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The Donate Life Family Fun Run at Baltimore's Camden Yards brought donor families, transplant recipients, waitlist candidates and supporters together to benefit Infinite Legacy; organizers and participants honored donors like Demetrias “Dewey” Waters, whose organ gifts were reported as saving four lives.

Artemis II is more than halfway to the moon and aims to travel farther than Apollo 13; the mission's onboard toilet has been unreliable since liftoff, and crew are using backup urine collection bags while engineers investigate a suspected ice blockage.

President Trump reiterated a 10-day deadline and said 48 hours remain for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz; Iran has requested a ceasefire in indirect talks.

Experts report many people notice better sleep and improved hydration within days of stopping alcohol, and immune function and some liver recovery can begin within a week.

Artemis II's four-person Orion crew is en route to the moon on a 10-day mission and has sent back photographs that reports say include the first images of Earth since December 1972.

San Diego County is expanding the Blue Envelope program, a voluntary communication awareness tool for residents who may need modified communication; free Blue Envelope materials are being distributed at county sheriff stations.

The article argues that trees improve urban air quality, provide habitat and beauty, and can reduce energy use; it cites a Greenscape study saying Jacksonville’s urban canopy removed about 3.8 million pounds of pollutants annually.

On April 4, an Easter egg hunt in Upper Burrell's Lincoln Beach neighborhood, organized by the Community Revitalization Mission of Service, included costumed characters, activities, food and a real rabbit named Sparkles.

CMS is exploring whether beneficiaries who take no action at age 65 could be automatically enrolled in Medicare Advantage rather than traditional Medicare; officials have not introduced a formal proposal or started rulemaking.

The Paradise Animal Shelter held a grand opening on April 4 for a remodeled and expanded facility that adds modern cat accommodations, treatment and socialization areas, and updated dog housing. The project, which added about 1,900 square feet, was funded with more than $1 million from the Town of Paradise, the Measure B committee, PASH, and community supporters.

Taylor Chip announced it will close all of its locations after a Chapter 11 reorganization effort fell short; limited winding-down operations will continue.

A Russian drone strike on a Nikopol market killed five people and injured 21, and prosecutors said the incident is being investigated as a war crime.

Eunhyuk donated 200 million won on April 3, 2026, split equally between Samsung Medical Center for lung disease research and ChildFund Korea for accessible playgrounds and small community libraries.

Benjamin E. Mays IB World School in St. Paul will replace its International Baccalaureate curriculum with a community-led Afrocentric magnet program starting in fall 2026 that teaches through Black history and centers students' identity and self-determination.

A fossil deposit from the Jiangchuan Biota in southwestern China has yielded more than 700 carbonaceous film fossils dated about 554–539 million years ago, showing diverse soft-bodied animals present before the Cambrian explosion.

The NCAA Women's Final Four Legacy Project funded renovations at the Washington Activity Center in west Phoenix, adding a renovated basketball court, new wireless scoreboards, a computer lounge and a mural; officials said the work targets a historically underserved neighborhood.

A Russian drone strike on a market in Nikopol killed five people and injured at least 19, regional officials said. Ukrainian authorities reported shooting down most incoming drones overnight.

Orion's main engine completed a 5-minute-50-second translunar injection burn, placing four astronauts on a free-return trajectory that will loop around the Moon on Monday and return for a Pacific splashdown on April 10.

Reporting says the Pittsburgh Steelers are open to trading up in the 2026 NFL Draft and that a safety — with names like Caleb Downs and Dillon Thieneman cited — is a possible focus.

Officials reported the Springs wildfire east of Moreno Valley has grown to more than 4,000 acres with about 45% containment, and mandatory evacuations are in effect for multiple Moreno Valley zones.

Peptides are short chains of amino acids and include some approved medicines as well as many experimental products sold online. Researchers and regulators say much of the publicised benefit for unregulated peptides lacks robust human evidence and that products claiming medicinal effects may face regulatory action.

Three cheetah cubs were born in Kuno National Park, bringing India's reintroduced cheetah population to 38, officials said; the animals are African cheetahs that were first introduced in 2022 amid earlier concerns about mortality and leopard competition.

Washington recently enacted a state income measure that imposes a 9.9% tax on household income above $1 million, effective Jan. 1, 2028, with first payments due April 2029. Business owners and commentators told media they fear the measure could drive activity out of the state and that future tax changes might affect smaller businesses.

Three recent founders are cited as building high-revenue, AI-first companies, while data show 30.4 million Americans operate as solopreneurs and mid-sized firms (250–499 employees) have declined 22.5% since 2020.

Friskies will donate 1,000 meals for every point the Arizona Wildcats score through the rest of the tournament and will make a cash donation to Hermitage Cat Shelter in Tucson.

James Michael Laspia, 77, died on March 12 after a lifetime on Shelter Island; he led Mashomack Preserve for 37 years and helped transform it into a center for conservation, education and community outreach.

A study of nearly 200,000 Americans age 65 and older found that receiving a high-dose influenza vaccine was associated with about a 55% lower risk of Alzheimer's dementia over roughly two years, with stronger and more consistent associations reported in women. Researchers noted limitations including possible healthy-user bias and missing data on mortality and socioeconomic factors.

The Steelers say ongoing, regular conversations with Aaron Rodgers leave them confident he is choosing between returning to Pittsburgh or retiring, and team leaders expect an answer before the NFL Draft.

A man adopted a recently rescued foal and learned the animal’s mother had been housed separately at a shelter; the two were reunited and, the article reports, now stay close together.

Konnor Griffin doubled, walked and scored in his major-league debut as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in the home opener at PNC Park.