April 2026 News

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President Trump repeated his assertions Wednesday night that U.S. objectives are nearly met and Iran's offensive capabilities "essentially decimated" after more than a month of war. In a speech, he offered no new information about those objectives, however, or any plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers, vowing only to continue U.S. strikes on Iran for two to three more weeks.

The Senate sent its deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security back to the House Thursday morning — marking what should be the beginning of the end of a historic partial government shutdown.

The Senate’s action, taken in a mostly empty chamber just after 7 a.m., came less than a day after President Donald Trump effectively endorsed a two-track strategy for DHS: funding most of it through a bipartisan deal with Democrats then using the party-line budget reconciliation process for immigration enforcement activities.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is on track to exceed the record number of executions it carried out against opponents in 2025, with 657 executions in the first three months of the year, according to the Iran Human Rights Society. Hiding behind the war with the U.S. and Israel, critics say the regime appears desperate to eliminate opposition, particularly following anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation's rulers and resulted in tens of thousands being murdered by the country's security forces and militias.

Newly released bodycam footage showed the immediate aftermath of the Tiger Woods' car crash in Florida last week that resulted in the golf legend's shocking DUI arrest. Woods was involved in a two-vehicle crash in which his car rolled onto its driver's side, resulting in him having to escape out of the passenger door.

In the video, Woods, on a knee, told an officer that he was looking "down on my phone, and all of a sudden, boom."

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is the predicted winner of the Democratic primary for US Senate, edging out her opponents after a late surge of support in a highly competitive, expensive race. Stratton was leading her main opponent, congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, with roughly 90% of the vote tallied on Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press. "We did it," Stratton said of her surprise win. "Tonight we showed what's possible when you listen to the people and give the people what they want."

FBI officials recently reached out to members of Congress to alert them to a cyber hack classified as a "major incident." Fox News is told that China is the culprit and that the breach could pose a threat to national security. The FBI made this designation last week when notifying several members of Congress. 

As questions mount about Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos’ handling of the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, two sources with knowledge of the department say his management decisions initially pulled the most experienced investigators off the case.

Only one detective had more than three years on the homicide squad at the time of Guthrie's suspected abduction, the sources told Fox News Digital. The other five had less than two. The sergeant supervising them had been put in charge of the unit with only six months of experience as a sergeant and before he'd ever personally worked a homicide case.

The Boise, Idaho-based company — which operates banners including Safeway, Vons and Pavilions — has announced a new round of closures in recent weeks as it pivots to cost-cutting and operational changes.The company has closed roughly 20 stores in 2025, underscoring mounting pressure as it competes with larger rivals such as Walmart and other low-cost operators.

In Southern California, Vons stores in Escondido and Redlands will close in April, eliminating 135 jobs. An Albertsons store near Riverside, California, shut down in March, cutting 75 workers, while a Safeway in Northern California closed earlier this year, affecting 76 employees.

Our baby girl has arrived!!" she wrote. "We’re feeling incredibly grateful and blessed and savouring these early moments. Thank you so much for the love and well wishes." Allen and Steinfeld got married last May and he announced in December that the two were expecting their first child.

The House of Representatives adjourned Thursday morning without passing the Senate's bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate passed the bill, which funds all of DHS aside from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, earlier Thursday morning in a voice vote.

The House was in a pro forma session and received word that the Senate had sent the bill back to the House.

The House will not be back in session until another pro forma on Monday.

 During a February episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark," Ripa shared that the position she sleeps in causes her body to hurt in the morning, and when executive producer, Michael Gelman, suggested a possible solution, Ripa joked, "I don’t know how much more I can subject Mark to," before showing the audience all of her nighttime products. 

Longtime "The Price Is Right" producer Roger Dobkowitz defended Bob Barker amid damning allegations in the "Dirty Rotten Scandals" documentary. Dobkowitz, who worked on more than 4,600 episodes of the game show in a 36-year span, shared a lengthy social media statement saying he attempted to avoid commenting on the "obvious ‘hit piece'" and hoped the series would "quietly disappear."

Under international law, striking civilian infrastructure like that is generally prohibited," he continued. "Why is the president threatening what would amount to potentially a war crime with the US military? And how do you square that with the administration repeatedly saying that the US does not target civilians?" 

President Donald Trump reacted on Tuesday after newly released photos appeared to show the husband of former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem cross-dressing in private messages to a number of women. 

Jenny McCarthy has been enduring a "living hell" amid her ongoing illness that has caused eye growths and missing teeth. During an appearance on Maria Menounos’ "Heal Squad" podcast on Tuesday, the 53-year-old opened up about the current state of her health and what was at the root of her issues.

A pregnant mom getting her child from her car was approached by a North Carolina repeat offender who stabbed her with a steak knife, police said. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced the arrest of Marvina Butler-Hardy. She is accused of stabbing a pregnant woman outside in the parking lot of the Harris Teeter in Cotswold on March 18.

Cambodia’s prime minister said on Thursday he has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, lauding his “extraordinary statesmanship” in halting a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. 

A Chinese married couple convicted of trying to steal cutting-edge research from an Ohio children's hospital to share with China will have their U.S. citizenship revoked, the Justice Department (DOJ) said Tuesday. U.S. Judge James E. Simmons Jr., ordered that Li Chen and Yu Zhou be stripped of their naturalized U.S. citizenship, citing their convictions for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets, which involved "moral turpitude" that prevented them from having the good moral character necessary to naturalize, federal prosecutors said.