At its first meeting of the quarter, the Associated Students Senate discussed community input for UCSB’s newly purchased property at 410 State Street and announced plans to implement a campus safety app called "Safe Zone."
Phoebe's Diner opened its fourth Austin location in Shady Hollow on April 7 and is running an April fundraiser for the Center for Child Protection.
Oprah Winfrey briefly sat in Stephen Colbert's host chair and thanked him during an emotional appearance on The Late Show; CBS canceled the program in 2025 and a final episode is scheduled for May 21.
Toyota Center and Clutch City Sports & Entertainment announced a $180 million overhaul called "Toyota Center Reimagined," with construction set to begin after the 2025–26 Rockets season and completion expected by fall 2027; the team says owner Tilman Fertitta will cover close to half the cost.
NASA's Artemis 2 Orion capsule is on course to splash down off the coast of San Diego at about 8:07 p.m. ET after completing a lunar flyby, reentering at roughly 25,000 miles per hour.
NASA's Artemis II will perform a crewed lunar flyby on April 6, with live coverage beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET that will stream on multiple platforms including Netflix and NASA+.
Jim Nantz said on New Heights that during the Lamar Hunt Trophy presentation he asked Travis Kelce to come over, creating an unscripted, on-field moment that fans heard live in the stadium and on television. The article links that presentation to a subsequent run of Super Bowl appearances for the Chiefs.
Kirk Cousins said a FaceTime call with Raiders minority owner Tom Brady gave him a “big nudge” to sign with Las Vegas, and Cousins described the conversation as "life-giving." The article notes Brady was at the first day of OTAs and has been a resource while the team evaluates its quarterback plan.
South Carolina reported no new measles cases and is approaching the required 42-day period to declare an end to a 997-case outbreak; Utah now has the largest active outbreak in the U.S., with 583 cases and 24 new cases in the past five days.
The inaugural Giving Machine in Fresno ran Dec. 11, 2025–Jan. 2, 2026, drawing about 8,800 visits and more than 9,000 charitable purchases; organizers say the effort raised over $190,000 for local nonprofits.
