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Top News Stories for Thursday, April 23rd 2026
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 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? ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two regional officials said Tuesday that the United States and Iran have signaled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The soon-to-exit Apple CEO went all in on services. Now, the incoming CEO, John Ternus, will need to embrace the AI era. Tim Cook's tenure as CEO at Apple, which is coming to a close September 1, will likely be defined by operational efficiency and financial growth, ushering Apple into its trillion-dollar era. But his most significant achievement might be in doubling down on Apple's services business, which ...
Source: wired.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Virginia votes Tuesday in a referendum that could hand Democrats four extra seats in the US House of Representatives, turning President Donald Trump's redistricting push into a potential liability for Republicans in upcoming midterm elections. The battle over "gerrymandering" — the long-established but widely criticized US practice of drawing electoral boundaries to benefit one party — has become one of ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The Atlantic Daily Another Trump Cabinet Member Departs in Scandal Lori Chavez-DeRemer was supposed to take the GOP in a more worker-friendly direction. Instead she joins a group of dismissed administration officials. Annabelle Gordon / Bloomberg / Getty April 21, 2026, 11:36 AM ET Save This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
from overseas, due to a combination of the end of the de minimis exemption for lower-value imports and the smattering of new tariff fees. In many cases, shipping companies that imported international packages paid the tariffs on behalf of the intended recipient and required payment to complete the delivery. "Our intent is straightforward: if refunds are issued to FedEx, we will issue refunds for IEEPA ...
Source: insider.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh travels to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to convince lawmakers he can carry out a presidential push for lower interest rates while remaining free of political constraints. Political independence has been a key question surrounding the search for a successor to current Chair Jerome Powell. In remarks he's scheduled to deliver to the committee at the hearing's start, Warsh issued a qualified ...
Source: cnbc.com
Hegseth says U.S. military no longer requires flu vaccination, drawing criticism from health experts
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The U.S. military will no longer require service members to be vaccinated against the flu, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a social media post on Tuesday, a decision that some health experts say could endanger troops . "The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately," Hegseth wrote in the post. The ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The US Justice Department announced bank fraud charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center related to $3 million in payments the civil rights group allegedly made to informants of extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan. A federal grand jury in Alabama returned an 11-count indictment charging SPLC with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
This blog reported on Judge Jed Rakoff's widely discussed "AI is not your lawyer" pronouncement in United States v. Heppner . The court's conclusion that attorney-client privilege was waived with respect to information that a client divulged to a consumer-grade generative artificial intelligence tool – when coupled with other recent court rulings explaining that AI-generated data can be discoverable ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
California's top law enforcement official on Monday released a legal filing packed with evidence that Amazon is leveraging its dominance of the online retail market to artificially drive up prices for a range of goods, fueling a nationwide affordability crisis while padding its profits. The filing was first submitted to the San Francisco Superior Court in February as part of California Attorney General Rob Bonta's ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is once again mired in a scandal over his decision to appoint a former friend of Jeffrey Epstein as the U.K.'s ambassador in Washington. Despite disparaging Starmer repeatedly in recent weeks over his stance on the Iran war , President Trump weighed in to offer some much needed — if slightly tepid — support on Monday evening. Some members of Britain's ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes Florida has been home to some high-profile deaths tied to the use of artificial intelligence and State Attorney General James Uthmeier wants to figure out what is going on. Florida's top prosecutor announced Tuesday that his office is launching an investigation into OpenAI to determine if the company should face any criminal liability for the deaths tied to its popular chatbot. Uthmeier's ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Only about six months after Microsoft increased the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate , the company has lowered the cost for its gaming subscription service. There is, however, one big catch that will affect Call of Duty fans. Microsoft says it has reduced the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $30 to $23 a month. PC Game Pass, the subscription meant only for PC games and not for consoles, has also dropped ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
FOXBOROUGH — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said he's had "some difficult conversations" over the past two weeks after Page Six published photographs of him hugging and holding hands with NFL reporter Dianna Russini. "Those have been positive and productive," Vrabel said Tuesday, two weeks after Page Six's story . "We believe in order to be successful on and off the field, you have to make good decisions. That ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Laptop includes Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs, a bigger battery, and a touchscreen. Framework has been selling and shipping its modular, repairable, upgradable Laptop 13 for five years now, and in that time, it has released six distinct versions of its system board, each using fresh versions of Intel and AMD processors (seven versions, if you count ). The laptop around those components has gradually gotten better, too. ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Seven held over alleged plot to commit another attack and man held over drone incident near Israeli embassy Detectives investigating a series of attacks on Jewish targets have arrested seven people for allegedly plotting a further new firebombing, as a teenager pleaded guilty to an arson attack on a synagogue on Saturday. The arrests by counter-terrorism officers follow fire bombings or attempted arson of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Trump's Fed chair pick says he'll maintain independence – but won't say president lost 2020 election
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Kevin Warsh says 'we need to take politics out of monetary policy' as Elizabeth Warren calls him Trump's 'sock puppet' Donald Trump 's nominee for US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh , faced a tumultuous hearing in Washington on Tuesday, fielding scrutiny over his wealth and his ability to operate independently of the president who appointed him. Should he be confirmed, Warsh will hold one of the most powerful ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
New York sued Coinbase and Gemini Titan Tuesday (April 21), alleging that the companies' prediction market platforms are illegal, unlicensed gambling operations. The state's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleged in a Tuesday press release that prediction market platforms fit New York's legal definition of gambling, that Coinbase and Gemini failed to obtain a license from the New York State Gaming Commission ...
