Posted 4:15 PM 4/20/2026 by Kayla Guo

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Monday targeted Roblox for alleged child endangerment, after learning the platform offered a simulation of the 2022 Uvalde mass shooting.

Burrows instructed lawmakers to study ways to strengthen child safety and accountability for virtual gaming (More)

Posted 11:22 AM 4/18/2026 by SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it's a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues.

More than 61% of the Lower 48 states is in moderate to exceptional (More)

Posted 7:08 PM 4/17/2026 by KAREEM CHEHAYEB, AAMER MADHANI and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as the US maintains its blockade

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, AAMER MADHANI and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran says it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels. But questions lingered (More)

Posted 2:08 PM 4/16/2026 by JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — A longtime informant who traveled the world partying with rogue U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents avoided a prison sentence this week after admitting he failed to pay taxes on nearly $4 million he received for years of undercover work.

Andres Zapata was (More)

Posted 9:46 AM 4/15/2026 by FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Tax Day on Wednesday, the deadline for most Americans to file taxes, and the Trump administration says millions of people have already used new breaks such as no tax on tips and overtime, exemptions for interest on certain car loans, deductions for some seniors, and (More)