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Today: April 21, 2026
Today: April 21, 2026

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2 US officials killed in Mexico crash after anti-drug operation worked for CIA, AP sources say

Two U.S. officials killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in northern Mexico over the weekend were working for the CIA

2 US officials killed in Mexico crash after anti-drug operation worked for CIA, AP sources say
Business|Economy|Political|World

New US coalition lobby group aims to get domestic shipbuilding bill through Congress

U.S. unions and shipbuilding industry employers on Tuesday launched a coalition to rally Congress to advance legislation they say would help President Donald

New US coalition lobby group aims to get domestic shipbuilding bill through Congress
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

JPMorgan's national security initiative to expand in Europe

JPMorgan Chase said on Tuesday its $1.5 trillion initiative to finance and invest in industries critical to U.S. national security will expand across Europe.

JPMorgan's national security initiative to expand in Europe
Crime|Political|US|World

Trump signs bill extending controversial surveillance powers until April 30

President Donald Trump has signed a bill extending a controversial surveillance program until April 30

Trump signs bill extending controversial surveillance powers until April 30
Business|Economy|Political|US|World

Republicans buck Trump to reject 18-month FISA extension

Republicans buck Trump to reject 18-month FISA extension

Republicans buck Trump to reject 18-month FISA extension
Opinion|Political

Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend

Congress has refused to exercise oversight of the Iran war, with Republicans nixing Democrats’ attempts to exercise legislators’ power over military engagements. That’s nothing new.

Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend
Business|Economy|Environment|World

US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from endangered species rules

A committee of senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration voted on Tuesday to exempt the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas industry from a federal law

US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from endangered species rules
Arts|Business|Environment|Political|US|World

Judge faults Trump for 'brazen' bid to continue ballroom construction

A federal judge on Thursday again ruled that U.S.

Judge faults Trump for 'brazen' bid to continue ballroom construction
US|World

Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security

Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security

Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security
Business|Science|Technology|World

Anthropic talking to the Trump administration about its next AI model, co-founder says

Anthropic is discussing its frontier AI model Mythos with the Trump administration, the firm's co-founder said on Monday, even after the Pentagon cut off business with

Anthropic talking to the Trump administration about its next AI model, co-founder says
US|World

Appeals court says Trump White House ballroom construction can proceed for now

Appeals court says Trump White House ballroom construction can proceed for now

Appeals court says Trump White House ballroom construction can proceed for now
Science|Technology|World

As Trump orders UFO data released, a question hangs: If aliens exist, what would they think of us?

For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like

As Trump orders UFO data released, a question hangs: If aliens exist, what would they think of us?
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|Political|World

‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
Crime|Political|Science|Technology|World

US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department

Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the past week in the United States have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of the war with Iran

US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department
Business|Environment|Technology

Offshore wind project targeted by Trump administration starts sending power to the New England grid

An offshore wind project targeted by the Trump administration has begun sending power to New England’s electric grid

Offshore wind project targeted by Trump administration starts sending power to the New England grid
Crime|Political|US|Videos|World

Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room

Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room

Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room
Business|Political|Science|Technology|World

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say
Education|Opinion|Political|Science|Technology

How Homeland Security’s subpoenas and databases of protesters threaten the ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ free speech protected by Supreme Court precedent

It’s difficult to measure what is lost when an opinion is never voiced and impossible to catalogue the arguments that never form because a speaker calculates the risk and decides silence is safer.

How Homeland Security’s subpoenas and databases of protesters threaten the ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ free speech protected by Supreme Court precedent
Crime|Political|Technology|US|World

Classified hearing erupted in frustration as officials refused to say whether Trump wants to renew powerful surveillance law

Classified hearing erupted in frustration as officials refused to say whether Trump wants to renew powerful surveillance law

Classified hearing erupted in frustration as officials refused to say whether Trump wants to renew powerful surveillance law
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Science|Technology

Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China's grip on supply

The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material used prevalently in smartphones, robotics, electric vehicles and many other high tech products

Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China's grip on supply
Business|Entertainment|Technology|World

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the U.S. that has been in discussion for years

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity
Business|Entertainment|Technology|World

The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed

The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed

The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed
Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|World

Why does Trump want Greenland and why is it so important?

Why does Trump want Greenland and why is it so important?

Why does Trump want Greenland and why is it so important?
Economy|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests

A 1951 defense agreement between the United States and Denmark allows the US to build military installations on Greenland to protect the region.

Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests