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Top News Stories for Tuesday, April 21st 2026
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 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? ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two regional officials said Tuesday that the United States and Iran have signaled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts after a series of setbacks in recent years. "I think that this is the election that's going to be the sea change, not only for getting to a pro-equality majority but for changing the momentum on this ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Warsh faces Congress confirmation hearing to succeed Jerome Powell when his term ends on 15 May From Donald Trump said that he does not want to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, in an interview with CNBC . "I dont' want to do that. We don't have that much time," the president said. The pause is set to expire tomorrow, and vice-president JD Vance will lead last-ditch talks in Islamabad today, in the hopes of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump's " scandal-ridden " Department of Labor leader , Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned from her post on Monday, making her the third member of his Cabinet to leave since the beginning of the year, following the firings of former US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem . Confirming reports of the latest departure, White House spokesperson Steven Cheung said that ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Tariff refund claims portal from U.S. Customs and Border Protection launches on Monday. Companies paid more than $160 billion in tariffs, which the Supreme Court ruled to be illegal in February. Analysts and trade lawyers are skeptical that the refunds will come through quickly. U.S. importers, ranging from Target to Walmart , are due more than $160 billion in tariff refunds following a February Supreme Court ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
A Louisiana community is reeling from a "catastrophic" shooting in which a man killed seven of his children and another child and seriously injured his wife and a woman described as his girlfriend. Police have identified the man, who also died, as Shamar Elkins. Shreveport Councilman Grayson Boucher said the city has "a true epidemic of domestic violence." "That is something that should be a top priority of the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Amazon used its market leverage to get companies such as Walmart to increase prices on their websites so the would not be undercut by its competitors, according to a filing unsealed Monday in an ongoing lawsuit by California's attorney general. accusing the company of violating the state's antitrust and unfair competition laws. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial next year but Bonta is asking the judge to order ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Washington — FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine on Monday, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims. The 19-page lawsuit , filed in the District of Columbia, is seeking $250 million in damages. Sarah Fitzpatrick, the reporter who wrote the story, is also named as a defendant. Patel and ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
The satirical news outlet The Onion is back with a new plan to take over the Infowars platforms of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as his company faces liquidation over more than $1 billion in defamation judgments owed to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Under a proposal submitted Monday to a state judge in Texas, The Onion would be granted an exclusive, temporary license to the ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia announced on Monday that his daughter Madison has died following a lengthy battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues. She was 36. "We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter, Madison," Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, wrote in a statement shared on social media. "She filled our lives with love and laughter, and her ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development , the state agency responsible for strengthening business growth, she got her first data center pitch. "I was pulled aside in the lobby of the Hilton hotel by the CEO of Entergy Louisiana, who said, 'We have a project and need to ...
Source: npr.org