure to make a third soccer World Cup, our writers detail the biggest international underperformers in sports
Enzo Fernandez: Chelsea drop midfielder for Port Vale and Man City games over Real Madrid comments
Liam Rosenior says Enzo Fernandez will not play in Chelseas next two matches because of comments he made about his future and links with Real Madrid.
Chelsea's Fernandez dropped after 'crossing a line'
Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez will sit out their next two games after he "crossed a line", says manager Liam Rosenior.
Exclusive: US upends global supply program for malaria and HIV amid warnings of gaps
The U.S. is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, according to seven sources and an internal email, risking a second dislocation of life-saving services in just over a year.
Smiley: Let's return to a politics of respect, compassion
Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley reflects on political division, using a recent mural controversy as an example of growing hatred.
2026 NFL mock draft: Could Ty Simpson get Jaxson Dart treatment?
Here's USA TODAY Sports' latest 2026 NFL mock draft with both Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson's Pro Days now in the book.
Trapanovski question mark as injury ends 'difficult campaign'
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin has lamented the loss of "one of the best wingers in the league" for the rest of the season, leaving a question mark over the North Macedonia international's future at Tannadice. Goodwin confirmed Kristijan Trapanovski "underwent some surgery" on Wednesday on a knee injury the 26-year-old sustained in last month's Scottish Cup defeat away to Falkirk. Trapanovski, who has two caps for his country, is out of contract this summer having signed a two-year deal when arriving from Shkupi in his homeland in 2024.
Where to watch UConn vs. South Carolina in March Madness Final Four: Time, TV Channel
The No. 1 UConn Huskies face the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks in the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament. Here's how to see all the action.
Depend on it: why external enablers are now core board business
This note, developed with Chapter Zero, provides considerations and questions for non-executive directors (NEDs) as they work with fellow board members to set strategic ambition for transition plans and provide oversight for their operational delivery. Directors are under pressure to show credible net‑zero strategies, yet many plans depend on external conditions that are not keeping
Nebraska thrower Axelina Johansson dominates shot put at the world stage
Husker senior Axelina Johansson placed first in the Big Ten Tournament, first in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship and won bronze at the Indoor World Championships held in Poland.
Matsui, Vang clash over health care, campaign finance, Gaza in packed forum
Mai Vang said Rep. Doris Matsui does not support Medicare For All. Matsui said she’s not adverse to it.
San Antonio Metro Health hosts community event to address Black maternal mortality rates
San Antonio Metro Health is taking on a big issue: Black maternal mortality rates.
Hims & Hers Health, Regeneron, Biogen, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, and Moderna Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after reports revealed that the US may impose up to 100% tariffs on imports of branded and patented drugs.
For the First Time, This U.S. Airline Will Offer Business Class on International Flights
Now travelers can fly to Europe and Asia in added comfort.
Phil Mickelson Drops Out of Masters Due to a 'Personal Health Matter' in His Family
Phil Mickelson announced that he will no longer be competing in the 2026 Masters Tournament next week, citing a "personal health matter" in his family in a statement released on Thursday, April 2.
What Raiders’ Kirk Cousins deal means for Fernando Mendoza, Aaron Rodgers and NFL QB market
One year later: Businesses still rebuilding in Jeffersontown after EF3 tornado
38 businesses in total were affected by the April 3rd tornado, which caused more than $100M worth of damage.
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Announces Physician and Innovator Martha Molina Bernadett (MBA '01, PKE 105) as Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient
Recognized for her outstanding personal and professional achievements as a healthcare professional, Bernadett currently serves as a University Board member and has been previously recognized with the Waves of Service George Award and as an Outstanding Alumni in Healthcare.
Phil Mickelson pulls out of 2026 Masters due to 'personal health matter'
The 2026 Masters Tournament will go on without two of the biggest names in golf.
Geno Auriemma's UConn women bring elite defense into Final Four
PHOENIX — When the shots weren’t falling for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team last weekend during NCAA tournament regional play, and its All-Americans weren’t as offensively impressive as
University of Plymouth Shares How Science Can Support and Enable the High Seas Treaty - environment coastal & offshore
A group of internationally renowned experts in marine science and policy conducted a wide-ranging review of existing science that can support the implementation of the agreement and the gaps that need to be filled.
