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6:01 AM on Thursday, April 9

Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 3.4% on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season’s start for the fourth straight year

5:48 AM on Thursday, April 9

The American economy, slowed by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate

5:46 AM on Thursday, April 9

Megan Moroney leads the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards with nine nominations

5:43 AM on Thursday, April 9

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture

5:41 AM on Thursday, April 9

A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began

5:12 AM on Thursday, April 9

Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson got the Masters underway, hitting the ceremonial first tee shots on a postcard-perfect day at Augusta National

5:12 AM on Thursday, April 9

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively criminalized the activities of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and civil society organizations

4:54 AM on Thursday, April 9

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month

4:41 AM on Thursday, April 9

Air travelers are facing a new reality of higher fees, fewer flights and tough choices about whether a trip is worth the cost

4:39 AM on Thursday, April 9

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are saying President Donald Trump should be removed from office after he threatened Iranian civilization would “die” if it didn’t meet his demands

4:04 AM on Thursday, April 9

Many young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition

3:37 AM on Thursday, April 9

A new report says security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials

3:17 AM on Thursday, April 9

Britain and Norway have conducted a weekslong operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic

2:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

BTS is kicking off their long-awaited world tour with a concert near Seoul

10:16 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Scottie Scheffler feels rested, Bryson DeChambeau confident, and Rory McIlroy pressure-free as they lead a star-studded field at the 90th Masters

9:58 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Iran’s semiofficial news agencies have published a chart suggesting the Revolutionary Guard placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war

9:47 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Oil prices skipped higher and Wall Street veered toward modest losses on skepticism over a fragile and muddled ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran

9:17 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war is under strain due to Israel’s bombardment of Beirut and Tehran’s continued control over the Strait of Hormuz

9:08 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Republicans are facing setbacks in recent elections, with Democrats winning races in Wisconsin and Georgia

9:02 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval