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Breaking Stories (US)

• Danish election produces inconclusive result that leaves prime minister’s future unclear

  Denmark’s election ended in an inconclusive result that left the prime minister’s future unclear, after a campaign that focused on bread-and-butter issues rather than her handling of the crisis over U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions toward Greenland.

  NBC News
• Pentagon orders troops to deploy to Middle East : NPR

  Nearly a month into the war with Iran, the Trump administration is keeping its options open: it says it is pursuing diplomatic solutions with Iran, while ordering thousands of paratroopers to deploy in the Middle East.

  NPR
• Cancer nurse turned archbishop celebrates election as first woman to lead Church of England

  A former cancer nurse who became a priest at the age of 40 will be installed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, publicly celebrating her election as the first woman to lead the Church of England.

  NBC News
• Stephen Colbert to write next ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie after leaving late night

  Stephen Colbert already has a new job lined up for when he ends his 11-year run as host of “The Late Show” in May – the comedian and well-known J.R.R. Tolkien superfan announced he will co-write and develop a new film in the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” franchise.

  CNN
• Tarik Skubal to the Mets? Mariners to the World Series? 26 predictions for the 2026 MLB season

  A first for the Mariners, big free-agent signings for the Giants and Mets and plenty more predictions for this upcoming MLB season.

  The New York Times
• Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Orders Troop Deployment as Pakistan Offers to Host Talks

  The Pentagon said it was sending 2,000 airborne troops to the Middle East, even as President Trump seemed to endorse Pakistan’s offer to broker negotiations. It was unclear whether Israel supported a U.S. peace plan.

  The New York Times
• Stocks rise and oil dips on hopes of 15-point Iran peace plan

  Markets in Asia, Europe and US move higher after Iran says it will permit ‘non-hostile’ ships through strait of Hormuz

  The Guardian
• Mozart Wouldn’t Be Mozart Without These Three Objects

  Hear the instruments and scores, on view in a new exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum, that proved foundational for Mozart’s life in music.

  The New York Times
• Inside Trump’s Secret Deal to Deport Migrants to Cameroon

  In Cameroon, the Trump administration found a partner it could pressure into accepting covertly deported migrants.

  The New York Times
• They gave her business a lifeline, then froze all her money

  A murky corner of the financial world is now the fastest-growing source of funding for small businesses. One state, Connecticut, had given these lenders unusual power. That may be about to change.

  NPR