Goodwin wants repeat against other half of Old Firm
Jim Goodwin has called on Dundee United to replicate the level of performance they produced in their victory over Celtic as they bid to derail Rangers' Scottish Premiership title bid on Saturday. United defeated the other half of the Old Firm 2-0 at Tannadice in their last match before the international break to leave Martin O'Neill's side five points adrift of leaders Hearts. "We've got to take a lot of confidence out of that Celtic game," manager Goodwin said looking ahead to facing second-top Rangers, with whom they have drawn 2-2 home and away this season.
Phil Mickelson to miss Masters due to family health matter
Phil Mickelson, a three-time Masters winner, announced he will not compete in the tournament due to a family health matter.
Chemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels
Chemists say they’ve found a way to turn breadcrumbs into hydrogen, potentially offering a sustainable alternative to one of the most common chemical manufacturing processes.
Weekend Entertainment | The Summit Has Got Our Number
Only a few people at the 330 Day concert knew anything about Ceci Taylor, who was one of the singer-songwriters on the bill.
Séances Versus Science: Eight Mysteries That Pit the Supernatural Against Reason
I grew up in a house built in 1884 that was prone to unexplained creaks, groans and even occasionally children’s laughter. The heavy, antique doorbell would sometimes ring out with its sonorous clang for no reason. Once, my mother heard footsteps in the foyer, but when she went to investigate, nobody was there. One of
QB Kirk Cousins reportedly signs with Raiders ahead of team likely taking Fernando Mendoza with No. 1 pick
Kirk Cousins agrees to sign with Raiders
While Las Vegas is expected to select Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall, Cousins gives the club a veteran option at QB.
🌎 Y! Sports AM: The global game
23 of the 62 players on Men's Final Four rosters are international students.
Goodbye mrbrightside416: Google allows users to alter quirky Gmail addresses
Those in US given chance to have more professional usernames without losing access to account
Easter weekend fills the KMC with hunts, festivals and live entertainment
Egg hunts, spring markets, medieval battles and live music are set to fill the Kaiserslautern Military Community with activity all weekend, offering something for families, food lovers and night-out seekers alike.
Fernando Mendoza's pro day confirms his QB1 status for 2026: Here's how he stacks up to past top QB prospects
Size, arm talent and composure were on display in a pro day that confirmed his status as the next No. 1 overall pick.
Entertainment legend ‘keeping eyes open’ for return to Las Vegas
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte said during One Night For One Drop he’s open to more activity in Vegas.
From evidence to action: WHO consultation advances public health and social measures for public health emergencies
For its third global technical consultation on Public Health and Social Measures (PHSM) during health emergencies, held on 24–26 March, WHO brought together over 120 experts from 44 Member States representing ministries of health, national institutes of public health and academia as well as civil society and international organizations.
Registrations open for São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance
School at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil) covers emerging regulatory frontiers, including central banks in climate risk regulation and antitrust in digital markets. Apply by April 30.
UAB launches Moms and Kids Mobile Health Clinic, expanding maternal and child health care access across 17 rural counties
UAB launches Moms and Kids Mobile Health Clinic, expanding maternal and child health care access across 17 rural counties
Why journals are put on hold in the Web of Science Core Collection – and how research integrity guides the process
Acceptance into Web of Science Core Collection does not guarantee permanent indexing. This blog explains why journals are placed on hold, how journal re‑evaluation and delisting decisions are made, and the role publishers can play in safeguarding research integrity.
Guardians share extreme, vulgar threats from bettors. 'It's a cesspool'
The legalization of sports betting has led to a flood of angry, sometimes threatening and violent messages from angry sports bettors to players.
You’re the best player in the NCAA Tournament. It doesn’t mean you’ll have an NBA future.
Being named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four used to indicate a big NBA future. Not anymore.
No running water, 5 dead mice: Latest Kansas City-area restaurant inspections
A food truck, Jamaican restaurant and grocery store had some of the most health code violations in the metro recently.
Inspectors warned about Miami senior homes. The state sent at-risk elders anyway
Even as one state agency was fining Miami ALFs for poor care, another was filling their beds with vulnerable people in state care.
