Day: April 8, 2026
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel responds after photos with New York Times NFL reporter leak
Mike Vrabel addresses photos showing him with reporter Dianna Russini at a Sedona resort, calling the interaction innocent and any suggestion otherwise laughable.
Trump announces CEASEFIRE with Iran ahead of deadline threat
President Donald Trump announced that the United States has reached a ceasefire agreement with Iran just ahead of the deadline he set for its total destruction.
The president posted the message on Truth Social on Tuesday that the U.S. had met many of its military objectives.
‘I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.’
“Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran,” he wrote, “and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.”
Trump went on to say that the U.S. received a 10-point proposal from Iran and called it a “workable basis” upon which to negotiate.
“Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated,” he added.
The president previously set a deadline of 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday night for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face total destruction. The ceasefire was reached about an hour before the deadline.
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“On behalf of the United States of America, as President, and also representing the Countries of the Middle East, it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution,” he added. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
This is a developing story.
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Man shot by ICE during operation in California — feds say he’s a gang member who tried to run over officers
A man being sought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to run over officers and was shot in Northern California on Tuesday, according to ICE.
Officers were performing a targeted vehicle stop on Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez in Patterson when he allegedly “weaponized” his vehicle and tried to run over officers.
KCRA-TV obtained dashcam video of the incident showing that the man put his car in reverse and then drove forward while surrounded by agents.
“Following their training, our officers fired defensive shots to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and the public,” reads a statement from ICE Director Todd M. Lyons on social media.
“The illegal alien was taken to a local hospital,” he added. “The FBI is on the scene.”
Lyons added that Hernandez was a member of the heinous 18th Street Gang from El Salvador and was wanted for questioning in relation to a murder.
No officers were injured in the shooting, and no law enforcement officers were involved in the shooting, according to the sheriff’s office.
KCRA-TV obtained dashcam video of the incident showing that the man put his car in reverse and then drove forward while surrounded by agents. At least one agent can be seen shooting into the car.
The driver, assumed to be Hernandez, continues to drive the vehicle over the median in the direction of oncoming traffic before it comes to a stop.
News helicopter footage from KCRA showed a lot of damage done to the car involved, including several gunshots in the windshield.
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On-ramps and off-ramps on the I-5 freeway were shut down for the investigation for hours afterward.
Patterson is a town of about 24K residents in Stanislaus County about 90 miles southeast of San Francisco. It is known as the “apricot capital of the world.”
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Bronx male allegedly says ‘f**k you’ to elderly neighbor’s gripe about loud music. As tensions rise, elderly man grabs a gun.
Gilbert Smalls, 76, told police he complained about loud music coming from 21-year-old Justin Chatfield’s next-door apartment in the River Park Towers in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx on Thursday night, the New York Daily News reported, citing law enforcement sources.
With that, Smalls claimed the much younger Chatfield responded “f**k you” to his complaint; their argument took place through a wall that separates their apartments, the Daily News said.
‘Her baby, one of her babies, died in her arms.’
Moments later, Smalls told police he heard seven shots fired outside his window, the paper said, citing sources. Police haven’t determined if shots actually were fired, the Daily News added.
Smalls, who lives with his wife and told police he’s in poor health, then got his gun — a 9-mm pistol he keeps in a safe, the paper said.
Smalls then stepped into the hallway, the Daily News said, adding that Smalls’ doorway and Chatfield’s doorway are just inches apart.
Law enforcement sources told the paper that surveillance video obtained by investigators shows Smalls opening fire at Chatfield as soon as Chatfield came to his own apartment doorway.
Walter Fields — an attorney and longtime friend of Chatfield’s family — told the Daily News that after Chatfield was shot, he stumbled back into his apartment and tried to get help from his mother.
“Her baby, one of her babies, died in her arms,” Fields told the paper last week.
The Daily News said Chatfield was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital but couldn’t be saved.
Sources told the paper that police soon knocked on Smalls’ door with the intention of asking to look at his Ring doorbell video — but Smalls confessed instead.
“I’m the one who shot him,” one source quoted Smalls saying, the Daily News reported.
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Smalls then led police into his apartment and gave officers the key to the safe containing his gun, sources said.
The suspect suggested he shot his neighbor thinking he may have been armed, sources said.
He complained of health issues, telling cops he doesn’t expect to “make it,” presumably while behind bars, sources said.
Smalls was arraigned Saturday on murder and gun possession charges in Bronx Criminal Court and ordered held without bail, the Daily News said, adding that Smalls’ lawyer declined comment Monday.
Sources told the paper there had been previous tensions between Smalls and Chatfield, but it doesn’t appear police had ever been called to their apartments.
Chatfield had multiple arrests on his record, most recently for robbery in January 2025, police told the Daily News.
A large makeshift memorial was set up outside the apartment building for Chatfield, the paper said.
Chatfield also was expecting a child with his longtime girlfriend, the Daily News said. The couple were high school sweethearts, Fields added to the paper.
“He was very close to having a baby — I mean, within months,” Fields also told the Daily News. “He should be a new father. He was looking for work, going to trade schools. He was really trying to become a productive member. Support his family, support his child.”
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Isa Briones embraces Filipino roots as Trinity Santos in ‘The Pitt’
Filipino-American actress Isa Briones is making waves as Dr. Trinity Santos in “The Pitt,” the award-winning medical series that boasts of a multicultural cast of characters.
US and Canadian astronauts capture global attention with Artemis II moon flight
Through a carefully curated flow of high-quality photos, GoPro videos and other footage from NASA, the three American and one Canadian astronauts have provided real-time documentation of NASA’s 10-day Artemis II mission full of historic firsts.
How the Artemis II crew trained to observe and photograph the moon: A NASA science team geologist explains
The flyby was particularly exciting as it offered a stunning new perspective of the lunar surface. It also provided the first operational test of a new science team and evaluation room at Mission Control in NASA”s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Trump says he has agreed to two-week ceasefire with Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
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Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran, dropping threat to destroy ‘whole civilization’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
