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Top News Stories for Thursday, April 16th 2026
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Senate Republicans' plan for a quick-strike immigration enforcement funding bill could complicate plans to restock the Pentagon's coffers amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to multiple GOP senators. One called the chances of a third reconciliation bill low and said Democrats won't be on board for passing a separate defense funding measure, arguing the party should add the defense spending to the ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Tara Bowman lives on a farm in Woodstock, Virginia, a town of some 6,000 people nestled along the banks of the Shenandoah River's North Fork. But under a redistricting plan Virginia voters may enact next week, Bowman's community would be in the same congressional district as wealthy Washington suburbs such as Fairfax and McLean some 90 miles away. It's part of a sweeping Democratic effort to dilute Republican votes ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people in the fourth such attack announced in the past few days. The operation is the latest in a series of strikes on vessels that the Trump administration says were trafficking drugs in Latin American waters, a campaign that began more than seven months ago ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Happy Tax Day, if such a thing can exist. Today marks the last day that most Americans can file their taxes with Uncle Sam or else face financial consequences. For most people, tax filing is stressful and messy. And even though average refunds are expected to significantly jump thanks to the GOP's sprawling tax bill from last year, nearly 60 percent of Americans say taxes are still too high, according to a new ...
Source: reason.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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 it was a stunt. and driving for the delivery platform because her husband's cancer treatments had made it difficult to make ends meet otherwise. That fact drew Simmons some skepticism after she delivered a McDonald's order to the ...
Source: news.yahoo.com