Sister Andrea Arendt, a Presentation Sister who combined nursing, spiritual direction and retreat ministry, died on Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026; funeral services are scheduled in Fargo for April 9–10.
A British Airways flight from London to Houston diverted to St. John's on March 31 after a reported medical emergency and later developed a technical fault, leaving passengers delayed and housed in local hotels.
The Juneau Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance to keep the city's cold-weather warming shelter open year-round; the ordinance includes about $208,000 to extend operations through June 30 and estimates an annual cost of roughly $1.1 million to be included in next fiscal year's budget.
Jacob deGrom reported his right knee felt fine after a five-inning, 78-pitch start, while the Texas Rangers awaited MRI results Tuesday and planned to provide an update after the game.
About 7,000 Indigenous people from roughly 200 groups are gathered in Brasilia for the 22nd Free Land encampment, and government representatives said they will take part in hearings at the event during the week.
At WWE RAW in Houston, AJ Lee said she saw a young fan on a backstage monitor and promised to meet her one day and trade glasses. The episode also included a backstage exchange with Becky Lynch and AJ mentioning her husband’s private charitable donations.
Shasta County Probation Department published the monthly schedule for its Mobile Probation Van, listing days, times and locations in rural parts of the county. Residents with specific cases were given a phone number to contact their probation officer.
A Finnish wearable-device study of more than 3,000 middle-aged adults followed for nearly 10 years found that irregular bedtimes and variable sleep midpoints were associated with higher rates of major cardiovascular events when average sleep was under eight hours; averaging more than eight hours appeared to weaken that association.
Police say a 2-year-old in Indiana died of severe malnutrition and dehydration after weeks of alleged neglect, and two adults were arrested; hearings are scheduled for May 14 and May 28.
April 7 was designated National Black Bookstore Day, an effort led by Kevin Johnson that recognizes independent Black-owned bookstores for community building and cultural preservation. The number of Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. rose from 54 in 2010 to more than 300 today.
