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About 11,000 pounds of supplies arrived at the ISS aboard Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL, including a Petri Pod carrying C. elegans worms; the University of Exeter-led experiment will expose the worms to microgravity and space radiation for about 15 weeks while researchers record images and environmental data.

HBO's four-episode docuseries The Dark Wizard premiered April 14 and profiles climber Dean Potter, who died during a wingsuit flight in Yosemite in 2015.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto retired 20 straight batters after an early homer and finished with four hits allowed and seven strikeouts in the Dodgers' 2-1 win, and he has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his four starts this season.

CMS proposed requiring insurers to decide urgent drug prior authorizations within 24 hours and standard requests within 72 hours, and to expand electronic prior authorization systems across federal programs.

Roblox will roll out two new age-based account types in early June that automatically tailor content, chat and parental controls as users grow; the company says it will use age checks, moderation and creator requirements to enforce those limits.

Starlight Investments and author Jackie Burns have released Priya's Pets, the second title in the Floor Friends children's series, and Starlight is donating thousands of copies to families across its Canadian rental communities.

A late-stage study of Revolution Medicines' daraxonrasib reported median survival of 13.2 months versus 6.7 months for chemotherapy, according to a company press release. More complete results are expected at an upcoming cancer conference.

Workers report anxiety when AI is framed around cost savings and headcount reduction, and experts say that language deepens fear even as companies adopt AI. An IDC report cited in the article notes that outright job loss is a minority concern and that many expect AI to reshape rather than fully replace roles.

An Atlanta mother whose three daughters have sickle cell disease supports the Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act, which would require the Georgia Department of Community Health to review treatments for Medicaid enrollees annually; the bill awaits Governor Kemp's signature.

The article reflects on Jackie Robinson's 1947 breaking of Major League Baseball's color barrier and how his debut and career helped spur broader social change, as described by Bob Kendrick of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

The City of Seymour will hold a third and final public input session on April 22 to gather community feedback for its five-year Parks Master Plan; the meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kessler Park shelter house and will be hosted by City Councilman Jerry Hackney.

The EU's age verification app is ready and will require users to upload a passport or ID to confirm age anonymously; the Commission plans a coordination mechanism while member states are weighing minimum age limits for social media.

A study of 530 dog owners and 117 non-owners found many people miss subtle signs that dogs are in pain, such as yawning, increased blinking and lip or nose licking. The article reports that recognising these signals is important and that the authors note veterinary advice is often recommended when pain is suspected.

Akheem Mesidor rose from difficult early circumstances in Ottawa and several college setbacks to lead Miami with 17.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in his final season, boosting his NFL draft profile.

Experts say some foods can stimulate natural GLP-1 production, but social-media claims often oversimplify and do not replicate the effects of prescription GLP-1 medications.

The National Center for Health Statistics reported a 2025 general fertility rate of 53.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, below replacement level. The article says many young women still want children and points to dating, affordability and delayed timing as key reasons some do not reach their desired fertility.

Archaeologists located a Roman merchant shipwreck in Lake Neuchâtel with cargo dated to about 20–50 A.D.; hundreds of ceramic vessels, amphorae and other items were recovered and appear to have remained clustered near the sinking site.

This community calendar lists events across the Alle-Kiski Valley, including a Downtown New Kensington and Arnold Earth Day cleanup April 25 and Project Lifesaver registration April 24.

Palmetto Community Action Partnership is opening two new board seats for residents in Berkeley and Dorchester Counties to increase low-income representation and better inform services. Board meetings will be held every third Wednesday of the month.

A Texas landowner marks the one-year anniversary of severe local floods and argues that reshaping private land to slow and capture runoff can turn flood risk into groundwater recharge, though cost and coordination remain barriers.

Three New Orleans-area gatherings recognized community service and culture: the 47th Great Lady Great Gentlemen Awards at Chateau Golf & Country Club, the NCJW Hannah G. Solomon Award luncheon at the Audubon Tea Room honoring Leslie Jacobs, and the 40th Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Gala at the JW Marriott New Orleans.

The Hampton Wildlife Fund presented the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources with a $190,000 donation to support statewide education and outreach, and Delta Dental of South Carolina released a 2026 Dental Care Resource Guide listing nearly 50 low- or no-cost dental providers, with about 20 options for the Lowcountry.

Churchill Downs is moving its Spring Meet opener to an afternoon start on Saturday, April 25 (gates 11:30 a.m., first post 12:45 p.m.), and Opening Day will include the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Post Position Draw alongside family-focused events.

STARTRADER has launched redevelopment of a 28x15m basketball court at the District 10 Children's House in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to expand structured sports access for more than 10,000 young learners annually.

Katey Wiseman posted an emotional Instagram tribute to her father, Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman, after the crew returned safely to Earth; the crew also proposed naming a lunar crater for her late mother, Carroll, and submitted the names to the International Astronomical Union.

Ahead of Saturday’s 22nd annual Grand Valley River Clean Up, outreach groups placed four dumpsters and distributed trash bags, gloves and grabbers so people camping along the Colorado River could begin collecting and disposing of trash.

The El Dorado Hills Fire Department rescued 15 ducklings from a storm drain and reported that all were brought out safely. The department shared photos showing the drain's depth but did not say how the ducklings were discovered.

Musician G. Love reports losing about 5.9 BTC (roughly $424,000) after downloading a fake Ledger Wallet app from Apple’s App Store, and a blockchain investigator traced the transfers to addresses linked to KuCoin. KuCoin says it has temporarily frozen a suspicious account for seven days while actions remain subject to legal processes.

Three years of fighting in Sudan have produced very high death and displacement figures and a widespread hunger crisis, according to data analyses and UN reports.

The Duke of Sussex met Movember staff at the Whitten Oval in Melbourne and spoke with the charity's global director of men's health research about how social media is reshaping family life.