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The Department of Health and Human Services and the EPA announced April 2 that four contaminant groups — microplastics, pharmaceuticals, PFAS and disinfection byproducts — are included in the EPA's draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List, which also names 75 chemicals and nine microbes. The list identifies substances not currently regulated nationally and may lead to future action under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

NASA said several early technical issues aboard Orion — a communications fault, a blinking toilet warning and email access problems — were resolved, and mission managers approved a translunar injection burn to send the spacecraft toward the moon.

Linda Oyinkoinyan said she forgives the person alleged to have killed her 7‑month‑old granddaughter, Kaori Patterson‑Moore, who was shot while in a stroller in Brooklyn; police say the alleged shooter, identified as 21‑year‑old Amari Green, was hospitalized, arrested and is expected to face murder and attempted murder charges.

The former couple are working to reach a temporary custody agreement for their two young daughters and have postponed an initial Texas court hearing while they try to resolve matters; a hearing is scheduled for April 16 if talks do not resolve the case.

The Avenue Peachtree City is hosting its second annual BLOOM from April 1 through May 17, featuring live music, charitable drives, family activities and seasonal events.

The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 pill Foundayo (orforglipron), which showed about 12.4% average weight loss in trials and can be taken any time with or without food; it differs from Wegovy in formulation and dosing requirements.

Farmers report sharp increases in fertilizer and diesel costs after reported disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, while bankruptcies and farm debt were already rising before the conflict.

Michigan's loss to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament humbled the team and players say it refocused them as they advanced to the Final Four.

Members of the Baha'i Faith from Champaign and Clark Counties delivered 40 tailored personal-care bags to The Caring Kitchen and also made a donation to the Backpack Program partnered with Urbana Schools.

NASA's Artemis II is scheduled to send four astronauts on a roughly 10‑day crewed flyby of the Moon using the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion capsule, and a space policy expert described decades of technical and policy choices that led to this test flight.

A new historical marker at Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery was dedicated April 2 to recognize the city's 19th- and early 20th-century Chinese immigrant community; the marker was granted to the Wisconsin chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans by the Wisconsin Historical Society.

A UN report presented at COP15 says migratory freshwater fish populations have declined about 81% since 1970 and identifies 325 species as candidates for international conservation.

Kentucky officials marked Child Abuse Prevention Month by urging safer storage of medications and greater attention to children’s phone and internet use; leaders cited state and national reports showing elevated child maltreatment concerns.

Dallas-based La La Land has signed a lease for its first North Carolina cafe at 1930 Camden Road in the Design Center of the Carolinas, replacing the former Bitty & Beau's location; an opening date has not been announced.

Thirteen states now have total bans and five states restrict abortion after six weeks, with Wyoming the most recent; Guttmacher Institute data show abortion numbers were largely unchanged from 2024 to 2025.

The Cherokee Nation opened the 100-acre Sallisaw Creek Park on the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, a site protected under the tribe's 2021 parks law. The park includes RV campgrounds, luxury cabins, a four-lane boat ramp and recreational facilities, and it is open seven days a week.

Actors Lucy Halliday and Chase Infiniti discussed filming Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Testaments, which filmed in Ontario and begins streaming on Disney+ on April 8; they said the series' themes about reproductive rights and authoritarianism still feel timely.

Research shows a sharp rise in adult autism diagnoses, with many women receiving first diagnoses in middle age; a 2024 JAMA analysis reported a 450 percent increase for adults aged 26–34 from 2011 to 2022.

OpenAI said it has acquired TBPN, and hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays said the daily 2:00 p.m. ET livestream will continue; the deal follows OpenAI's recent $122 billion funding round and $852 billion post-money valuation.

Saks Global said it reached a restructuring support agreement with some secured bondholders who have pledged $500 million, and the company expects to exit bankruptcy this summer.

Pauline Love was named Alabama women's basketball head coach, replacing Kristy Curry. She says the program will be built on three pillars: toughness, togetherness and trust.

A Finnish brewery has installed an industrial pilot that uses heated sand to produce steam, and researchers say similar sand-based thermal storage could be scaled for industrial heat and even considered for repowering coal plants.

Two separate regulatory colleges have merged to form the P.E.I. College of Nursing and Midwifery, bringing LPNs, RNs, nurse practitioners, registered psychiatric nurses and midwives under one regulator. Melissa Panton is the new college's first CEO and registrar.

A 2024 analysis published in NEJM Evidence put adult cigarette smoking at 9.9%, an all‑time low, while the federal Office of Smoking and Health was closed last spring, pausing federal analysis and coordination on tobacco trends.

Four astronauts launched on a crewed Artemis II flight around the Moon this week; the team includes three space station veterans and a Canadian who will be the first from his country to travel beyond low‑Earth orbit.

Mitchell H. Katz, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, said he is prepared to replace some radiologist reads with AI once regulatory rules change; he raised the idea of pushing New York state regulators to allow AI to read images without a radiologist.

The FDA approved Foundayo (orforglipron), a once-daily oral GLP-1 for adults with obesity or overweight, and Phase 3 results reported average weight loss of about 11–12% versus about 2% for placebo.

A small study of 48 adults with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease found that 12 weeks of weekly vitamin D supplementation was associated with increased IgA, reduced IgG, changes in gut microbes and lower disease activity scores. The trial was small, nonrandomized and did not include a placebo control.

During Artemis II, astronaut Christina Koch described seeing a sunset over India from the Orion spacecraft as the four-person crew continues a roughly 10-day lunar flyby mission.

A Reddit slideshow showed Höd, an eyeless cat who spent years moving between shelters and now appears to be thriving in a new home; the post reportedly earned about 21,000 upvotes.