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Top News Stories for Tuesday, April 14th 2026
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
Representative Tony Gonzales, a Republican from Texas, announced on Monday he was stepping down from Congress after acknowledging an extramarital affair with a staffer. Gonzales, who was facing a growing threat of expulsion by his colleagues, "There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
The performance gap between United States and Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models has "effectively closed," even as the United States maintains a strong lead in data center infrastructure and investment, according to a new report released April 13 by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. The report finds that AI top models from the two countries have traded the lead multiple ...
Source: meritalk.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
Northern Irishman moves the needle like no one else in his sport, even more so after his thrilling Masters defence Levels of greatness need not always be defined by numbers. Nick Faldo's six majors to Rory McIlroy's five prior to events at Augusta National on Sunday gave the Englishman the edge in the eyes of many in respect of Europe's finest ever golfer. That McIlroy had already won the career grand slam of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States. That's because President Donald Trump and many U.S. conservatives have long embraced Orbán , who has become an icon among the global right for his anti-immigrant ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
in the United States declined 3.6% over the month to an annualized rate of 3.98 million units in March, below forecasts for 4.07 million. This was a decrease from 4.09 million in February. Overall existing home sales were down 1.0% over the year. Home prices continued to climb, rising 1.4% over the year to a median sales price of $408,800, the 33rd consecutive month of price increases. Housing inventory rose ...
Source: bankingjournal.aba.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
The iconic rainbow Pride flag is set to return to the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, but it still took a lawsuit to get the Trump administration to reverse course. The Associated Press reports that the federal government is poised to settle a lawsuit filed by several LGBTQ nonprofit and historic-preservation groups that argued that the National Park Service's removal of the Pride flag in February was in ...
Source: nymag.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
Roblox Corporation said Monday it will introduce new age-based accounts for young users as the company seeks to step up safety measures on its online gaming platform. Roblox said the accounts, which will roll out in early June, will tailor content, communication and parental controls more closely to users' ages. The California-based company said it will automatically assign users ages 5 to 8 to a Roblox Kids ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
A French court has found cement group Lafarge guilty of financing "terrorism" through its Syrian subsidiary, fining the company and jailing its former CEO. The Paris court ruled on Monday that Lafarge had paid protection money directly to ISIL (ISIS) and other armed groups and breached European sanctions to operate in northern Syria during the country's civil war in 2013-2014. The case is just the latest of several ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League club Berekum Chelsea was killed after the team's bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, the country's soccer association said Monday. The incident happened on Sunday as Berekum Chelsea was returning from its game against Samartex in Samreboi in southern Ghana, the club said in a statement . "Masked men welding guns and assault rifles started shooting at ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home had written about AI's purported risk to humanity and traveled from Texas to San Francisco intending to kill Altman, authorities said Monday. Authorities allege 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m. Friday, setting an exterior gate at Altman's home alight before fleeing on ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 -
Ukraine said it had recorded 2,299 ceasefire infractions by 7am on Sunday while Russia said it had logged 1,971 violations by Ukraine 2-MIN READ Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire on Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow's four-year-long war against its neighbour. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a ...
Source: scmp.com