These are the top stories for today in news, politics, business, sports, and entertainment.
Headlines
First Lady Says Epstein Didn’t Act Alone
First Lady Melania Trump made a public speech calling on Congress to do more for the victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein. Melania Trump said Epstein didn’t act alone in his sex trafficking operation, contradicting the Justice Department, which claims Epstein had no coconspirators. Link
A key inflation report is due out this morning. This will serve as the first indicator of how the war in Iran and rising fuel costs affected prices. Find out More
Oil tankers pile up outside the Strait of Hormuz as Iran keeps the key waterway shut down ahead of the first round of negotiations with the United States to end the war. Link
Politics
Louisiana’s Senate Republican primary gets heated as incumbent Bill Cassidy sinks in the polls, Trump-backed candidate Julie Letlow struggles to catch fire, and challenger John Fleming rises. Read More
Vice President J.D. Vance takes center stage as peace negotiations with Iran are set to begin. Read More
Former Vice President Kamala Harris set off a new round of speculation that she plans to run for President again in 2028 with a major speech in New York. Find out More
U.S. News
Video shows a quadrouple amputee charged with shooting and killing his friend, snorting an unknown substance, and firing a gun. Link
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called an emergency meeting of bank executives to warn them about the dangers posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model. Link
California made the first arrests in a hospice care fraud scheme, which bilked taxpayers out of $267 million. Find out More
Business
U.S. oil prices climb to over $100 a barrel as Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz shut down. Read More
Mortgage rates dropped to 6.37% after rising for five weeks in a row as hopes rise that the ceasefire in the Iran War will hold. Find out More
Stock futures inched lower as investors await a key inflation report and progress in peace talks to end the Iran War. Find out More
Market Report
| Symbol | Last Close | % Change | |
| Dow Jones | DJIA | $47,840.63 | 0.58% |
| S&P 500 | SPX | $47,909.92 | 0.62% |
| Nasdaq Composite | IXIC | $22,634.99 | 2.80% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | $316.37 | 0.52% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | $345.62 | 0.69% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | $260.49 | 0.61% |
| Microsoft Corp. | MSFT | $373.07 | -0.34% |
World News
Cuba’s President tells NBC News that he won’t step down despite US pressure to end the communist regime that’s ruled the island nation since 1959. Link
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a 32-hour ceasefire in the Ukraine War due to Orthodox Easter. See Details
Japan to release additional oil reserves amid rising prices and shortages due to the Iran War. Find out More
Entertainment
Pop star Pink will host the 2026 Tony Awards, the ceremony that honors the top performances in Broadway. Find out More
Jeopardy contestant Jamie Bing, a New Jersey native, just won his 20th consecutive game. See Details
Sports
The U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation into the National Football League over the NFL’s growing practice of putting regular-season and playoff games behind a streaming paywall. Find out More
Defending champion Rory McIlroy posted a first-round score of 67 as he is the co-leader with Sam Burns. Read More
Off the Wall
Hunter Biden challenged Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to a UFC-style cage match. Read More
