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Top News Stories for Wednesday, April 22nd 2026
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Washington — President Trump is extending the ceasefire in the war with Iran until talks between the U.S. and Iran are "concluded," he announced Tuesday, despite previously saying he wouldn't extend the deadline. The president said he is granting the ceasefire extension at Pakistan's request, and blamed Iran's "seriously fractured" government for the delay. He said he is giving Iranian officials more time to ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
At long last, the elders have cast their ballots, the conclave has dissolved, and a tastefully designed blue puff of smoke has risen above Apple Park. The long Tim Cook pontificate is over. In his place, an Apple insider named John Ternus has ascended. Tim Cook was Apple's first CEO after Steve Jobs, appointed as a trusted and steady hand with a lot of logistics experience. His mandate was to expand on a general ...
Source: nymag.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Voters in Virginia head to the polls on Tuesday to decide on a measure that could redraw the state's congressional map and potentially shift the balance of power in Washington. Major political figures, including former President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, have weighed in on the high-stakes vote, with nearly $100m spent on campaigning around it. Part of a broader redistricting ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
In September 2024, the Teamsters, whose strutting fool of a president , Sean O'Brien, had been gifted the month before with a prime time slot at the Republican National Convention, took a dive on endorsing a presidential candidate. It was the first time the Teamsters had not endorsed since 1992, and a thoroughly irrational choice , given that Donald Trump opposed labor rights during his first term and, ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Refunding that money, which was a part of President Trump's sweeping import tax program, will be no easy task. The that more than 330,000 U.S. companies made a total of 53 million transactions that were affected by the tariffs. To facilitate the process, the administration created an where businesses can file for reimbursement. The ability to recoup the costs of the now invalidated tariffs could prove to be a ...
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
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing "medical autonomy" and religious freedom. "The notion that a flu vaccine must be mandatory for every service member, everywhere, in every circumstance at all times is just overly broad and not rational," Hegseth said in a video posted on social ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. The Justice Department alleges the civil rights group defrauded donors by using their money to fund the very extremism it claimed to ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
This blog reported on Judge Jed Rakoff's widely discussed "AI is not your lawyer" pronouncement in United States v. Heppner . The court's conclusion that attorney-client privilege was waived with respect to information that a client divulged to a consumer-grade generative artificial intelligence tool – when coupled with other recent court rulings explaining that AI-generated data can be discoverable ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
California's top law enforcement official on Monday released a legal filing packed with evidence that Amazon is leveraging its dominance of the online retail market to artificially drive up prices for a range of goods, fueling a nationwide affordability crisis while padding its profits. The filing was first submitted to the San Francisco Superior Court in February as part of California Attorney General Rob Bonta's ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — The top official behind the decision to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington said Tuesday that he felt political pressure from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to rush through the selection, despite security concerns . Former Foreign Office head Olly Robbins said that Starmer's office had a "dismissive attitude" to security vetting of the ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Can ChatGPT be blamed for a mass shooting? Florida is investigating. OpenAI now faces a criminal probe after ChatGPT advised a gunman ahead of a mass shooting at a university in Florida, where two people were killed and six were wounded last year. In a press release , Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed that the investigation into OpenAI's potential criminal liability was launched after reviewing ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Microsoft removes Call of Duty from Game Pass, lowers subscription pricing New Xbox CEO says subscription "has become too expensive for too many players." Microsoft announced Tuesday that subscribers to its Game Pass service will see significant price reductions starting today. But those subscribers will also be losing included day-one access to Activision's popular Call of Duty series from now on. In the US, the ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said he's had "some difficult conversations" after photos emerged of himself and former Athletic reporter Dianni Russini holding hands. At a press conference Tuesday, Vrabel thanked the media for the "patience that you've shown in a personal and private matter," and said he was waiting to address the matter until he was able to speak with the Patriots players, which he said he did on ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
When Framework began manufacturing computers in 2020, it was full of spunk and ready to support customers with increased customizability . It threw itself behind the right-to-repair movement -- which is picking up steam throughout the computing industry. The company's founding principles resonated with buyers, and Framework is still putting together new configurations with the latest technology six years ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Seven held over alleged plot to commit another attack and man held over drone incident near Israeli embassy Detectives investigating a series of attacks on Jewish targets have arrested seven people for allegedly plotting a further new firebombing, as a teenager pleaded guilty to an arson attack on a synagogue on Saturday. The arrests by counter-terrorism officers follow fire bombings or attempted arson of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Trump's Fed chair pick says he'll maintain independence – but won't say president lost 2020 election
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Kevin Warsh says 'we need to take politics out of monetary policy' as Elizabeth Warren calls him Trump's 'sock puppet' Donald Trump 's nominee for US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh , faced a tumultuous hearing in Washington on Tuesday, fielding scrutiny over his wealth and his ability to operate independently of the president who appointed him. Should he be confirmed, Warsh will hold one of the most powerful ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is suing two cryptocurrency exchanges operating prediction market platforms, alleging they skirt the state's gambling laws. The lawsuits appear to be the first targeting such prediction market platforms from the state's top law enforcement official. It names as defendants Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc., and Gemini Titan LLC. Both companies offer prediction markets and ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Congressional expulsions are exceedingly rare. It's a punishment mostly reserved for convicts and Confederates. But in recent months, expulsion threats have been flying among members of Congress. And this week, a pair of Republican representatives, Cory Mills of Florida and Nancy Mace of South Carolina, escalated their long-running feud with new efforts to oust the other from the House of ...
