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Top News Stories for Monday, April 27th 2026
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
No compatible source was found for this media. No compatible source was found for this media. posted online by President Donald Trump on Saturday night appear to match the LinkedIn profile of Cole Allen. Multiple outlets, including the Associated Press, have reported that Allen is the suspect now in custody. Business Insider was not able to independently confirm the suspect's identity. Authorities have not yet ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
Attempts at ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran fell flat after Tehran's top diplomat left Pakistan and President Donald Trump's envoys stayed away after he told them not to travel to Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The US president indicated the ball is now in Iran's court. Iran's official news agency says Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected back in Islamabad on Sunday. Follow along ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
The Chicago police officer fatally shot Saturday at a Lincoln Square hospital was identified as John Bartholomew, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Bartholomew, 38, was shot alongside another officer at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital by a robbery suspect who had been arrested earlier that morning, Police Supt. Larry Snelling told reporters Saturday. The second officer remains in critical ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Sen. Thom Tillis drops blockade of Trump's Fed chair nominee, clearing path for Warsh's confirmation
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., on Sunday said he'll vote to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh. The announcement comes after Tillis for weeks blocked Warsh's nomination from moving forward as he protested a Justice Department investigation into the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. "We worked a lot over the weekend to make sure that we were very clear that we have ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
Accused gunman at correspondents' dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says WASHINGTON (AP) — The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives traveled across the country before the event and is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday. ...
Source: cleveland.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
– Palestinian authorities said Sunday that in a single community and the The Palestinian Authority, which administers semiautonomous areas of the West Bank but is left out of the for Gaza, has described Saturday's local election in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah as a largely symbolic pilot while the authority seeks to politically link the territories. It was the first election in part of Hamas-run Gaza in more ...
Source: news4jax.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? LONDON (AP) — The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in an once-inconceivable achievement in sports. Not by one ...
Source: huffpost.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
US President Donald Trump struck a philosophical tone Saturday after a shooter rushed a media gala in Washington, the latest in a series of incidents to target the Republican leader. "I ask respectfully, why do you think this keeps happening to you?" a reporter asked Trump after the chaotic incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Trump had a ready answer, and it was about the 79-year-old's own position ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
Tesla chief believes Altman broke company's founding agreement – and legal battle promises to be explosive T he bitter rivalry between two of the tech world's most powerful men arrives in court this week, as Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI heads to trial in Oakland, California. The case is set to feature some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, and its outcome could affect the course of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Separatists in northern Mali said they joined Islamic militants in launching one of the biggest coordinated attacks on the Malian army in the capital and several other cities that left at least 16 wounded. It was the first time that a Tuareg-led separatist group, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), said it had operated alongside the al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM, which also claimed ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who rode a roster with Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and Chris Sale to the most successful season in franchise history and then struggled to win with the discount lineups that replaced them, was fired on Saturday with Boston again mired in last place in the AL East. Cora, who was an infielder on the Red Sox 2007 World Series championship team and managed them to a ...
Source: wbur.org
Saturday, Apr 25th, 2026 -
The roommate of a slain University of South Florida doctoral student was charged with murder on Saturday as the search continues for another missing student. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, was charged with two counts of murder in the first degree with a weapon in the death of USF students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Abugharbieh and Limon were roommates. Abugharbieh ...
Source: nbcnews.com