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CIA deception operation rescues missing US airman in Iran Paul Mauro, Fox News contributor, explains the intricate Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) deception operation that rescued a U.S. airman missing for over 36 hours in Iran. The CIA used fabricated information to mislead Iranian searchers while precisely locating and extracting the airman. Mauro emphasizes the crucial role of human intelligence (HUMINT) and synchronized efforts, underscoring that intelligence, despite technological advances, fundamentally relies on people. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. intelligence agencies had already done the groundwork needed to locate a missing colonel inside Iran, Paul Mauro said…

KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll from extreme weather that has triggered widespread flooding and landslides in many parts of Afghanistan has increased to at least 110, authorities said Monday, with another seven people missing and more heavy rain forecast.Storms and heavy rainfall began across Afghanistan about 12 days ago, affecting most of the country’s 34 provinces. Over the past 24 hours alone, 11 people have died and six have been injured, the Disaster Management Authority said. Seven people were reported missing in separate incidents, all believed to have been carried away by floodwater.Overall, the flooding, landslides and lighting strikes…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream acquired two-time WNBA All-Star Angel Reese from the Chicago Sky on Monday in exchange for first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028.Atlanta also receives the right to swap second-round picks with Chicago in 2028.AdvertisementThe 6-foot-3 Reese averaged 14.1 points and 12.9 rebounds in her two seasons with Chicago, earning All-Star honors each year while finishing as the runner-up for rookie of the year in 2024.”Angel is a dynamic talent and a perfect fit for what we are building in Atlanta,” general manager Dan Padover said in a statement released by the Dream. “She has…

JERUSALEM — As President Donald Trump prepared to hold a White House news conference to celebrate the rescue of the crew of a F-15E fighter shot down in Iran, his escalating threats to bomb power plants and bridges suggested rising frustration that Tehran has shown no willingness to surrender after more than five weeks of an increasingly expensive, dangerous and politically unpopular war.

The NFL season is still five months away, but Jesse Minter already got his first unofficial win as Ravens head coach: Superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson is in attendance for the first day of the team’s voluntary offseason workout program. The Ravens are able to begin their workout program this early because they are under a new coach, and that they’re doing so with Jackson is a positive development. When asked last week about the likelihood Jackson would join the team for workouts, Minter demurred.”I think he’s excited about opportunities in the offseason program,” Minter said at league meetings, per ESPN.…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump has set a new deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. In a profane social media post, he threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges if the country doesn’t open the key waterway by 8 p.m. ET tomorrow. Last week, Trump said that countries reliant on oil coming through the Strait would have to secure it themselves. Civilian infrastructure is protected by…

Marty SmithApr 5, 2026, 11:20 AM ETClose ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCARMultiple AuthorsHOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland — Tucked away on a steep hillside high above County Down, overlooking Belfast Lough, sits the 6,100-yard parkland runway from which Rory McIlroy took flight.And no matter how high he soars or how far his reach extends or how many days pass until he returns, Holywood Golf Club will always be home.Here in the Emerald Isle, golf is more than a game. It is a connector. Families. Friends. Generations. Here, there’s a different reverence for history. You just…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) thinks that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter has been lined up to be her father’s eventual successor, lawmakers noted on Monday, according to Reuters.The NIS indicated to lawmakers that its analysis stems from what it characterized as “credible intelligence” that it had gathered, Reuters reported, citing briefings by ruling and opposition party members following a closed-door parliamentary meeting.Video footage posted last month showed Kim and his daughter on a tank.KIM JONG UN APPEARS WITH TEENAGE DAUGHTER AT LIVE-FIRE ROCKET TEST IN NORTH KOREA This…

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 26 people have been killed in three separate Easter attacks in northern Nigeria, according to the Nigerian military and local officials.At least 17 were killed on Saturday when armed men attacked the Mbalom community in the Gwer West area of Nigeria’s north-central Benue State.Benue State Gov. Hyacinth Alia confirmed the attacks on Sunday, but did not specify how many people were killed in the attack. Residents gave the figure of 17.Attacks like these are part of a long-running cycle of violence in north-central Nigeria, where disputes over land and grazing between mostly Muslim Fulani herders…

The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is on! Each day ahead of the tournament’s return to North America, Yahoo Sports will highlight an insight or moment that showcases just how grand the world’s biggest sporting spectacle has become — even beyond the expanded field of this year’s global event.Saeed Al-Owairan scored 34 goals for the Saudi Arabia national team, but his most memorable and rewarding one came during the 1994 World Cup in the United States.AdvertisementDrawn into a tough group with the Netherlands, Belgium and Morocco, the Saudis needed a win in their final match to advance to the…