Day: April 9, 2026
Respiratory viruses lingering longer than usual this year
While spring has officially begun, concerns about respiratory viruses are lingering longer than usual, with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cropping up later than expected and a new COVID-19 variant spreading across much of the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a recent update that RSV had started later…
Emmanuel Macron condemns Lebanon strikes, says he’s spoken with country’s leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticized recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon and said he’s spoken with its leaders, following a U.S.-Iranian ceasefire being on shaky ground do to the strikes. “I have just spoken with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam,” Macron said in a Wednesday evening post on the social…
Appeals court rejects Anthropic’s bid to temporarily halt Pentagon designation
A federal appeals court has rejected Anthropic’s bid to temporarily halt the Pentagon’s labeling of the artificial intelligence company as a supply chain risk, finding the firm failed to meet the strict requirements for an emergency stay. The order, issued Wednesday evening by a three-panel judge in Washington, D.C., blocked Anthropic’s bid to pause the…
Ex-Army employee with top-secret clearance charged with leaking information to journalist
An ex-Army employee that had top-secret clearance has been charged with leaking classified information, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a Wednesday press release, the DOJ said that 40-year-old Courtney Williams of North Carolina was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday. Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday regarding “her…
Islanders’ Tony DeAngelo expected to return from lower-body injury
Islanders’ Tony DeAngelo was back at practice Wednesday and his new head coach is “positively optimistic” he will play Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Hollywood power players rally behind LA28 Olympic chair as he plays down appearance in Epstein files
Hollywood power players are rallying behind embattled LA Olympics Chief Casey Wasserman — even as fresh scrutiny over his past ties to sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell continues to swirl.
Former top Biden aide urges Va. Gov. Abigail Spanberger to stop using his playbook: ‘Come out of her Biden bunker’
Michael LaRosa says Spanberger squandered goodwill and let the GOP define her within months of taking office.
Mark Calcavecchia kicked out of Masters grounds — for using his phone
The lesson was learned the hard way by 1989 British Open champ Mark Calcavecchia.
MLB reduces Reynaldo Lopez’s suspension after punching Jorge Soler in head with ball
Reynaldo Lopez might not miss his next scheduled start after all.
An Uncertain Cease-Fire
There’s a cease-fire for now, but there won’t be an end to the larger war until the Islamic Republic falls.
