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Two Southwest Airlines planes came dangerously close in Nashville and had to take evasive action

By The Associated Press Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane. Last year, an American Airlines jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. That crash on Jan. 29, 2025, put the spotlight on midair collisions, which are rare in commercial flights where the planes are equipped with systems to alert pilots about a potential collision. Most of the close calls that happen every year involve small

Oil prices jump amid renewed tensions over the Strait of Hormuz

By Steve Kopack The price of oil jumped sharply and stock futures tumbled Sunday evening as traders digested renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the critical Strait of Hormuz. U.S. crude oil jumped more than 7%, to about $90 per barrel, and international Brent crude oil rose 5%, to around $95 per barrel. S&P 500 futures dropped nearly 0.8%, Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.7%, and Dow futures tumbled 500 points, or 0.7%. Russell 2000 futures slid 1.4%. Wholesale gas prices also rose by more than 4%, and heating oil futures, which are a proxy for jet fuel prices, also

Trump’s approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war

By Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. Overall, 37% of adults approve of Trump’s performance as president, while 63% disapprove — including 50% who said they disapprove strongly — putting his job rating at the lowest point of his second term in NBC News Decision Desk polling. Two-thirds of respondents also disapproved of Trump’s handling of inflation and the Iran conflict. While the president still commands the overwhelming support of

MacKenzie Scott rewrites $79B higher ed donation playbook, giving to HBCUs and community colleges

Americans gave an estimated $78.8 billion to colleges and universities in fiscal year 2025, a 4% year-over-year increase that barely kept up with inflation, according to survey findings released Tuesday from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. But that figure doesn’t fully illustrate where the money is actually going or which schools have historically been left out. Between 2015 and 2019, the average Ivy League school received 178 times as much philanthropic funding as the average HBCU, according to a study by Candid. Total Ivy League gifts over that period topped $5.5 billion, while HBCUs collectively took in just $303 million.

HBCU News Store opens at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station on Emancipation Day, Honoring a Legacy of Freedom, Education, and Culture.

Washington, D.C. — April 16, 2026 — In a powerful tribute to history, culture, and community, the HBCU News Store officially open its doors at Washington, D.C.’s iconic Union Station on April 16, 2026, in honor of D.C. Emancipation Day—the date marking the abolition of slavery in the nation’s capital in 1862. Timed intentionally to coincide with this historic day, the opening of the HBCU News Store represents more than a retail launch—it is a celebration of the enduring legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their profound role in shaping generations of leaders, scholars, and innovators. “Opening

Hegseth attacks ‘unpatriotic’ media and compares reporters to Jewish biblical group

By Rich Schapiro Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth escalated his attacks on the media Thursday, comparing reporters covering the Iran war to the Pharisees, the biblical Jewish group that opposed Jesus. The comments came at a Pentagon press briefing in which Hegseth first described the American media as “incredibly unpatriotic.” “I just can’t help but notice the endless stream of garbage, the relentlessly negative coverage you cannot resist peddling, despite the historic and important success of this effort and the success of our troops,” Hegseth said, referring to the Iran war. “Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what side some of you are actually

Democrats seek to bar presidents from collecting settlement money from the government

By Megan Lebowitz Democratic lawmakers will introduce a bill Wednesday to ban the president, vice president and their families from collecting lawsuit settlement payments from the government. The bill, dubbed the “Ban Presidential Plunder of Taxpayer Funds Act,” comes after President Donald Trump sued the IRS and the Treasury Department for $10 billion over the leak of his tax records, and those of his sons and his company, to news outlets. Trump said he would donate any money he received to charity, but the lawsuit enraged critics who argued that any money he might receive from a settlement would come from taxpayers. Months

U.S. military turned back six ships in first 24 hours of Iranian port blockade

By Courtney Kube, Mosheh Gains and Gordon Lubold During the first 24 hours of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, American warships issued warnings to six vessels, prompting them to turn around, a U.S. official said Tuesday. No shots were fired in the encounters, the official said, and U.S. personnel did not board any of the vessels before they reversed course. Five of the ships were carrying oil, according to the official. The contents of the sixth vessel were not immediately clear. Two of the oil-carrying ships turned back in the first two hours after the blockade went into effect Monday morning. President Donald Trump announced

Efforts underway for second round of US-Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz showdown endures

By Munir Ahmed And Sam Metz The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran’s ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. Though last week’s ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the region-wide war’s economic fallout. Talks aimed at permanently ending the conflict — which began Feb. 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran — failed to produce an agreement last weekend, though Pakistan has proposed hosting a second round

Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at social justice center that trained civil rights icons

By The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man linked to white supremacist movements pleaded guilty Monday to setting a fire that destroyed an office at a historic social justice center in Tennessee, a court document shows. Regan Prater also pleaded guilty to attempting to aid a foreign terrorist organization for efforts to provide the militant group Hezbollah “a list of personally identifiable information for individuals purportedly affiliated with the government of Israel,” according to a criminal information filed in February. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 9 in Knoxville. A public defender representing Prater did not immediately respond to an email

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