Keeping up with America

• The body of a teen found in 2015 near the South Carolina home of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has been exhumed following tips since the trial. Last month police in South Carolina said Stephen Smith's hit-and-run death was now being treated as a homicide.

• A Virginia school teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student has filed a $40m lawsuit against school officials, alleging gross negligence for ignoring warning signs. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, argues the defendants knew the child "had a history of random violence".

• Roy McGrath, the former chief of staff to ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan who became a fugitive after failing to appear at trial on wire fraud and embezzlement charges last month, was captured in Tennessee on Monday, law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS News.

• Oil markets shuddered after a surprise announcement this weekend that Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing countries would cut their output of crude oil, potentially pushing up gas prices just as millions of Americans hit the road this summer.

• Top lawmakers who oversee the Department of Homeland Security want to hold hearings and obtain access to classified and unclassified government documents that expose potential security vulnerabilities posed by dozens of Chinese-made cranes at American ports across the country.

Daily World News

• Finland will become the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, the Western military alliance's secretary general has announced. The application was prompted by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with which Finland shares a long border. Turkey had delayed the application, complaining that Finland was supporting "terrorists".

• The US space agency Nasa has named the four astronauts who will take humanity back to the Moon, after a 50-year gap. Christina Koch will become the first woman astronaut ever assigned to a lunar mission, while Victor Glover will be the first black astronaut on one. They will join Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen to fly a capsule around the Moon late next year or early in 2025.

• Evan Gershkovich’s Arrest Marks a New Era of Hostage Diplomacy. The Wall Street Journal reporter is the latest in a growing list of Americans who have been detained by foreign governments on bogus or politicized charges, often to gain leverage with Washington (More)

Business & Tech

• Is AI technology the future of travel? (More)

• FTC Rejects Illumina’s $7 Billion Deal for Cancer-Test Developer Grail (More)

• Can the Government Get a Handle on Artificial Intelligence? (More)

Wealthy Wise

• OPEC's oil surprise: how the latest production cuts will impact Americans (More) | World Bank Warns of ‘Lost Decade’ for Global Economy (More)

• Google to cut down on employee laptops, services and staplers for ‘multi-year’ savings. Jennifer Elias, CNBC. In a rare companywide memo from CFO Ruth Porat, Google kicked off “multi-year” employee service cuts. The company is cutting back on laptops and equipment, according to more detailed internal documents viewed by CNBC. Google may close cafes on Mondays and Fridays and shut down some facilities that are “underutilized” due to hybrid schedules, the document states. As a part of the January U.S. layoffs, the company let go of more than two dozen on-site massage therapists.

• The 3 Best Money Moves to Make This April (More)

Sports and Entertainment

• Panthers refused to part ways with these two players during trade talks with Bears (More) | Angels' Rendon to serve 4-game suspension for fan altercation (More)

• Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration (More) | James Corden Talks Final ‘Late Late’ Shows and Next Steps, With Hopes to Return to Theater (More)

• 'SNL' host Quinta Brunson takes a jab at 'Friends' cast (More) | Dwayne Johnson reveals 'Moana' live-action remake (More)

Tips and Tricks

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