45 min ago - Saturday 25 April 2026 00:21 EDT Australian flags were mistakenly hoisted in Washington, D.C., ahead of King Charles’ upcoming visit — in what could be described as a Down Under blunder. On Friday, hundreds of national banners were installe ... (The Independent)

47 min ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it launched another strike Friday on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vess ... (Associated Press)

1 hr ago - Updated on: April 24, 2026 / 9:59 PM EDT Washington — Chevron's chief executive said it's likely that the U.S. Navy may need to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz once it reopens in order to ensure a level of security. The s ... (CBS News)

2 hrs ago - China conducted military drills recently including live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, it said on Friday, as Manila ​and Washington host annual drills that extend toward disputed areas of the South China ‌S ... (Japan Times)

2 hrs ago - April 24, 2026, 9:28 PM EDT LOS ANGELES — A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote — and require voters to provide identification at polling places — will appear on the Nov ... (NBC News/AP)

2 hrs ago - Friday 24 April 2026 23:19 EDT Paramount Skydance executives hosted President Donald Trump and other top administration officials for a private dinner in the nation’s capital on Thursday — as the corporation awaits federal approval on a dea ... (The Independent)

2 hrs ago - Today, as Lorain County Job and Family Services workers remain on strike going over two months, County Commissioners voted to accept a new contract agreement with members of the same UAW Local – UAW Local 2192 at Lorain County Children Services ... (UAW)

2 hrs ago - 04/24/26 9:50 PM ET Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) announced on Friday that he will call a special session to consider new voting maps after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a landmark redistricting case. Reeves said state legislators will return ... (The Hill)

2 hrs ago - Apr 24, 2026 3:41pm PT By Jem Aswad IHeartMedia and SiriusXM are in early talks to join forces, with veteran music industry mogul Irving Azoff and Apollo Global Management offering to assist with and advise on any such deal, sources tell Variety. New ... (Variety)

3 hrs ago - Posted 6:17 PM, Apr 24, 2026 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...". The Declaration of Independence was a radical statement for its time, penned two and a half centuries ago, establishing a nation based on freed ... (Scripps News)

4 hrs ago - Apr 24th, 2026, 6:04 pm Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) took a swipe at his own party on Friday as he fights off a Trump-endorsed primary challenger to his Kentucky congressional seat. Massie and Trump have been at odds for most of President Donald Trump ... (MEDIAite)

4 hrs ago - Donald Trump Judge questions legal basis for Trump's $10 billion case against IRS The Florida judge asked whether there is a case if Trump, as president, is on both sides -------- Trump sued the IRS in January, alleging they failed to prevent a forme ... (NBC News)

4 hrs ago - Posted April 24, 2026 at 4:33pm Lawmakers are signaling they’ll reject a Trump administration request to eliminate funding for a program that provides heating and cooling assistance to low-income Americans, one of the few on-topic issues repeate ... (Roll Call)

5 hrs ago - April 24, 2026, 3:33 p.m. ET WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would look into banks — singling out Wells Fargo WFC.N — over payments and debt treatment after the Los Angeles wildfires, mar ... (USA Today)

5 hrs ago - April 24, 2026 3:24PM ET A GOP lawmaker admitted that farmers are feeling a crunch under Trump but shrugged off the economic pressures they've felt recently. CNN's Brianna Keilar pressed Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) to explain how farmers are survivin ... (Raw Story)

11 hrs ago - President Donald Trump is continuing to back FBI Director Kash Patel after allegations that the 46-year-old former podcaster is frequently drunk in public to the point of intoxication and other allegedly troubling behavior reported in a blockbuster m ... (Independent)

12 hrs ago - More than 90 percent of the union’s writers across country voted to support the deal, which infuses $321 million into the labor group’s ailing health plan. By Katie Kilkenny April 24, 2026 2:31pm Members of the Writers Guild of America gave ... (Hollywood Reporter)

12 hrs ago - April 24, 2026 SURPRISE, Ariz. (CN) — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued the federal government Friday to stop the construction of an ICE detention facility just one mile from two public schools and across the street from a hazardous chem ... (Courthouse News Service)

13 hrs ago - Updated April 24, 2026 3:35 PM ET The White House has confirmed that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are planning to travel to Pakistan Saturday for a new round of talks with Iran. Iran did not immedi ... (NPR)

13 hrs ago - A U.S. appeals court on Friday appeared to clear the way for an unprecedented Texas law empowering state officials to arrest and deport migrants. The largely conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs challenging the 2023 l ... (Houston Chronicle)