NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Eric Swalwell exits California governor race2. Trump enacts US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz3. Iran’s president signals openness to US deal MAJOR HEADLINESCHOKEPOINT CHAOS — Iran threatens major new global chokepoint if US moves on Hormuz. Continue reading …PACIFIC OFFENSIVE — Multiple alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in US strikes in the Pacific. Continue reading …SWEET RELIEF — ‘Miracle fruit’ could help cancer patients cope with overlooked side effect…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV fired back after President Donald Trump attacked him on social media, saying his calls for peace are rooted in the Gospel and should not be treated as a political argument with the White House.”I have no fear of the Trump administration,” the pope told reporters aboard the papal plane Monday en route to Algeria.”The message of the church, my message, the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the Peacemakers. I do not look at my role as being political, a politician,” he added.Trump had criticized the pope’s positions on…

Meta is pushing back against a pair of verdicts that awarded plaintiffs hundreds of millions. The company has vowed to appeal the New Mexico and California rulings, and has already taken countermeasures against attorneys looking to recruit plaintiffs on the very social media platforms that they’re looking to fight. In New Mexico, a jury found Meta liable for misleading customers about the safety of its platforms. The New Mexico Department of Justice celebrated the victory, which made the southwestern state the first in the country to score that kind of legal win. The jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NFL defensive back Chris Payton-Jones was killed in a car crash in Florida on Saturday night, officials said. He was 30.Payton-Jones was traveling in a vehicle when he struck a pickup truck and overturned, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Payton-Jones’ vehicle caught fire, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to FOX 2 Now. He played for four NFL teams between 2018 and 2021 before he played for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He then joined the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL).The UFL…

WASHINGTON — U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling The Associated Press that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.”To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is,” Leo told AP aboard the papal plane en route to Algeria. “And I’m sorry to hear that but I will continue on what I believe…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 13, 2026 and it’s time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend: Good morning, BroadwayWorld readers! Today, we’re diving into a world of theatrical brilliance and creativity. First, check out the new cast of Operation Mincemeat at the Golden Theatre, who are sharing insights about their exciting journey. We also have a chat with Andrew Lloyd Webber discussing the reinvention of his musicals for new generations. Don’t miss out on an exclusive recording by Christiani Pitts for the Two Strangers cast album. And for those who…

Published on 13/04/2026 – 12:54 GMT+2 You see, elections are always a mirror of societies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And the Hungarian vote, with its plot twists, scandals, MAGA connections and a flood of AI deepfakes, provides us with a lens through which we can see much more deeply into the continent’s future. And to see deeper, we must go back to the start. Meet Péter Magyar, the ultimate insider-turned-whistleblower. And from the very start, the lawyer and former diplomat was a product of Hungary’s conservative elite. Married for over a decade to Orbán’s former Justice Minister Judit Varga, he had a…

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Drew Sidora has publicly addressed a court order that instructed her to vacate the home she shares with estranged husband Ralph Pittman. According to court documents obtained by TMZ on Friday, April 10, Sidora, 40, was ordered to vacate the former couple’s marital residence in Georgia “by May 31.” The outlet also reported that Sidora and Pittman, 43, “will share joint legal custody” of their two children: son Machai, 10, and daughter Anija, 8. (Sidora is also mom to son Josiah, 15, from a previous relationship.) Sidora addressed the legal situation via an X statement…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. conducted two deadly strikes on Saturday against “vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” according to U.S. Southern Command.”Applying total systemic friction on the cartels,” a Sunday night post on SOUTHCOM’s X account declares.”On April 11, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted two lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” the post continued.COAST GUARD SEIZES OVER 4,500 POUNDS OF COCAINE WORTH $34M FROM SUSPECTED NARCO-TERRORIST VESSEL ON EASTER “Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rueben Bain Jr., a top-10 prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft, was driving in a previously unreported March 2024 crash in which one of his passengers was hospitalized and pronounced dead three months later, according to a crash report and court records obtained by OutKick. The standout Miami edge rusher was cited at the scene by the Florida Highway Patrol for operating a motor vehicle in a “careless or negligent manner.” The charge was later dismissed because of a “defective citation,” after Bain Jr. entered a not guilty plea, according to court records. The…

First off, let’s stipulate that editors-in-chief do not run their own photos on the covers of their publications. Let’s further stipulate that Dame Anna Wintour stepped down as the editor-in-chief of Vogue months ago, replaced by Chloe Malle, daughter of Candice Bergen and director Louis Malle. But Malle is not Vogue’s editor-in-chief, either. She’s got the mouthful title Head of Editorial Content. And Wintour’s two titles trump Malle’s one. The Dame didn’t step down — she stepped up to Global Chief Content Officer and Global Editorial Director of Vogue. So, whether it was Malle or Wintour who decided to put…

  9m ago Pope Leo says he has “no intention to debate” Trump Pope Leo has responded to President Trump’s attack on him by saying he has “no intention to debate” Mr. Trump on Iran.On Sunday, Mr. Trump lashed out at the pontiff on social media, calling him “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.””I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” he added.Leo had called Mr. Trump’s threat to wipe out Iranian civilization “truly unacceptable” and encouraged people to contact “political leaders … to ask them, tell them to work…

Daniel Radcliffe recently appeared in conversation with Josh Horowitz at 92NY to discuss Every Brilliant Thing. The event, which was held in person and streaming, took place on Thursday, April 9. Check out photos below! Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe joined Happy Sad Confused’s Josh Horowitz to talk about his new role on Broadway in the interactive one-person show Every Brilliant Thing. In the play, a man looks back at his young life as a child whose mother suffers from severe depression and at the list he makes to cheer her, naming all the things that make life worth living. In a live taping…

Published on 13/04/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2•Updated 11:06 On today’s special edition hosted by Méabh Mc Mahon: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Live with a special set in Budapest with Euronews EU News Editor Maria Tadeo. Zoltán Siposhegyi and Ádám Magyar report live from TISZA and Fidesz headquarters, respectively. Interview guests include: Charles Michel, former European Council president. András László, Member of the European Parliament (Patriots for Europe). Michał Wawrykiewicz, Member of the European Parliament (European People’s Party) Paweł Zerka, European Council on Foreign Relations Tineke Strik, Member of the European Parliament (The Greens / EFA), and more. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Who is…