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Top News Stories for Tuesday, April 28th 2026
Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 -
Alleged shooter expected to appear in federal court and could be charged with trying to assassinate Trump The suspected gunman who tried to storm the White House correspondents' dinner was expected to appear in federal court to face criminal charges on Monday. The alleged shooter, identified by law enforcement agencies as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance in southern California, faces charges ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 -
Iran offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program, officials with knowledge of the proposal said Monday. Iran also wants the United States to end its blockade of the country as part of its proposal, according to the two regional officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door negotiations. Meanwhile, oil prices were up Monday as a standoff ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 -
Musk's lawsuit accuses Altman of fraud, while OpenAI says that Musk is 'motivated by jealousy' A lawsuit between two of Silicon Valley's biggest tycoons goes to trial Monday in California, the culmination of a years-long bitter feud. Elon Musk has accused Sam Altman of betraying the founding agreement of the non-profit they started together, OpenAI, by changing it to a for-profit enterprise. Musk accuses Altman, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 -
DAKAR, Senegal — Mali 's defense minister was killed in a sweeping attack by jihadis and rebels who seized several towns and military bases, authorities said Sunday, the latest violence in the junta-run country that has long battled militants linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group as well as a separatist rebellion in the north. The Malian government confirmed the death of the defense chief, Gen. Sadio ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 -
Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this year The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , is facing the prospect of running against a rightwing-centrist super coalition in elections later this year after two of his most formidable political rivals combined forces in an attempt to oust him, inviting a third party leader to join them. In a move ...
Source: theguardian.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
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of trying to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives had written about targeting Trump administration officials, and his family raised concerns with law enforcement before the event, President Donald Trump said Sunday in an interview on Fox News Channel. The accused gunman's family had alerted police in Connecticut, Trump ...
Source: cleveland.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 -
Family of Suspect in Colorado Attack Released After Months in Detention Two days after their release, the mother and her five children were again detained during an ICE check-in. A judge halted their removal and returned the family home. An Egyptian family that was released from an immigration detention center in Texas last week was again taken into custody in Denver on Saturday morning — before being ...
Source: nytimes.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
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds, winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday. The second-place finisher, Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia, also dipped under 2 hours by crossing the line in 1:59:41 in his first-ever marathon, while ...
Source: nbcnews.com