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Top News Stories for Friday, April 17th 2026
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
No compatible source was found for this media. President Trump defended his comments pushing back on Pope Leo XIV's statements against the Iran war, saying he has a right to disagree with the pontiff and that he felt no need to meet to iron out their differences. "I have a right to disagree with the pope. I have no disagreement with the fact the pope can say what he wants, and I want him to say what he wants, but I ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Jim Risch (R–Idaho) has never believed that now is the right time to vote on war with Iran. "There is no clear line of delineation between actual war and the use of kinetic force," he said during a war powers debate in 2020, adding that President Donald Trump has used force "very sparingly" against Iran. "This is not the start of a forever war," Risch said after Trump ...
Source: reason.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
As massive amounts of land are being acquired for AI data center expansion across the US , at least one state is hoping to slow down the construction boom, after numerous protests and calls from politicians . On Tuesday, Maine lawmakers passed a bill that would put a moratorium on the building of new data centers that require more than 20 megawatts of power until October 2027. The pause would give the state time to ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
I have a question about rhetoric, which is also a rhetorical question. Am I offending against civility if I point out that, in addition to his other glaring faults, our president is a vengeful prick ? From the Miami Herald : The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship between ...
Source: esquire.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Mortgage rates fell 7 basis points this week to their lowest point in four weeks, as investors reacted to news the conflict with Iran might soon be resolved. Processing Content The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.3% as of April 16, down from last week's 6.37% , the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey found. A year ago at this time, it was at 6.83%. The last time the 30-year was lower was for the week ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
ANNANDALE, Va. — Justin Fairfax, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia, fatally shot his wife before he died by suicide in their home overnight, police said. Justin and Cerina Fairfax's teenage children were at the house at the time of the shootings, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis told reporters at a news conference Thursday morning. "Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife inside ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Trump ally grilled by lawmakers over 'terrible decisions' on vaccines, public health and funding cuts to key programs Vaccines and public health dominated a frequently contentious hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday before the US House ways and means committee. Kennedy, the health secretary and a longtime vaccine opponent, has overseen sweeping changes to routine vaccination recommendations and has ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a plan this week for a pied-à-terre tax in NYC, which would tax property owners who primarily live outside the city but have a local home worth over $5 million. Often, these individuals don't pay city or state taxes because their official address isn't in NYC. The proposal, which is backed by , could mark his first step toward taxing the city's financial elite in conjunction with ...
Source: insider.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. President Trump nominated Erica Schwartz on Thursday to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tapping a ...
Source: statnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
California supreme court upholds lower court decision as Eastman says he will appeal to US supreme court John Eastman, a lawyer who played a key role in Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election, officially lost his law license in California on Wednesday. The California supreme court upheld a 2024 ruling from a state judge, who recommended Eastman be disbarred. Eastman "exhibited gross negligence by ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Tax Day (April 15) has come and gone. If you completed and filed your 2025 US federal income tax return on time, congratulations. Now the only hard part is waiting to see when your tax refund will arrive . But what about procrastinators or people missing tax info who weren't able to finish by yesterday? Well, it depends. If you filed a free six-month extension , received an automatic two-month extension because ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration agent accused of pointing his gun at occupants of a car after pulling alongside them on a Minneapolis-area ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The U.S. government is set to launch an online portal next week that lets businesses request refunds for tariffs deemed illegal by the Supreme Court . But payouts won't be automatic, and legal experts said businesses could face other obstacles getting their money back. A federal agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will boot up the portal — known as CAPE, for Consolidated Administration and ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump says he would fire US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat on the central bank's board of governors if Powell does not step down voluntarily when his term ends on May 15. The president on Wednesday ramped up threats against Powell, saying in an interview with Fox Business that if Powell does not leave, then he would "have to fire him". "If he's not ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
This Tax Day, more people might be celebrating their refunds than usual. The Internal Revenue Service is sending more money back: The average refund for the almost 100 million households who had already filed their returns as of April 3 was $3,462, more than 10 percent above last year's average of $3,116 for similarly early filers. The bigger refund checks reflect the major tax cut passed by Congress in July, which ...
Source: bostonglobe.com