Scaloni laments Italy’s 2026 World Cup miss: “It hurts Argentina—our brother nation won’t be there”
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has said the absence of Italy from the 2026 World Cup makes him sad.Italy missed out on qualification to this summer's tournament after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovin...
Why are there so many empty stores on Miracle Mile? A Q&A with the Gables Chamber
What’s with all the banks on Miracle Mile? Do local businesses need to worry about property tax cuts? And other burning questions.
Maghnes Akliouche set for summer exit from Monaco
Maghnes Akliouche (24) had looked set to depart AS Monaco last summer. However, the France international ultimately remained with his formative club, but he is now expected to depart at the end of the...
Ohio sports teams push for carveout in foreign land ownership bill
Several Ohio professional sports teams are wading into a debate over foreign nationals owning land in Ohio. The state's professional basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer teams say their players and staffers could be unfairly punished.
Classic Conversations: Entertainment journalist raps with the stars
Luther Vandross once told Barry Krutchik the meaning behind his middle name: Ronzoni (yes, like the pasta). Vanilla Ice was the first cover story he ever wrote, and he was
Classic Conversations: Entertainment journalist raps with the stars
Luther Vandross once told Barry Krutchik the meaning behind his middle name: Ronzoni (yes, like the pasta). Vanilla Ice was the first cover story he ever wrote, and he was
India in Zimbabwe 2026
Fixtures for India's brief tour of Zimbabwe, featuring three Twenty20 internationals.
Player of the season favourites: Who should win Premier League award? Rice, Gabriel, Fernandes, Semenyo, Thiago
With award season just around the corner, BBC Sport experts pick their contenders for Premier League player of the year. Do you agree?
100 years ago, the Spartans were born in the LSJ. Well, the ‘Spartons’. Close enough.
100 years ago this week, Lansing State Journal sports editor George Alderton first called Michigan State \
It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skills
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Gavin Williams, Jose Ramirez power Guardians over Dodgers in LA
Gavin Williams had 10 strikeouts, Gabriel Arias and Jose Ramirez hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 1.
What we know about Wisco's Zavier Zens reopening his recruitment
The 2026 Mr. Basketball winner reopened his recruitment March 30. Here is what to know about his ongoing recruitment.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science reopening: 5 updates to see
From dinosaur armor to a cosmic solarium, see 5 big updates as the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science reopens Saturday.
FishBait Solutions rebrands as Pivotal Sports & Entertainment
Some 18 years after is after its founding by Rick Jones as FishBait Marketing, the boutique agency known as fishboat Solutions since 2021, is rebranding to Pivotal Sports & Entertainment.
Goodbye ‘Geeky Hunk’? Gmail Users Can Now Change Their Usernames.
Users who have been saddled with now-cringe email handles since the mid-2000s can now change them without losing any data under a policy Google announced on Wednesday.
March Madness: Chicago-area sports bars preparing for Illinois-UConn Final Four game
The success of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini so far in the March Madness tournament has provided a lot of excitement for people in the Chicago area, but especially for sports bars that are owned by Illinois alumni.
City Council proposes $6B savings plan to plug budget gap
City Council Speaker Julie Menin revealed the proposal as an alternative to the mayor's approach.
Alaska Airlines unveils lie-flat suites, upgraded perks in new international business class
Alaska Airlines unveiled its new international business class with lie-flat suites that will debut on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners this spring.
Jersey City Student Qualifies for International Science Fair
A Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School student nabbed a top award at the 68th Hudson County STEM Showcase last month, earning her the opportunity to compete at the world’s most prestigious hig…
Mt. Hope Family Center receives grant to improve maternal and infant health
The $1.7 million grant will help enhance services for pregnant women, new parents, and infants in Monroe County.
Nissan Americas head: 'We've had some pretty good success regrowing the business'
Nissan Americas chair Christian Meunier came to the New York International Auto Show with a simple message: The brand is back, and it's building in America.
Senate and House Republicans Strike Deal to End Homeland Security Shutdown
Legislation to reopen the department, which the House G.O.P. angrily rejected on Friday, could be approved as early as Thursday morning. It represents a sharp turnaround by them and President Trump.
PDX launches year two of the pop-up program; two local businesses open up shop
Two new local businesses have opened up shop at Portland International Airport as part of the PDX pop-up program.
