--- title: Morning Must Reads: April 6 description: Fighting in Yemen Intensifies Houthi militia fighters inched closer on Sunday to capturing the port city of Aden, where Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemeni President... canonical: https://time.com/3771693/morning-must-reads-april-6/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-06T11:40:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:42:42.361Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: April 6 og:description: Fighting in Yemen Intensifies Houthi militia fighters inched closer on Sunday to capturing the port city of Aden, where Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemeni President... og:url: https://time.com/3771693/morning-must-reads-april-6/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: April 6 twitter:description: Fighting in Yemen Intensifies Houthi militia fighters inched closer on Sunday to capturing the port city of Aden, where Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemeni President... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: April 6 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 6, 2015 11:40 AM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 6, 2015 11:40 AM CUT ## [**Fighting in Yemen Intensifies**](http://time.com/3771848/yemen-houthis-fighting-saudi-arabia-air-strikes/ "undefined") Houthi militia fighters inched closer on Sunday to capturing the port city of Aden, where Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemeni President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi continue to hold out. The rebels attacked residential areas in the city and forced a TV station off air ## [**UVA Rape Story Retracted**](http://time.com/3771738/rolling-stone-uva-rape-columbia-journalism-school/ "undefined") _Rolling Stone_ magazine took the action Sunday night after receiving a report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism ## [**Pope Urges Peace on Easter**](http://time.com/3771597/pope-francis-easter-sunday-message/ "undefined") Pope Francis on Sunday praised the framework nuclear agreement with Iran while expressing deep worry about bloodshed from Nigeria to Yemen ## [**Netanyahu Presses for Better Iran Deal**](http://time.com/3771676/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-iran-framework/ "undefined") Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu appeared on several U.S. news shows Sunday, signaling the launch of what is expected to be a furious lobbying effort to scuttle or reshape a nuclear deal that he has criticized as “bad” and a threat to Israel’s existence ## [**Closing Arguments Set in Boston Bombing Trial**](http://time.com/3771890/boston-marathon-bombing-trial-dzhokhar-tsarnaev/ "undefined") With one last chance to connect with the jury, lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are expected to continue to portray him as an aimless college student who fell under the domineering influence of his radicalized older brother ## [**No** **_Twin Peaks_** **for David Lynch**](http://time.com/3771787/twin-peaks-david-lynch-director-exit-revival/ "undefined") David Lynch, the creator of crime-drama series _Twin Peaks_has stepped down from the Showtime revival. Lynch took to Twitter to confirm his departure on Sunday, saying he was not offered enough money “to do the script in the way I felt it needed to be done” ## [**Indiana Faces Long Road to Restore Image**](http://time.com/3771724/indiana-religious-freedom-law-aftermath/ "undefined") Indiana tourism agencies are rolling out campaigns emphasizing that everyone is welcome, but it might not be enough to quickly restore the state’s battered image after a backlash over its religious objections law ## [**California Governor Defends Water Restrictions**](http://time.com/3771681/california-jerry-brown-drought-climate-change/ "undefined") Governor Jerry Brown defended his state’s new mandatory water restrictions on Sunday as critics claim they largely spare some farms that consume much of California’s water. The state’s farms account for 80% of its water consumption but only 2% of its economy ## [**_Furious 7_** **aces to Front of Box Office Pack**](http://time.com/3771638/furious-7-box-office/ "undefined") The final film with Paul Walker earned $143.6 million at North American theaters, making for the best opening of a domestic movie in a year and a half. The animated flick_Home_ came in at No. 2 during its second week in theaters, earning $27.4 million ## [**Wisconsin Topples Undefeated Kentucky in Final Four**](http://time.com/3771581/wisconsin-topples-undefeated-kentucky-final-four/ "undefined") The hard-nosed Wisconsin Badgers did what nobody else could this season, knocking off the Kentucky Wildcats 71-64 on Saturday night. Now, instead of Kentucky going for history, it’s Wisconsin heading to the final Monday night to play Duke ## [**Air India Pilots Engaged in Heated Cockpit Quarrel: Report**](http://time.com/3771871/air-india-pilots-cockpit-fight/ "undefined") An Air India pilot and co-pilot engaged in a fierce quarrel in the cockpit just before taking off on a flight on Sunday from Jaipur to Delhi, according to newspaper reports. The airline says two pilots have been grounded ## [**One Direction Opens Up About Zayn Malik’s Departure**](http://time.com/3771616/one-direction-zayn-malik-group-opens-up/ "undefined") “It’s been a tough few weeks,” Liam Payne, one of the band members, said in a new interview. “We’re gutted that Zayn chose to leave, but now after a few performances as a four piece, we’re feeling confident and are determined to carry on stronger than ever” [**_Get_** **TIME** **_’s The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_**](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3771693/morning-must-reads-april-6/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3771693/morning-must-reads-april-6/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: April 6","datePublished":"2015-04-06T11:40:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:42:42.361Z","description":"Fighting in Yemen Intensifies Houthi militia fighters inched closer on Sunday to capturing the port city of Aden, where Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemeni President...","url":"https://time.com/3771693/morning-must-reads-april-6/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3771693/morning-must-reads-april-6/","name":"Morning Must Reads: April 6"}}]}] ```