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Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said Sunday that he is dropping out of the race for governor after days of pressure from his close allies and staffers over multiple sexual misconduct allegations levied against him. "I am suspending my campaign for Governor," Swalwell said on X. "To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, ...

Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 - Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war. "I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the church is here to do," the pontiff told reporters aboard his plane where he was starting a ...

Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 - The internet is drowning in a sea of generic, machine-generated content that looks professional at a glance but lacks any substance: slop . It's become increasingly difficult to tell what's been written by a human and what's been generated by AI. This shift has made it harder than ever to trust the information you consume, especially when so much of that content is technically grammatically correct, but lacking any ...

Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 - AUGUSTA, Ga. – The final round of the is underway, and it's a tight race for the green jacket. Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young opened the day tied at the top of the leaderboard after a dramatic Saturday, with a number of contenders close behind. McIlroy and Young struck their opening tee shots at 2:25 p.m. on Tea Olive, the 445-yard par-4 first hole at Augusta National. Young took sole possession of the lead ...

Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 - In Pictures Police in London have arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters supporting the Palestine Action group during a sit-down demonstration in Trafalgar Square. Officers have removed activists while other demonstrators have cheered and clapped. The protesters on Saturday faced arrest for holding placards supporting Palestine Action, and the Metropolitan Police confirmed 523 arrests of people aged 18 ...

Sunday, Apr 12th, 2026 - Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4 p.m. on Saturday until the end of Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy  promised to abide by the ceasefire but warned of a swift military ...

Saturday, Apr 11th, 2026 - A man armed with a machete who repeatedly said he was Lucifer slashed three people at Grand Central in New York City before he was shot and killed by police, according to officials. The victims suffered significant but non-life threatening injuries. The attack happened at about 9:40 a.m. Saturday after two detectives assigned to transit overtime posts were flagged down by a civilian who said a man with a knife had ...