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Top News Stories for Tuesday, April 28th 2026
Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 -
That was first lady Melania Trump's first reaction, according to her husband, to hearing where she and President Donald Trump were seated onstage for Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner. She straightened, eyes ahead, as law enforcement rushed toward the dias, then crouched under the table before being escorted out of the room to a secure location with the president and his staff. It marked the first time ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Apr 27th, 2026 -
CAIRO (AP) — Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear program would come in a later phase, two regional officials said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump seems unlikely to accept the offer, which was passed to the Americans by Pakistan ...
Source: apnews.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 -
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. A second officer ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 -
United States authorities believe a gunman who is accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was targeting US President Donald Trump and members of his administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says. Blanche said on Sunday that authorities believe the suspect travelled from California to Washington, DC, by train via Chicago. Shots were fired on Saturday evening near the ...
Source: aljazeera.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 -
On Thursday evening, Hayam El Gamal and her five children were freed after 10 months at an ICE detention center in Texas. That morning, a Texas federal judge had ordered their release. He had also told the government not to deport them. ICE had been trying to expel them ever since El Gamal's husband, in a high profile case in June 2025, was charged with attempted murder for allegedly throwing molotov cocktails at ...
Source: npr.org
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 -
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? LONDON (AP) — The fabled 2-hour barrier for a marathon has been broken, officially, in an once-inconceivable achievement in sports. Not by one ...
Source: huffpost.com