Michigan, UCLA win, rejecting ICE and Lady Gaga sick: Week in review

Michael Smith, USA TODAYFri, April 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM UTC

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Pittsburgh won't cooperate with ICE

Local leaders in Pittsburgh voted unanimously to pass an ordinance that would block police and city government employees from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal immigration agencies, the latest city to reject President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation agenda. On April 7, nine Pittsburgh City Council members voted to pass Bill 286, and none voted against it. The bill says that no city government employees may ask about a person's immigration or citizenship status, or cooperate with federal immigration agents. That includes detaining someone on the basis of their immigration status or the existence of an immigration detainer for them, or allowing ICE agents to access a person in detention, or providing information to ICE about someone's status. The vote comes just weeks ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, which is expected to draw huge crowds of fans to the city April 23-25.

Supreme Court backs Bannon

The Supreme Court on April 6 paved the way for the Trump administration to wipe out longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction. At the request of the Department of Justice, the court effectively erased lower court rulings upholding the conviction and sent the case back to the district court, where the department has asked for the case to be dismissed. Bannon, now host of a popular MAGA podcast, was convicted in 2022 for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

American dream out of reach?

Is the American dream of homeownership still realistic? Perhaps not, according to many Americans. In a recent survey of more than 2,000 consumers, The Harris Poll found that many believe the dream is slipping further away. Across generations, respondents said that homeownership was too hard to break into – and that once achieved, it was too challenging, expensive, or both to maintain. This was the third time the company polled Americans about housing, and the results are becoming increasingly sobering. “Among Americans earning over $200,000 a year, nearly half say you need a $300k income to afford a home. Not to afford a nice home. Just a home. This is the American Dream, frozen,” said Libby Rodney, futurist and chief strategy officer at The Harris Poll.

Ailing Lady Gaga cancels shows

Lady Gaga is recovering at the urging of her doctor. The pop star took to social media to apologize to Montreal fans as she canceled what would have been her third and final Mayhem Ball Tour show in Quebec. She wrote on her Instagram stories on April 6, "My doctor has strongly advised me not to perform today and to be honest I don't think I could give you the quality of a performance today that you deserve." The "Dead Dance" singer, 40, said she contracted an upper respiratory infection a few days prior and, although she was doing all she could to recover, it had "gotten worse."

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Michigan beats UConn for national crown

Michigan beat UConn 69-63 in a defensive battle to complete a dominant run through the men's NCAA basketball tournament and capture the program’s second national championship. The Wolverines previously reached the championship game in 1965, 1976, 1989, 1992-93, 2013 and 2018, winning it all in 1989. Michigan is the first Big Ten team to win the title since Michigan State in 2000. The narrower victory against the Huskies came after the Wolverines had steamrolled into the game April 6, winning all five of their tournament games by an average of 21.6 points. This is coach Dusty May’s first national title. He previously reached the Final Four with Florida Atlantic in 2023.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May hoists the trophy after defeating the Connecticut Huskies in the national championship of the Final Four of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium.UCLA beats South Carolina for national crown

Cori Close had dreamt of this moment for the last 15 seasons as UCLA's women's basketball coach. The moment she had long coached to achieve finally came to fruition on April 5 when she led No. 1 seed UCLA to a dominant 79-51 win vs. No. 1 South Carolina at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. It is the program's first-ever Women's NCAA Tournament championship and first national title since the Bruins won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) championship in 1978.

‒ Compiled by Michael B. Smith

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