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Lithium battery fire inside Bay Area home kills one

San Francisco Chronicle 2026-04-05

One person is dead after an e-bike’s lithium battery caught fire, firefighters said. ......

Artemis astronauts begin fifth day on historic Moon mission

Laurel Leader-Call 2026-04-05

The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 mission began their fifth day journeying to the Moon on Sunday, after already taking in sights of the lunar surface never before seen by human eyes. ......

UK police arrest protesters near base used by US

Laurel Leader-Call 2026-04-05

British police said they arrested seven people on Sunday at a protest near an air base in eastern England used by US forces, accusing them of supporting the banned group Palestine Action. ......

Trump draws criticism with fiery Easter message on Iran

Laurel Leader-Call 2026-04-05

US President Donald Trump did not take a break from his polarizing rhetoric on Easter Sunday, delivering an expletive-laden attack on Iran that sparked criticism on Capitol Hill and beyond. ......

'Super Mario Galaxy' blasts off in N. America box office debut

Laurel Leader-Call 2026-04-05

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," based on the wildly popular Nintendo video game, crushed the competition at the North American box office in its opening weekend with $130.9 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. ......

OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas, issues warning

Laurel Leader-Call 2026-04-05

The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to again increase oil production quotas, while warning that repairing energy facilities, such as those damaged in the Middle East war, is "costly and takes a long time". ......

Nearly 700 acres added to WNY state forest in East Otto

The Buffalo News 2026-04-05

Almost 700 acres of land was added to the East Otto State Forest after the state purchased the land from The Nature Conservancy. ......

If you thought March was rainy in Buffalo, you're right. Here's how much fell

The Buffalo News 2026-04-05

This year, the Buffalo area measured its second-highest amount of precipitation ever recorded for March. Here's how much rain and snow fell and what weather is predicted to come to start off April. ......