- Maryland reparations bill advances, Gov. Wes Moore dodges questions on whether he supports the measure April 2, 2025A Maryland bill to establish a commission to study reparations is moving forward, as the governor attempts to dodge questions about whether he supports the proposal.
- Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' star, dead at 65 April 2, 2025"Top Gun" actor Val Kilmer died on Tuesday of pneumonia in Los Angeles, according to his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, who told the New York Times. He was 65.
- Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating small plane crash, pilot dead April 2, 2025Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a plane crash that claimed the life of the sole pilot onboard early Thursday evening in Mill Township.
- Wisconsin voters decide to enshrine voter ID law in state constitution: 'Big win for Republicans' April 2, 2025Wisconsin's strict photo ID requirements for voters will now be enshrined into the state constitution after voters approved the proposal on Tuesday's ballot.
- CBP releases March border crossing numbers, marking lowest to date ever recorded April 2, 2025The Trump administration reported that there were just 7,180 southwest border crossings during March, compared to the sometimes 7,000 daily crossings under Biden.
- Liberal wins first major 2025 statewide battleground election in race turned into Trump-Musk referendum April 2, 2025The liberal candidate won in the first major statewide battleground election of 2025, protecting the progressive majority on the Wisconsin's supreme court, in a race that became a referendum on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and broke records as the most expense court election in the nation's history.