From The Sports Desk: World Cup qualifying drama
Turkey, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo are in. Italy is out for the third consecutive tournament.
Tim Cook explores rare iPod, iPhone prototypes in new interview [Video]
Apple’s 50th anniversary celebration continues, this time with a fascinating new video from The Wall Street Journal. In the video,...
Midtown Walkabout returns April 11 with shopping and entertainment in OKC
Midtown Walkabout returns April 11 in Oklahoma City featuring shopping, live music, and family activities across the district.
DI Cabinet adopts new rules to address ‘ghost transfers’ for all sports
On Wednesday, the Division I Cabinet adopted a proposal that penalizes programs that sign a transfer student-athlete, add a transfer student-athlete to a roster, or allow a transfer student-athlete to participate in athletically related activities before the student-athlete is entered into the NCAA Transfer Portal.
JPMorgan expands lending to close gaps in housing, small business access
JPMorgan Chase is launching the “American Dream Initiative” to expand access to homeownership, small business growth and financial stability, The Wall Street Journal writes. The effort comes as CEO Jamie Dimon warns the U.S. economy risks stagnation without stronger investment and policy support. The nation’s largest bank plans to add 3 million new small business […]
Iran's New Supreme Leader ‘Is in Full Health,’ Official Says
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, “is in full health” but hasn’t appeared in public because of “wartime conditions,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA. Khamenei’s [whereabouts and well-being](https://www.wsj.com/world/m
NM governor candidate Haaland plans to ‘work toward’ public health care, fight Trump Medicaid cuts
Former Interior Secretary and New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland announced plans to tackle the state's health care system.
After their best season in 20-plus years, Century's Science Olympiad team is building for the future
This season, the school’s Science Olympiad team ranked second at the state tournament.
Viewpoint: New taxes on sports betting in Michigan create risks for players
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed taxes on legal sports betting and iGaming are a mistake – and one that Illinois has already made.
Final Four predictions: AI picks winners of Illinois-UConn, Arizona-Michigan games
Here's how AI predicted both Final Four games of the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament:
Idaho shouldn’t order my business how to organize bathrooms
And business owners would be forced to do what, exactly? Remodel their bathroom structure? Will the government be paying? | Opinion
Fernandez comments 'destabilising team at crucial moment'
The international break means two weeks without a Chelsea game - the perfect window for a small story to get blown out of proportion as fans and journalists sit around waiting for the Premier League to return. It was to this backdrop that Enzo Fernandez chose to launch his farewell tour.
Knoxville City Council rejects alternative response teams
A task force has worked for more than a year on a plan to send mental health experts on low-risk 911 calls instead of police to help those in crisis.
NC’s Thom Tillis drops the filter as he prepares to leave the Senate
Has Sen. Thom Tillis changed since bowing out of his reelection campaign? His fellow senators don’t think so.
FIFA World Cup 2026: Trump's politics put off German fans
Many German fans are torn on whether to travel to the US for this summer's major football tournament.
March Madness: Illinois vs. UConn predictions for Final Four
Predictions, odds and how to watch the Illinois vs. UConn game in the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
“A computer should be yours”: Framework CEO calls out MacBook Neo design
Framework CEO Nirav Patel posted a teardown comparing Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo with the similarly priced Framework Laptop 12, arguing they embody opposing philosophies despite both targeting budget buyers. He praised Apple’s improved access to parts like the battery and ports, but criticized its soldered RAM and storage, and the costly display replacement, positioning Framework’s modular, upgradeable design as a longer-lasting alternative that reduces e-waste and avoids pulling users into Apple’s “walled garden.”
Trump might end his war — but the rest of the world may pay the price
Many US allies weren’t told about President Donald Trump’s Iran war in advance, didn’t want it; worry that it infringes international law; and can’t identify an off-ramp.
Spokane students headed to global science fair with eight qualifiers
SPOKANE, Wash. — Eight Spokane students who qualified for the International Science and Engineering Fair, a major science and engineering competition.
Candidates confirmed for Inside California Politics governor’s debate on KRON4
(KRON/NEXSTAR) — On April 22, KRON4 and our parent company Nexstar will host a California gubernatorial debate airing across the state on stations from San Francisco to San Diego. The five ca…