Author: Press Room

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Eastern. The New York Times A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.The agency said “hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts” in Indonesia and that tsunami waves had been observed as a result of the quake.The temblor happened at 6:48 p.m. Eastern about 79 miles northwest of Ternate, Indonesia, data from the agency shows.As seismologists review…

Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMutual fund giant Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy a small crypto investment firm, 250 Digital, which will join its newly established Franklin Crypto unit, as the firm deepens its digital assets push.By bringing 250 in-house, Franklin Templeton hopes to be able to increase its actively managed crypto investment offerings for its institutional clients beyond basic exposure through products like its bitcoin ETFs. The firm manages $1.8 billion in global assets.”Institutions are becoming much more intentional in how they engage with digital assets,” Sandy Kaul, head of innovation at Franklin Templeton, told CNBC. “This deal…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Actor Robert De Niro was in the nation’s capital Wednesday sitting in the same crowded courtroom as President Donald Trump and some of his closest advisors during oral arguments by the Supreme Court about birthright citizenship. Fox News Digital caught up with De Niro as he was exiting the courthouse, but De Niro said he did not have any perspective on how the arguments went. “I’m waiting to get a, getting a – I’m not sure because I could hear, but not hear. It’s complicated. So, I can’t say,” De Niro…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Artemis II crew launched into the history books Wednesday, blasting off aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft on a mission around the moon — the first crewed journey beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years.Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the U.S., and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, boarded the 322-foot Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B on Wednesday afternoon, just hours before launching at [insert time rocket lifted off].The Artemis II crew is expected to travel around the moon and back, marking the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles Rams all-pro wide receiver Puka Nacua has entered a rehab center after some recent off-field issues.Nacua was recently accused of assault and battery by a woman who alleges he bit her on the shoulder on New Year’s Eve and made an antisemitic remark. Neither Nacua’s attorney, Levi McCathern, nor the Rams, immediately responded to an email for confirmation. However, the New York Post quoted McCathern as saying, “He was in there a substantial period of time before any of these allegations broke with Madison, and he’s scheduled to be there for a while…

The post-graduation job hunt is beginning for hundreds of thousands of students across Canada. For many, it’s a frustrating cycle of looking for jobs without having experience yet — when that’s a minimum requirement.“Employers now have a higher bar because they expect students to show up ready to work, but university is not necessarily preparing them to show up ready with both the AI skills and the human interpersonal skills,” said Venture For Canada CEO Steven Wang.“There’s a disconnect and I call that an ‘experience gap’ that we need to bridge.”Non-profit Venture For Canada works to bridge the gap between…

West Coast midfielder Elijah Hewett looks to be in line for his first game of the season as the Eagles look to make at least three changes to take on Sydney at Optus Stadium on Saturday.Hewett, veteran defender Tom Cole and ruckman Bailey Williams were all not named in West Coast’s WAFL side to take on Perth on Good Friday.Neither was last week’s travelling emergencies for the two-point win over Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval in key defender Sandy Brock and Malakai Champion.The Eagles will be forced to make at least three changes to take on the Swans with…

Taylor Swift is being sued by Las Vegas performer Maren Wade who has accused the superstar of trademark infringement over her latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Wade is the creator of the “Confessions of a Showgirl” podcast, which started as a column in 2014.

ENERGY SECURITY HAS BEEN IGNOREDConversely, LPG is beholden to the Strait of Hormuz. Propane and butane processing at domestic refineries has been stagnant for years amid surging rural demand. To reduce kitchen smoke, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has added more than 100 million subsidised LPG customers over the past decade.While laudable and popular, the programme ignored energy security. Before the start of the war, local LPG storage was adequate to meet just 17 days of demand, down from 22 in 2008.Cylinder prices rose 7 per cent in March and may climb further after this month’s crucial state elections. Although…

US has exerted growing influence over the Venezuelan government after abducting former President Nicolas Maduro.Published On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026The United States has lifted sanctions against Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez, following its abduction and imprisonment of her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro.The US Department of the Treasury website was updated on Wednesday to show that Rodriguez had been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals List.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe move was seen as yet another sign of tightening relations between Rodriguez and US President Donald Trump, who has sought to exert control over Venezuela’s politics since Maduro’s…