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EXPLAINERTrump says the US blockade of Iranian ports is working, urging Tehran to ‘give up’ amid tensions.Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026United States President Donald Trump says Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports has been a success, urging Tehran to “just give up” as pressure mounts in a deepening standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.Iran has pushed back strongly, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismissing the US campaign as ineffective, while the military says its restraint so far has been “intended to give diplomacy a chance”.Meanwhile, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are rippling through global markets, sending oil…

The primary election in California’s gubernatorial contest is just over a month away, and the race remains wide open. At a gubernatorial debate this week, a half-dozen Democrats offered divergent views on the state’s future — most of whom are within striking distance of each other in the polls — while two Republicans battled for space on the general election ballot.CBS News’ California governor’s debate Tuesday night featured the largest number of participants to date. The field includes progressive Democratic candidates Tom Steyer and Katie Porter competing against more moderate contenders Xavier Becerra and Matt Mahan, as well as Antonio…

Elon Musk told a court on Wednesday that he was a “fool” for providing funding to launch ChatGPT maker OpenAI.Testifying in a case he brought against OpenAI, the billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX said he continued to finance OpenAI after receiving assurances from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that the company would remain a nonprofit. However, Musk said he began to have doubts about the company’s direction and said he later felt betrayed. Musk alleged in his civil lawsuit that OpenAI, Altman, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman reneged on the AI company’s founding agreement by prioritizing profit over a promise to keep OpenAI…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities have arrested a man in the brutal murders of an Alabama mother, her pregnant teenage daughter and 12-year-old son, who were found bound in their home April 20.Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said William Graham Oliver, 54, was charged with eight counts of capital murder, according to a report from local outlet WALA. He was booked into jail Tuesday.Fox News Digital previously reported Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home in Wilmer, Alabama, just after 2:30 a.m. April 20, where they found three bodies in separate rooms with their…

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a further one-sixth reduction in her sentence as part of an amnesty, a member of her legal team said on Thursday (Apr 30), the second such commutation in two weeks.The Nobel laureate, who has been held since being toppled by the military in a 2021 coup, will now have just over 18 years left to serve, the legal team member said, declining to be identified by name.After a marathon run of trials, Aung San Suu Kyi, 80, was sentenced to 33 years after convictions on charges ranging from corruption…

As the UAE prepares to leave OPEC from May, global oil prices will experience wider price swings and have less predictable floors in the medium-to-long term. The evolving pricing landscape is shaped by conflicting factors. Elevated geopolitical risk premia persist due to ongoing disruptions, particularly concerning the Strait of Hormuz, and impaired regional production. For instance, the UAE’s actual output is only anticipated to gradually return to 3.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2026, even in a best-case scenario, according to Rystad Energy. “On the other, the prospect of less coordinated supply management, both from the UAE operating independently…

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Alphabet — Shares added almost 7% after the tech titan posted first-quarter revenue of $109.9 billion, beating the $107.2 billion analysts polled by LSEG had expected. Google cloud revenue surged 63% from a year earlier to $20.02 billion last quarter, while analysts had penciled in $18.05 billion, per StreetAccount. The company also raised its 2026 capex to as much as $190 billion, calling for it to “significantly increase” in 2027. Microsoft — The “Magnificent Seven” stock was little changed. Microsoft reported an earnings and revenue beat in its fiscal third…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ving Rhames is “on his way home” after he was rushed to the hospital earlier Wednesday, his rep confirmed, according to a report.The 66-year-old “Mission: Impossible” star collapsed while eating at the Granville restaurant in North Hollywood, his manager Brad Kramer told Variety.”He sounded like everyday Ving and cracked a joke over the phone,” Kramer added.’CHARLIE’S ANGELS’ STAR CHERYL LADD OPENS UP FOR FIRST TIME ABOUT ‘AGGRESSIVE’ BREAST CANCER BATTLE Actor Ving Rhames attending the premiere of “The Uppercut” in January 2025. (Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)Fox News Digital has reached out to his…

By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026⁠An Iranian football federation delegation says it turned back at Toronto’s main airport this week, citing their treatment by Canadian immigration, and is set to miss a pre-World Cup FIFA gathering in Vancouver.Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on Wednesday that the delegation members, including federation President Mehdi Taj, Secretary-General Hedayat Mombeni and his deputy, Hamed Momeni, turned back ⁠⁠upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson airport despite holding valid visas, citing what was described as the “unacceptable behaviour of immigration officials”.The Iranian delegation was en route to Vancouver for Thursday’s FIFA…