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It’s not clear under what legal authority Trump can tack on this tariff, and analysts called it an ’empty threat’.Published On 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026United States President Donald Trump has said imports from countries supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50 percent tariffs with no exemptions, announcing the threatened duty in a social media post just hours after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with Tehran.Trump’s Truth Social post on Wednesday did not specify which legal authority he would invoke to impose such tariffs, as the Supreme Court in February struck down his use of the International Emergency Economic…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The practice of NBA teams losing games to boost their draft lottery odds continues to be widely debated.The NBA may claim progress, and just last month introduced multiple anti-tanking proposals to its board of governors. But that hasn’t stopped Warriors forward Draymond Green from offering a tougher possible solution.After the Warriors’ 110-105 win over the Kings on Tuesday, Green urged the NBA to take a more bold stance on issuing teams for tanking.”I think I get fined when I do wrong,” Green said. “Just fine the hell out of people. We love…

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said “ceasefires are always messy,” and responded to claims by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf that the U.S. has violated three clauses of the ceasefire agreement in its war with Iran. The U.S. never promised Lebanon would be included in the ceasefire agreement, Vance said, despite Iran’s claims it was, chalking that up to a “reasonable misunderstanding” between the parties. Vance said he’s not confident in how well Ghalibaf understands English, “because there are things that he said, frankly, that didn’t make sense in the context of negotiations that we’ve had.” On Wednesday, the Iranian Parliament…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man accused of killing a young woman on a North Carolina light-rail train has been deemed incompetent to stand trial following a mental evaluation, according to newly released court documents. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, is charged in the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska, 23, while aboard the Lynx Blue Line light rail in Charlotte on Aug. 22, 2025. However, a report stemming from Brown’s time as a patient at Central Regional Hospital determined he was “incapable to proceed” in his upcoming criminal trial, according to court documents obtained by Fox News. Brown,…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 8, 2026 5:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s immigration minister says he will fully collaborate with an investigation by the legislature’s ethics commissioner into whether he violated conflict of interest rules. Jean-François Roberge is being investigated for allegedly sharing data produced by his department with the two Coalition Avenir Québec leadership candidates — Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette.Drainville had boasted in a Journal de Montreal article and online that the Immigration Department had confirmed his policy would result in 18,000 temporary foreign workers being grandfathered…

The US Department of Justice has indicated ex-attorney general Pam Bondi will not appear before a committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesU.S. stocks soared on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, and beaten-down tech names shared in the rally.Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Nvidia led the way among the Magnificent 7 names. Meta shares surged higher after the social media giant announced its latest artificial intelligence model called Muse Spark.Chipmakers also soared, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. gaining 6%, with ASML and Applied Materials popping about 9%. Micron added nearly 8%.Western Digital gained nearly 9%, Lam Research added nearly 10% and Intel added 11%.Trump backed down from his Tuesday threat that…

Travelers in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, US, on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFor budget conscious travelers, it’s gotten harder to escape the rising cost of airfare in recent weeks.Airlines are raising bag fees, adding fuel surcharges and cutting flight schedules to manage the fallout from the Iran war. Average economy fares rose to $998 for round-trip international flights as of March 30, up from $774 on Feb. 23, before the war started, according to data from Kayak, a travel search engine. Domestic fares increased to $350…

NewsFeedBenjamin Netanyahu says the US-Iran ceasefire “will not include Hezbollah,” in his first remarks after the fragile truce was announced, while Israeli air strikes hammered Beirut on Tuesday, killing hundreds and causing widespread damage across the country.Published On 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

JD Vance warns of ‘fragile’ Iran truce as Saudi pipelines hit, NATO faces withdrawal threat The Outnumbered panel examines the fragile two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, highlighting uncertainties surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Harris Faulkner questions the timeline for lasting peace given Iran’s continued actions. Emily Compagno emphasizes the importance of regional allies and their pressure on Iran, while Griff Jenkins praises President Trump’s firm negotiation tactics as critical to the new diplomatic momentum. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the Iran war’s strongest backers in the Senate said there were “troubling aspects”…