Source: pymnts.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
The House Ethics Committee is currently investigating Mills over allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. April 20 (UPI) -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-N.C., on Monday filed a resolution to expel fellow Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., from the House over allegations of sexual misconduct and corruption. Mills in under investigation by the House Ethics Committee on allegations of stolen valor, violence ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
April 21 (UPI) -- The Cuban government confirmed it recently held talks with a United States delegation, following U.S. media reports that envoys sent by Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the island about 10 days ago. The confirmation came Monday from Alejandro García del Toro, a senior Cuban Foreign Ministry official in charge of U.S. affairs, during an interview with state-run newspaper Granma. ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
McKinsey identifies four coordinated steps that connect strategy, technology, and people to build strong foundational data capabilities. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Gartner forecasts that worldwide AI spending will total $2.5 trillion in 2026, a 44% year-over-year increase. Spending on AI platforms for data science and machine learning will reach $31 billion, ...
Source: zdnet.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
House Democrats Are the Latest to Raise Data Collection Privacy, Security Alarms A plan by the U.S. federal agency that oversees federal benefits that would require insurers to hand over the identifiable health data of civil servants received pushback from House of Representatives Democrats who said it throws up privacy and security risks. The Office of Personnel Management in December published a notice soliciting ...
Source: healthcareinfosecurity.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Anthropic secures 5 gigawatts of Amazon's custom silicon as Claude demand soars. Amazon has significantly boosted its multibillion-dollar bet on Claude developer Anthropic by investing an additional $5 billion—enabling Anthropic to eventually secure up to 5 gigawatts' worth of AI chips from Amazon to help train and run its popular Claude AI models. Amazon is already one of Anthropic's largest investors, ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Most wildlife stories about disability tend to be framed as stories of survival against the odds. But a recent study shares a very different case. It follows an endangered kea parrot named Bruce, who turned a severe disability into a surprising advantage. Bruce lives at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in New Zealand. He lost his entire upper beak, a structure most parrots rely on for daily ...
Source: earth.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for coastal areas there. The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a mega-quake, compared to a 0.1% chance during normal times, in the next week or so following the powerful ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said Monday. The charges revealed key details and were among the first concrete public moves made in a grisly and horrific case that had ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Answer: Yes. Humanoid robots are getting better and better at doing human things. Their latest achievement? Running a half-marathon faster than a human. A robot from Chinese company Honor, best known for its smartphones, was the first to cross the finish line during a half-marathon event in Beijing over the weekend. The bot beat both the current human world record for a half-marathon and the record for robot ...
Source: govtech.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A man killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two women in an attack in a Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood that was the nation's deadliest shooting in more than two years, authorities said. At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred early Sunday, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community. ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket suffered a malfunction during its third flight, placing its payload in a lower orbit than planned. The anomaly deals a blow to the company, which was aiming to increase the launch cadence of its heavy-lift launch vehicle. New Glenn lifted off on Sunday at 7:25 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket was carrying AST SpaceMobile's ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Magazine has stood behind the story, which was written by veteran national security reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick Kash Patel has followed through on a threat to sue the Atlantic and the author of a story the magazine published that included allegations of "excessive drinking" as well as "conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences" while in charge of the FBI. The FBI director filed a defamation lawsuit in US ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
The satirical website's parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platform Satirical website the Onion plans to turn rightwing commentator Alex Jones's misinformation site Infowars into a parody of itself under a leasing agreement provisionally approved by a Texas court. Under a proposed deal with court administrators, Infowars would be leased by Global Tetrahedron, a Chicago -based ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
"We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter Madison … after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues," Warner, 71, and wife via Instagram on Monday, April 20. "She filled our lives with love and laughter, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void." The statement continued, "We are grateful for the loving support of friends and family during this ...
Source: bradenton.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — An overturned ship found near the U.S. territory of Saipan after a typhoon hit is the vessel that went missing with six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday. The Coast Guard said it was still searching for the six. It said the overturned boat was first spotted Saturday . An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew with the U.S. Air Force ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com