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Top News Stories for Tuesday, April 21st 2026
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran remain uncertain, with Tehran refusing to negotiate under what it calls the "shadow of threats". United States President Donald Trump has said the blockade of Iranian ports will remain until a deal is reached, but Tehran wants it lifted before the talks. A two-week ceasefire expires on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Washington is also preparing for talks between Israel and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Apple just handed the keys to someone most people have never seen on a stage, given an interview, or heard speak publicly about where the company is headed. Tim Cook Ternus is 51 years old and has spent nearly his entire career inside Apple. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1997. He was also a competitive swimmer at Penn, winning both the 50-meter freestyle and ...
Source: bradenton.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Voters in Virginia head to the polls on Tuesday to decide on a measure that could redraw the state's congressional map and potentially shift the balance of power in Washington. Major political figures, including former President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, have weighed in on the high-stakes vote, with nearly $100m spent on campaigning around it. Part of a broader redistricting ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, may face a tough fight for confirmation — partly over events for which he has no control. The Senate Banking Committee holds a confirmation hearing for Warsh on Tuesday — but already one GOP senator has said he will block a vote on the nominee until the Department of Justice drops an investigation into the Fed. ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Next.js developer Vercel has confirmed a cyber-incident conducted by a "highly sophisticated" attacker which may have resulted in threat actors getting hold of sensitive internal data. The US firm, which provides developer tools and cloud infrastructure, said in an updated April 21 notice that the unauthorized access originated from an employee's use of a third-party tool, Context.ai. "The attacker used that ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Watch more: The Digital Shift With Paysafe's Ahu Chhapgar Enterprise leaders have spent the past two years in a race to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), often treating it as a procurement decision rather than a systemic transformation. Budgets have flowed toward large language models, copilots and automation platforms, with the implicit assumption that better tools will naturally translate into better outcomes. ...
Source: pymnts.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
for the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit, May 6-8 in Palm Springs. This research is based on unique data collected from our proprietary audience of publisher, agency, brand and tech insiders. It's available to Digiday+ members. More from the series → This is an excerpt from our Digiday+ Research report " The marketer's guide to AI applications, agentic AI, AI search and GEO/AEO in 2026 ," which explores ...
Source: digiday.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
's labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down, the administration announced on Monday, after a series of misconduct allegations including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job. "Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector," Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesperson, on social media. "She has done a phenomenal job in her ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
The Trump administration has begun processing refunds for billions of dollars in tariffs that the US Supreme Court struck down in February. In what is to be the biggest repayment programme in history, companies can apply online for money they were charged under the so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs - plus interest - to be returned . The US Court of International Trade in March ordered customs officials to refund ...
Source: bbc.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 -
Japan issued an advisory Monday for an increased risk of a possible mega-quake in northern coastal areas, induced by a major earthquake earlier in the day. Magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast earlier on Monday Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to ...
Source: cbc.ca
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 -
Singer D4vd was charged Monday with the murder and dismemberment of his young teenage girlfriend, whose decomposing corpse was found in a Tesla that had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills. The 21-year-old, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, faces a possible death penalty over the horrifying death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was discovered in September, within days of what would have been her 15th ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta Emails released on Monday by California 's attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online. According to a newly unsealed court filing released by attorney general Rob Bonta, Amazon ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and its reporter, Sarah Fitzpatrick, following the publication of an article on Friday alleging the director had a drinking problem that could pose a threat to United States national security. The Atlantic said it stood by its reporting and would vigorously defend against the "meritless lawsuit" that was filed on Monday. The magazine's ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
The satirical news outlet The Onion is back with a new plan to take over the Infowars platforms of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as his company faces liquidation over more than $1 billion in defamation judgments owed to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Under a proposal submitted Monday to a state judge in Texas, The Onion would be granted an exclusive, temporary license to the ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
April 20 (UPI) -- Five people were wounded in a shooting near the campus of the University of Iowa over the weekend, according to authorities seeking to identify several persons of interest. The gunshots rang out early Sunday in downtown Iowa City. The Iowa City Police Department said officers heard the gunfire as they were responding at 1:46 a.m. CDT to a report of a large fight in the 100 block of East College ...
Source: upi.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 -
LONDON (AP) — British police said Monday they arrested two teenagers in connection with an arson attack on a synagogue in northwest London over the weekend, as Jewish leaders express concern about a wave of incidents targeting their community. Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes of London's Metropolitan Police Service said officers arrested two young men, aged 19 and 17, overnight in relation to the attack on the ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
– 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 said Monday. The Coast Guard said it was still searching for the six. It said the overturned boat . Debris included a partially submerged life raft that was partly inflated. It was seen 95 nautical miles (175 kilometers) northeast of the vessel, the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
PRAGUE (AP) — Countries across Central Europe pulled baby food off the shelves Monday after rat poison was discovered in some jars of the HiPP brand over the weekend. Austria 's health minister told parents, kindergartens and day care centers to use utmost caution when feeding young children HiPP. The company recalled some of its baby food jars because samples there as well as in Slovakia and the Czech ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development , the state agency responsible for strengthening business growth, she got her first data center pitch. "I was pulled aside in the lobby of the Hilton hotel by the CEO of Entergy Louisiana, who said, 'We have a project and need to ...
Source: npr.org