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Top News Stories for Thursday, April 16th 2026
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Trump took a swipe at the pope, while saying that it was "unacceptable" for Iran to have nuclear weapons. The pontiff has called for a ceasefire and urged dialogue to resolve the Mideast conflict. Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump's recent statements during the flight to Algeria on April 13, 2026 in Algiers, Algeria. U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Pope Leo XIV again, ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members. Yet for many of the women of Capitol Hill, the moment of accountability was years in the making — and far from enough. , a California Democrat, and , a Texas Republican, both announced within hours of each other Monday that they were leaving Congress. Their decisions came the day before the House returned to ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
April 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. military killed four men on Tuesday in a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific, its fourth vessel attack in four days. Since Saturday, the United States has killed at least 11 people in strikes targeting alleged drug-trafficking boats under President Donald Trump 's anti-narcotics operation, which rights groups and legal experts have criticized as unlawful. With the ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
( NewsNation ) — The federal tax filing deadline is April 15, but taxpayers who need more time can avoid penalties by requesting an extension. It's a straightforward process that gives filers an extra six months, until October 15, to submit their return without penalties, as long as the extension is filed by the end of April 15. But an extension only delays the paperwork, not the bill: Any taxes owed must ...
Source: wfla.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A student opened fire randomly at two classrooms at a middle school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days. The student, who was also killed, arrived at the school, armed with guns believed to belong to his father, a retired police officer, Kahramanmaras provincial Gov. ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea on the way to Malaysia , according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies. While details remained sketchy, Bangladesh Coast Guard spokesperson Lt. Com. Sabbir Alam Suzan told The Associated Press on Wednesday that nine people, including three ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Defending critical software has long depended on the ability to find and fix vulnerabilities faster than attackers can exploit them. OpenAI is expanding a program designed to give professional defenders prioritized access to AI tools built for that purpose. The company is scaling ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Google to punish sites that trap people in with back button tricks Google says it is expanding its policies to crack down on websites which trap users with "back button hijacking". Back button hijacking is when a website interferes with a browser so the back button no longer takes users to the previous page, instead often keeping them on the site or presenting unsolicited ads. In a blog post the tech giant behind ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over five years ago. Trump commuted the prison sentences of several Proud Boys and ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
Amazon.com Inc. 's $11.6 billion deal to buy Globalstar Inc. ramps up competition with Elon Musk 's Starlink in satellite communications, a market predicted to double to $200 billion in the coming years. On Tuesday, Amazon announced plans to buy the satellite operator for a mix of stock and up to $90 a share and said that in 2028 it will launch a direct-to-device service, offering connectivity straight to people's ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
Pharmaceutical research and development is becoming more expensive and taking longer. Innovative AI scale-ups and platforms are addressing this by quickly accumulating vast datasets, but the larger companies that buy them need certainty those datasets are lawful, traceable, and defensible. Here we explain what major players need to know when entering into M&A, partnerships and collaborations with smaller ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of trying to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by throwing a Molotov cocktail at his San Francisco home was experiencing a mental health crisis and has been overcharged by prosecutors, his public defender said Tuesday. Daniel Moreno-Gama made his first court appearance on state charges Tuesday, wearing an orange jail uniform and with disheveled hair. The 20-year-old, ...
Source: pbs.org
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
Lonna Drewes alleges Democratic congressman drugged and raped her at hotel Another woman has accused Eric Swalwell of sexual assault, claiming the California Democrat drugged and raped her in 2018. At a press conference in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, the woman, Lonna Drewes, said she delayed coming forward sooner with her allegations that Swalwell drugged and raped her in a West Hollywood hotel room because of his ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
You can save custom prompts you find useful or grab a premade Skill from Google's library. Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and the competition is not even close. So the browser is a key part of Google's efforts to get everyone using its AI tools. The company's chatbot has already infused various parts of the Chrome UI, and you can even turn Gemini loose to control the browser . The latest AI ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Under the agreement, within a week, the park service will hang three flags on its flagpole at the monument Removed from bookmarks The flag — one of several Pride banners at the 7.7-acre (3.1-hectare) park — won't be removed, except for "maintenance or other practical purposes," the filing said. Under the agreement, within a week, the park service will ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
Sharon Simmons was photographed delivering McDonald's to Trump on Monday but company admits it was a stunt The DoorDash delivery driver who had a turn in the national spotlight on Monday by bringing a fast-food order to Donald Trump at the White House has publicly touted the president's so-called "no tax on tips" policy before – causing some to question the encounter's authenticity and the company to confirm ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
NEW YORK — Matt Crocker quit as sporting director of the U.S. Soccer Federation on Tuesday, just two months ahead of the World Cup , to take a new job in Saudi Arabia. The USSF said Crocker was leaving to pursue an unidentified international soccer opportunity, and a person familiar with the decision, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Crocker's new job was not announced, said ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
New model is the first AI system to complete a difficult multistep infiltration challenge. Last week, Anthropic announced it was restricting the initial release of its Mythos Preview model to "a limited group of critical industry partners," giving them time to prepare for a model that it said is "strikingly capable at computer security tasks." Now, the UK government's (AISI) has published an initial evaluation of ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026 -
A Los Angeles Unified School District strike has been avoided and schools are open Tuesday after the district and the Service Employees International Union reached a tentative agreement. SEIU Local 99, which represents about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers, said the deal with the district, LAUSD, includes a 24% wage increase. The tentative agreement also increases work hours to ...
Source: cbsnews.com