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Inside the Numbers: Some notes going into the NBA playoffs Inside the Numbers: Some notes going into the NBA playoffs 04/18/2026 09:34am • A winning season usually gets you to the NBA playoffs. Not this year. There were a record-tying three teams â Charlotte at 44-38, Miami at 43-39 and the Los Angeles Clippers at 42-40 â that finished over .500 this season but failed to qualify for the playoffs. The only other years when that happ Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 1 and wound dozens; Ukraine targets Russian industrial areas 04/18/2026 09:17am • A civilian was killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said Saturday. One person was killed in a strike on Mykolaivka in Ukraineâs eastern Donetsk region, local leader Vadym Filashkin said in a post on social media. Other officials reported at le British military says a cargo vessel was attacked near Strait of Hormuz, damaging containers on board. 04/18/2026 09:04am • CAIRO (AP) â British military says a cargo vessel was attacked near Strait of Hormuz, damaging containers on board. America In Focus: March home sales drop, unemployment claims fall, wholesale prices surge 04/18/2026 09:00am • In the past week, many Americans were keeping a closer eye than ever before on the economy, inflation and how those issues and others will potentially impact their daily lives. Concerns range from rising grocery and gas prices to escalating housing costs and corporate layoffs. Hereâs a snapshot of Record US drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices Record US drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices 04/18/2026 08:58am • Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it's a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues. More than 61% of the Lower 48 states is in moderate to exceptional drought â incl A big midterms year in Arizona kicks off with the state's largest county embroiled in election drama A big midterms year in Arizona kicks off with the state's largest county embroiled in election drama 04/18/2026 08:49am • PHOENIX (AP) â Arizona is expected to have at least two competitive U.S. House races in November while Democrats will be defending their seats for governor, attorney general and secretary of state. Yet so far, itâs been the office running elections in the stateâs most populous county that has French President Emmanuel Macron says 1 French soldier was killed and 3 injured in attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon 04/18/2026 08:34am • PARIS (AP) â French President Emmanuel Macron says 1 French soldier was killed and 3 injured in attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. DC mayoral candidate McDuffie says daughter was threatened over clash with banned ride-share app DC mayoral candidate McDuffie says daughter was threatened over clash with banned ride-share app 04/18/2026 08:16am • D.C. mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie said his daughter was threatened over a clash with a banned ride-share app. In a post on X Friday, he alleged that the Virginiaâbased ride-share app Empower is trying to intimidate him. âœThe chief of staff to Empower CEO Joshua Seer threatened me that The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it 04/18/2026 08:05am • NEW YORK (AP) â This yearâs Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA, when the fiery display peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The show will be visible a Consumer Reports analysis of multiple at-home hair dyes and hair chalk found issues with all of them Consumer Reports analysis of multiple at-home hair dyes and hair chalk found issues with all of them 04/18/2026 08:00am • It can be fun to switch up your personal aesthetic with hair dye whether it's refreshing your natural hair color or making a bold color change. However, there's a bit of bad news. A Consumer Reports analysis of several hair dyes and hair chalks found issues. James Rogers, Consumer Reports' dir Son of 85-year-old French widow home after 16 days in US immigration custody says she needs rest Son of 85-year-old French widow home after 16 days in US immigration custody says she needs rest 04/18/2026 07:55am • ORVAULT, France (AP) â The son of an 85-year-old French widow who married an American military veteran but was later detained for overstaying her visa says she now needs rest after the ordeal. Speaking to reporters Friday after Marie-Thérèse Ross returned to France, Hervé Goix, said the family' US sanctions 3 people, 2 firms over allegedly recruiting Colombian mercenaries in Sudan war 04/18/2026 07:42am • CAIRO (AP) â The U.S. imposed sanctions on three people and two firms over allegedly recruiting and deploying Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudanâs war, which has entered its fourth year with no end in sight. The sanctions, announced by the Dep Iranian gunboats have fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says 04/18/2026 07:03am • CAIRO (AP) â Iranian gunboats have fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says. Eyewitnesses recount three deadly Israeli strikes on medics in southern Lebanon 04/18/2026 05:30am • NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) â It was late morning when two ambulances slowed to a stop outside of the village of Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon. Having heard minutes earlier on Wednesday that Israel had attacked two other ambulances, hitting one and then the other after it showed up to help the first, NOLA meets DC at The Occidental collaboration breakfast this weekend NOLA meets DC at The Occidental collaboration breakfast this weekend 04/18/2026 05:08am • Celebrate the legacy of the iconic New Orleans-based restaurant, Brennanâs, and its creation, the bananas foster, at The Occidentalâs collaboration breakfast with the restaurant. As part of the 75th anniversary of the bananas foster dish, third-generation family proprietor Ralph Brennan
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