The Media Line: Iran War May End ‘Pretty Soon,’ President Trump Says, Signals Possible Islamabad Trip for Talks

Iran War May End ‘Pretty Soon,’ Trump Says, Signals Possible Islamabad Trip for Talks By The Media Line Staff President Trump said the war in Iran could end “pretty soon,” despite a breakdown in negotiations last weekend,
Photos show the ‘Build the Red Wall’ rally in Arizona, headlined by Trump

PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump joins Erika Kirk at Dream City Church in north Phoenix for Turning Point Action’s “Build the Red Wall” rally to show support for Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. ___ This
Mamdani endorses City Council candidate who accused Cuomo of sexual harassment

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Lindsey Boylan — the first woman to publicly accuse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment — in a City Council race on Friday, his latest
FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. says the US is limiting measles outbreaks better than the rest of the world

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that the U.S., under his leadership, is limiting the spread of measles better than any other country in the world. His most recent comments came Friday as he testified
2 Alaska-based soldiers injured in encounter with brown bear during training exercise

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, the military said Friday. The incident happened Thursday as the soldiers were participating in
Traffic and trepidation in the Persian Gulf could keep gasoline prices from dropping quickly

NEW YORK (AP) — After U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after almost seven weeks of war, oil prices plunged 10% and the stock
Family sues over Kansas jail death after deputy allegedly knelt on inmate’s back

Relatives of a jail inmate whom investigators determined died after a Kansas sheriff’s deputy shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for one minute and 26 seconds have filed a federal lawsuit. Attorneys for the family
Watchdog group sues USDA over food safety records related to Ohio train disaster

By Renee Hickman April 17 (Reuters) – A whistleblower organization filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, alleging that the government agency improperly withheld records about food supply contamination by toxic chemicals
Former Wisconsin man sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for illegal campaign contributions

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former Wisconsin man to 20 months in prison for funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into domestic political campaigns after moving to another country and renouncing his
1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway ramp

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Travelers on an East Tennessee interstate were forced to brake for workers — and drones, perhaps even a queen — when a truck carrying about 1 million bees crashed Friday. The swarm shut