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FILE -Field Museum and Chicago's skyline is seen from Soldier Field prior to an NFL preseason football game between the Chicago Bears and the Tennessee Titans, Aug. 12, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)

Scientists say the world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all

3:29 AM on Thursday, April 9

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative

Foreign and national visitors arrive at the entrance of Arakurayama Sengen Park Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japanese town sours on the crowds coming to see cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji

2:19 AM on Thursday, April 9

A viral photo of snow-capped Mount Fuji, a red pagoda and cherry blossoms has brought many tourists to a peaceful Japanese town

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, right, celebrates with defenseman Evan Bouchard (2) after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Connor McDavid nets hat trick on 5-point night as Oilers surge into first place in Pacific Division

1:56 AM on Thursday, April 9

The best way for the Edmonton Oilers to shake off a tough loss was to let Connor McDavid take over the game

FILE - A woman checks her phone as she walks through Red Square at sunset, in Moscow, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)

Russia's internet crackdown leads to a spring of growing discontent

1:32 AM on Thursday, April 9

Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike

This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, left, and folk singer Vilma Jää during a rehearsal for Kaija Saariaho's "Innocence," at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on March 31, 2026. (Karen Almond/Met Opera via AP)

Vilma Jää Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera’s production of 'Innocence'

1:21 AM on Thursday, April 9

Vilma Jää never expected to play a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas when she enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music

Firefighters, first responders, and volunteers work on smoldering debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike that struck an apartment building in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz

12:58 AM on Thursday, April 9

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

A currency trader works near a screen showing international oil prices at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Oil prices rise again and Asian stocks retreat on the fragile Iran ceasefire

12:47 AM on Thursday, April 9

Oil prices are rising again and Asian stocks are trading mostly lower on skepticism over a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Connor McDavid's hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Sharks

12:37 AM on Thursday, April 9

Connor McDavid scored his 15th career hat trick and finished with five points, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks that moved them into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division

FILE - Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground," in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran publishes chart showing it may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz as shaky ceasefire holds

12:17 AM on Thursday, April 9

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran have published a chart suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard mined the Strait of Hormuz during the war

Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 9

The Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest begins to take shape

Activist Patrick Dattilio stands in front of a proposed ICE detention center in Williamsport, Md., Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused

12:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

Protesters are rallying against a planned immigration detention facility in Maryland

Solar panels stretch out across the desert floor, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame

12:08 AM on Thursday, April 9

Nevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers

Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., a candidate for Wisconsin governor, speaks during a news conference Wednesday, April 8, 2026, about what the GOP needs to do in November after big defeats in the spring election, outside of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Republican fears grow as Democrats keep notching election victories ahead of midterms

12:08 AM on Thursday, April 9

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

Protesters hold signs and chant antiwar slogans near Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Dan Hernadez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

After Trump’s Iran ultimatum and a fragile ceasefire, Iranian Americans brace for what’s next

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 9

Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran

FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, May 15, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument

12:04 AM on Thursday, April 9

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers are poised to try to persuade federal appeals court judges that the hip-hop mogul was treated unfairly at a trial last year that sent him to prison on prostitution-related charges

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, shake hands during a Day of Friendship event in Budapest, Hungary Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump's Iran war widens rift with European nationalists once viewed as MAGA allies

12:02 AM on Thursday, April 9

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

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference at the Ampol Lytton Refinery, in Brisbane, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Russell Freeman/AAP Image via AP)

Australia moves to shore up fuel supplies as it prepares for extended disruptions

11:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds

Gerhardt Konig, left, reacts after the verdict is read while sitting with defense attorney Thomas Otake, right, in court Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Honolulu. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP, Pool)

Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife convicted of attempted manslaughter

9:07 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A Hawaii doctor who was accused of trying to kill his wife on a cliffside hike has been convicted of attempted manslaughter

This photo provided by Wiseman Family shows NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman with his wife Carroll Taylor Wiseman. (Wiseman Family via AP)

Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones

3:12 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Lunar love knows no bounds

Patrick Kolasinski, attorney for Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, speaks at a news conference accompanied by his client's girlfriend, Cindy, in Modesto, Calif., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

Attorney for man shot by ICE in California says his client did not try to run officers over

2:42 PM on Wednesday, April 8

An attorney for a man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in California says his client did not try to run officers over with his car and disputed claims that he has a warrant out for his arrest in El Salvador

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