U.S. News Headlines

• Romanian man sentenced to prison for swatting spree targeting dozens of US officials April 29, 2026
  A Romanian man has been sentenced to four years in prison for organizing a wave of swatting calls and bomb threats against dozens of U.S. government targets, including members of Congress, cabinet-level officials, federal judges and the heads of federa...
• How a father and daughter duped NYC's art world with fake Warhols and Banksys April 29, 2026
  A father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeiting scheme to trick art galleries and auction houses into buying forged paintings
• Meta beats revenue expectations, boosts capital spending forecast for 2026 April 29, 2026
  Meta Platforms Inc. reports strong first-quarter results, surpassing expectations with significant earnings growth, but the stock slipped in after-hours trading
• Animal rescue group says it bought 1,500 beagles from Wisconsin facility targeted by protesters April 29, 2026
  Animal refuge groups say they have agreed to buy nearly 1,500 beagles at a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business that was the site of a violent clash earlier this month between activists trying to break in and police who repelled them with tear ...
• Prosecutors say singer D4vd stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death to silence her April 29, 2026
  Prosecutors say singer D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times
• Man who killed Brown students, MIT professor targeted symbolic victims tied to grievances, FBI says April 29, 2026
  Federal investigators say the man who carried out a mass shooting at Brown University and later killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor did not act randomly, but targeted places and people that held symbolic meaning tied to his perceiv...
• Hailstorm kills emu at Missouri zoo, cancels flights and damages vehicles April 29, 2026
  One of the worst hail storms to hit Missouri killed an emu at the Springfield zoo, injured drivers, knocked out power to thousands, and damaging hundreds of vehicles and even some aircraft
• Justice Department moves to roll back gun regulations as Senate confirms new ATF chief April 29, 2026
  Justice Department officials are moving to roll back and modify a slate of gun regulations in a dramatic shift in firearm policy pushed by Second Amendment supporters in President Donald Trump’s base
• Transponders to be installed on New York area airport ground vehicles following deadly collision April 29, 2026
  Transponders that might have helped pinpoint the location of a fire truck that collided with a landing Air Canada jet in New York will soon be installed on ground vehicles at the region’s three major airports
• Full federal appeals court won't rehear $83 million defamation verdict against Trump April 29, 2026
  A divided federal appeals court in Manhattan says it will not grant a rare meeting of all of its judges to hear an appeal of an $83 million verdict against President Donald Trump for defaming a magazine columnist
• Florida legislature approves new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in midterms April 29, 2026
  Republicans have scored another victory in the nationwide redistricting battle
• Mexican officials charged with importing massive quantities of drugs into US April 29, 2026
  The U.S. government has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment in New York
• Who was invited to dinner with King Charles: Justices, business leaders and Palm Beach friends April 29, 2026
  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted a white-tie dinner at the White House with King Charles III and Queen Camilla
• House Republicans push ahead on bill to extend divisive US spy powers April 29, 2026
  House Republicans are pushing ahead with a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting
• New report details suspect's worsening behavior before 2 USF students' killings April 29, 2026
  Family members say the behavior of a suspect in the murders of two University of South Florida students worsened over time because of marijuana use
• Former Florida governor Charlie Crist is running for St. Petersburg mayor April 29, 2026
  Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg
• Afghan man convicted of conspiracy in deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport during US withdrawal April 29, 2026
  An alleged Islamic State group militant has been convicted of a conspiracy charge in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the U.S. military’s chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan
• Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged even as four officials dissent, most in almost 34 years April 29, 2026
  Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged even as four officials dissent, most in almost 34 years
• Billionaire Tom Steyer wants to take on the rich in run for California governor April 29, 2026
  Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer is selling himself as a class traitor in his bid for California governor
• London police say stabbing of 2 Jewish men has been declared a terrorist incident April 29, 2026
  London police say stabbing of 2 Jewish men has been declared a terrorist incident