Source: nymag.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
April 21 (UPI) -- The Cuban government confirmed it recently held talks with a United States delegation, following U.S. media reports that envoys sent by Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the island about 10 days ago. The confirmation came Monday from Alejandro García del Toro, a senior Cuban Foreign Ministry official in charge of U.S. affairs, during an interview with state-run newspaper Granma. ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
McKinsey identifies four coordinated steps that connect strategy, technology, and people to build strong foundational data capabilities. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Gartner forecasts that worldwide AI spending will total $2.5 trillion in 2026, a 44% year-over-year increase. Spending on AI platforms for data science and machine learning will reach $31 billion, ...
Source: zdnet.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management has asked 65 insurance companies to provide monthly reports with detailed medical and pharmaceutical claims data of more than 8 million people enrolled in federal health plans, KFF Health ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
Amazon puts up to $25 billion more into Anthropic and secures 10-year cloud commitment in return The deal is Amazon's second consecutive mega-round with a frontier AI lab, following a near-identical $50 billion investment in OpenAI two months ago. Anthropic's annualised revenue has reached $30 billion. The arrangement locks Anthropic into AWS's Trainium chips through Trainium4 and secures up to 5 gigawatts of ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Tuesday, Apr 21st, 2026 -
A disabled kea parrot rewrites the rules of survival to rule his flock unaided. At New Zealand's Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, an endangered kea parrot named Bruce sits at the top of the pecking order. He has feeding priority, commands grooming from lower-ranked individuals, and has never lost a fight. Yet, Bruce is missing the entire upper half of his beak. In nature, a severe physical impairment is usually a death ...
Source: zmescience.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 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? This photo shows a general view of a crowded railway station as the Shinkansen services are suspended after an earthquake hit northern Japan, in Sendai ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Rapper D4vd' charged with murder of 14-year-old girl Singer D4vd has been charged in the United States with murder in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez , a 14-year-old girl who was last seen alive nearly a year ago. The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Burke, faces first-degree murder and additional charges, including lewd acts with a minor and mutilation of a body. D4vd pleaded not guilty on ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
A humanoid robot's record half-marathon run shows China's speed in robotics. Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demonstration of fast-improving robotic speed and autonomy comes as China's tech industry is rapidly scaling up mass production of humanoid robots to explore possible uses in the real ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation's deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said. The gunman's wife, who was the mother of their children, and another woman were also shot and critically wounded in the ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
April 20 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Blue Origin 's New Glenn rocket after it botched the release of a satellite following its successful launch two hours earlier. The third launch of New Glenn and second landing of its reusable booster stage "Never Tell Me The Odds" on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean was a success in those terms, but the spacecraft delivered AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
Magazine has stood behind the story, which was written by veteran national security reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick Kash Patel has followed through on a threat to sue the Atlantic and the author of a story the magazine published that included allegations of "excessive drinking" as well as "conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences" while in charge of the FBI. The FBI director filed a defamation lawsuit in US ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
The satirical website's parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platform Satirical website the Onion plans to turn rightwing commentator Alex Jones's misinformation site Infowars into a parody of itself under a leasing agreement provisionally approved by a Texas court. Under a proposed deal with court administrators, Infowars would be leased by Global Tetrahedron, a Chicago -based ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
"We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter Madison … after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues," Warner, 71, and wife via Instagram on Monday, April 20. "She filled our lives with love and laughter, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void." The statement continued, "We are grateful for the loving support of friends and family during this ...
Source: bradenton.com
Monday, Apr 20th, 2026 -
– An overturned ship found near the U.S. territory of Saipan after a typhoon hit is the vessel that went missing with six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday. The Coast Guard said it was still searching for the six. It said the overturned boat . Debris included a partially submerged life raft that was partly inflated. It was seen 95 nautical miles (175 kilometers) northeast of the vessel, the ...
Source: news4jax.com