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April 8, 2024

South Korea launches second spy satellite in military intelligence race with North Korea

South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite following promises from North Korea to do the same. Tensions are rising once again between the neighboring countries.

April 8, 2024

Biden admin pledges $6.6B to ensure most advanced microchips are built in US

The Biden administration pledged up to $6.6 billion for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to expand its Arizona sites and better ensure cutting-edge microchips are made in the U.S.

April 8, 2024

Crews begin to remove containers from barge that hit Baltimore bridge

Salvage crews have begun to remove containers from the barge that ran into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in preparation of eventually moving the ship and reopening Baltimore's port.

April 8, 2024

Man arrested after allegedly setting Bernie Sanders' office on fire

CA man Shant Soghomonian was arrested on April 7, 2024, for setting a fire outside Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office, but his motive is still unclear.

April 8, 2024

Ukraine denies Russian claim of drone strikes on Europe's largest nuclear plant

A Ukrainian spokesperson denied Russian claims that Ukraine launched drone strikes on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, but the U.N. confirmed a strike took place.

April 8, 2024

2 dead after Washington State Patrol trooper T-bones Prius at intersection, sheriff's office says

WA residents Charles Ferree and Deolia Blandford were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper on U.S. 101 just west of Seattle on April 6, 2024.

April 8, 2024

Biden responds to new Hong Kong national security law with extreme caution

Despite denouncing Hong Kong's new national security law, the U.S. has responded mutedly, in part because of its fragile relationship with China, analysts suggest.

April 8, 2024

Idaho inmate, accomplice due in court following hospital ambush of police that facilitated escape

Idaho inmate Skylar Meade and alleged accomplice in the ambush that allowed him to escape from police at a Boise hospital, Nicholas Umphenour, are due in court.

April 6, 2024

Fire at Bernie Sanders' Vermont office was intentionally set, male suspect sought, authorities say

A fire was reported Friday outside the third-floor office of independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Burlington, Vermont. Moderate fire damage was reported, but no injuries were reported.

April 5, 2024

An Argentine judge recognizes gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling

A judge in Argentina has ruled that 20 cloistered nuns in the country's north suffered abuse from high-ranking clergy for more than 20 years, casting a spotlight on abuse in the Catholic Church.