NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Columbus Blue Jackets have missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year thanks to a stunning late-season collapse that concluded with a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. The organization went from second in the Metropolitan Division last month to being eliminated in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. Head coach Rick Bowness, who came out of retirement to take over the job in January, didn’t hold back on his team when speaking to reporters on Tuesday night. “All you gotta do is look at…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said that Iran has an “inalienable” right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes during a state visit to China on Wednesday, according to the Times of Israel.”The right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes is an inalienable right of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Lavrov said during a Tuesday press conference following a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the Times of Israel.Access to said uranium has been a hard line for U.S. President Donald Trump in ongoing peace negotiations with Iran.”There will be…

Loren Schauers was “extremely happy and fulfilled” in his construction job — until a routine task in 2019 upended his life forever. “I’ll always remember that day. I got in the forklift, and I was asked to move a water barrier back into place,” recalled Schauers, who was 18 at the time. “I sank immediately into such an angle that I started to slow tip up and go down towards a 50-foot drop of a hill,” he continued. “Next thing I know, I’m watching this forklift roll downward towards me.” It’s a miracle that Schauers, now 24, didn’t die while…

OTTAWA, Kan. — A day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the Midwest, forecasters warned that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to the regions again on Tuesday afternoon and evening.Authorities in Kansas reported several people with minor injuries after storms passed through on Monday. Three people were left with minor injuries in rural Franklin County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City, according to the sheriff’s office. In Ottawa, a city of about 13,000 people, officials said there was structural damage, but there were no deaths or injuries. Power lines…

Chicago has released the first footage of Mark Ballas and Whitney Leavitt performing together on Broadway! Watch a video of the pair performing “We Both Reached For the Gun” during their first week together at the iconic musical. The Dancing With the Stars partners are currently appearing in the production through May 3. Leavitt continues her record-breaking run as ‘Roxie Hart,’ with Ballas joining as ‘Billy Flynn.’ Watch a video of Ballas singing “All I Care About Is Love” here. Leavitt made her Broadway debut earlier this season as Roxie Hart, while Ballas has joined the company in the role of…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 11:14 GMT+2•Updated 13:26 A civil petition calling for the total suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement for alleged war crimes has reached one million signatures across all 27 member states. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under EU rules, the European Commission and the European Parliament must now assess the request. This comes as the northern Gaza Strip continues to be hit by occasional Israeli strikes, despite a ceasefire with Hamas that took effect last October. According to the initiative’s text, the State of Israel is responsible for “an unprecedented level of killing and injury of civilians, large-scale displacement of…

Sydney Sweeney has teamed up with American Eagle again for a sexy summer campaign following her previously controversial ad with the company. Sweeney, 28, posed for the brand’s “Syd for Short: American Eagle Jean Shorts” ad, which launched on Wednesday, April 15. In the campaign, the Euphoria actress looked her best in a pair of blue denim cutoffs, which she teamed with a white blouse that fell off her shoulder. In another shot, Sweeney rocked a pair of light-wash shorts complete with a frayed hem. She kept her look simple with a plain white tee. Sweeney beamed for the camera…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A family’s spring break adventure in Utah’s rugged backcountry turned into a life-or-death rescue after a parent plunged roughly 70 feet off a cliff, leaving first responders scrambling to reach the critically injured victim in treacherous terrain.The accident happened Friday in the Pritchett Canyon area of Moab after a family of four parked their off-road vehicles and set out on a hike to view nearby rock arches, the Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue said.The family split up during the hike when one parent and child began walking faster than the other…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a series of gun-control bills Tuesday, toughening a proposed assault-firearms ban before sending it back to lawmakers, which drew immediate backlash from Republicans and is likely to draw a constitutional objection from the Justice Department.The Democrat governor’s changes to House Bill 217/Senate Bill 749 remove the word “fixed” from part of the bill’s definition of an assault firearm, which could sharply expand the range of semi-automatic rifles and pistols swept into the ban, Republicans say.”If there was any doubt that Gov. Spanberger was coming for our firearms,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In just over two months, soccer fans will descend on stadiums across North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But those thousands of fans won’t get to take part in a long-running pregame tradition — at least at the venues located in the U.S.FIFA is set to ban pregame tailgating at U.S. stadiums during the tournament, according to multiple reports Tuesday. NFL venues such as Arrowhead Stadium, Gillette Stadium and Lincoln Financial Field, among others, were listed as host sites where fans will not be allowed to tailgate this summer.It was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers that were trying to leave Iran on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as part of the Trump administration’s blockade on Iranian ports. The official told Reuters that the ships left Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman before being contacted by the U.S. warship through radio communication. The official added that the tankers were among the six vessels that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday obeyed orders from American forces to turn around and head back to an Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman. “More than…

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  6m ago Sanctioned ships appear to enter Persian Gulf through Strait of Hormuz despite U.S. claim of full blockade U.S.-sanctioned ships appeared to be entering the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, hours after a top U.S. military commander said a blockade of Iranian ports was “fully implemented.”Ship tracking data show a number of vessels, including the crude oil tanker Alicia — making the journey overnight. The Chinese-owned Alicia has previously called at Iranian ports.The Alicia appeared to alter its course in the Gulf of Oman when the blockade began, but then continued through the Strait…

It’s time to do the Time Warp again! The 2025 documentary Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror is returning to cinemas across the country this spring. The movie explores Rocky Horror’s origins as a London fringe theatre play and its rise as one of the biggest cult films of all time. Strange Journey is directed by Linus O’Brien, son of creator Richard O’Brien. The documentary had its UK premiere at Sheffield DocFest before heading to GAZE Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. The new screening dates, which begin on April 23 from Magenta Night Studios, include stops in Orange,…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 11:24 GMT+2 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, is now facing trial on charges of influence peddling and embezzlement, accused of using her position to secure funding for her private university projects. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Second, Sánchez’s inner circle is collapsing. Last June, his former senior aide Santos Cerdán was placed in pre-trial detention for alleged bribery. Then in November, his former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and top aide Koldo García were placed in custody over the so-called “Koldo Case”. The two officials allegedly accepted secret cash payments to award lucrative government face mask…