Archive / April 2026 Monthly archive
April 2026 Every news event Divergence tracked in April 2026: 1,155 events clustered from cross-spectrum coverage, each scored for how far apart the outlets' versions were. Scores are explained in the methodology .
All events (page 4 of 8)
Apr 23 Six candidates debate in first California gubernatorial forum after Eric Swalwell's exit from the race 31 Apr 23 New York Mets end 12-game losing streak amid superstition about mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani 22 Apr 23 Lindsey Graham calls on South Carolina to pursue redistricting in response to Virginia vote 38 Apr 23 FBI rescues child taken to Cuba by transgender parent amid custody dispute 22 Apr 23 SK Hynix reports record Q1 profit driven by AI demand 12 Apr 23 NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé arrested during anti-eviction protest 14 Apr 23 Pope Leo concludes Africa tour in Equatorial Guinea with prison visit and criticism of human rights conditions 38 Apr 23 Israeli airstrike kills Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in southern Lebanon 49 Apr 23 Chilean man sentenced to three years in prison for stealing Kristi Noem's purse 38 Apr 23 Justin Sun sues Trump family's World Liberty Financial over alleged token seizure and extortion 38 Apr 23 Chemical leak at West Virginia plant kills 2 and hospitalizes 30 8 Apr 23 Republicans face backlash and internal divisions after Virginia redistricting referendum loss 47 Apr 23 Navy Secretary John Phelan leaves the Trump administration effective immediately. 38 Apr 23 Supreme Court rules 6-3 that wounded veteran can sue contractor Fluor Corporation over 2016 Bagram suicide bombing 8 Apr 23 Israeli settlers shoot and kill two Palestinians near a West Bank school 22 Apr 23 HHS blocks CDC publication of study showing COVID-19 vaccines reduce hospitalizations 22 Apr 23 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses Iran ceasefire status and ship seizures on Wednesday 41 Apr 23 Gates Foundation commissions external review of Bill Gates' ties to Jeffrey Epstein while cutting staff by 20 percent 42 Apr 23 Georgia Democratic Representative David Scott dies at age 80 8 Apr 23 Trump claims Virginia redistricting referendum was rigged after narrow Democratic victory 49 Apr 23 Navy Secretary John Phelan is fired and replaced by Undersecretary Hung Cao. 47 Apr 23 Medical examiner releases cause of death for Celeste Rivas Hernandez in D4vd murder case 38 Apr 23 Lululemon selects former Nike executive Heidi O'Neill as its next CEO 14 Apr 23 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin accepting alternative credit scoring models 18 Apr 23 Trump administration nears $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines 22 Apr 23 Senate holds vote-a-rama on budget resolution for immigration enforcement funding 32 Apr 23 Kalshi suspends three political candidates for betting on their own election races 31 Apr 23 Ninth Circuit blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear identification or banning masks 22 Apr 23 Judge dismisses Laura Loomer's defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher 38 Apr 23 Virginia circuit court blocks certification of redistricting referendum approved by voters on April 21, 2026 46 Apr 22 Reps. Nancy Mace and Cory Mills exchange expulsion threats amid mutual ethics investigations 22 Apr 22 Olaolukitan Adon Abel, charged in Atlanta-area shootings killing three, dies in DeKalb County jail 12 Apr 22 Ukraine restores Druzhba pipeline operations, unblocking EU loan for Kyiv 22 Apr 22 Taiwan President Lai Ching-te cancels Eswatini trip after African nations revoke overflight permits under Chinese pressure 28 Apr 22 Los Angeles Lakers defeat Houston Rockets 101-94 in Game 2 to take 2-0 series lead 18 Apr 22 Trump extends ceasefire with Iran indefinitely amid stalled negotiations 54 Apr 22 The United States blocked dollar shipments to Iraq to pressure Baghdad over Iran-aligned militias. 38 Apr 22 Tokyo theme park worker dies after being trapped in ride mechanism during maintenance 6 Apr 22 Romania's ancient golden Cotofenesti helmet returned after theft from Dutch museum 8 Apr 22 Trump considers extending Jones Act waiver issued during Iran war to ease domestic oil shipping 8 Apr 22 FBI Director Kash Patel faces scrutiny over job performance and conduct allegations 78 Apr 22 Peru's election chief Piero Corvetto resigns amid delayed vote count after April 12 election 18 Apr 22 Former Katie Porter staffers publish open letter defending her conduct 38 Apr 22 UK passes law permanently banning cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008 12 Apr 22 ActBlue faces lawsuit and congressional scrutiny over alleged foreign donations 42 Apr 22 RFK Jr. testifies before Congress on vaccine policy and his role in measles outbreaks 66 Apr 22 Senate Republicans release whistleblower records showing FBI opened investigation into GOP lawmakers over Capitol tours before January 6 38 Apr 22 Trump endorses a candidate for Elise Stefanik's congressional seat against the wishes of New York GOP leadership 22 Apr 22 Virginia voters approve redistricting referendum shifting congressional map toward Democrats 53 Apr 22 Gunman opens fire at Teotihuacan pyramids near Mexico City, killing one Canadian tourist and injuring 13 others. 34 Apr 22 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms 31 Apr 22 Israel Flores Ortiz sentenced for groping girls at Fairfax County High School in Virginia 38 Apr 22 Former Capitol Police officer Shauni Kerkhoff sues Blaze Media over pipe bomb allegation 18 Apr 22 SpaceX announces deal with AI coding startup Cursor involving potential acquisition or investment 22 Apr 21 Trump's approval rating declines amid Iran conflict and inflation concerns 18 Apr 21 Analysis finds US military depleted nearly half its Patriot missile stockpile during Iran operations 22 Apr 21 Mark Cuban says he does not want Kamala Harris to run for president in 2028 8 Apr 21 IOM reports nearly 8,000 migration deaths and disappearances in 2025 14 Apr 21 Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump administration anti-renewable energy policies 18 Apr 21 Kevin Warsh testifies before Senate Banking Committee on Fed Chair nomination 38 Apr 21 Stepbrother pleads not guilty to murder and sexual abuse charges in cruise ship death of stepsister Anna Kepner 22 Apr 21 Senator Tillis drops opposition to Kevin Warsh's Federal Reserve chair nomination after DOJ ends Powell investigation 34 Apr 21 New York Attorney General sues Coinbase and Gemini over prediction markets 12 Apr 21 Steak 'n Shake hires Michael Boes as its first Chief MAHA Officer 18 Apr 21 Trump hosts over 100 NCAA champions at the White House 18 Apr 21 Supreme Court hears oral arguments on FCC fines against AT&T and Verizon over location data 38 Apr 21 White House warns DHS funding to pay TSA and other workers will run out by May 22 Apr 21 Senate passes $70 billion budget resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol via reconciliation amid DHS shutdown 42 Apr 21 Democratic lawmakers question JetBlue over surveillance pricing following deleted social media post 29 Apr 21 Florida attorney general launches criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT over FSU shooting 27 Apr 21 Alan Osmond, eldest member of The Osmonds, dies at age 76 18 Apr 21 Trump says he will remember companies that do not seek IEEPA tariff refunds 18 Apr 21 EU foreign ministers meet to debate suspending trade agreement with Israel 22 Apr 21 JD Vance's planned trip to Islamabad for Iran nuclear talks is delayed as Tehran has not confirmed participation. 47 Apr 21 FBI Director Kash Patel faces scrutiny over Atlantic report alleging excessive alcohol use 42 Apr 21 US forces board Iranian oil tanker Tifani in the Indian Ocean amid ongoing sanctions enforcement 46 Apr 21 Defense Secretary Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine requirement for US military personnel 18 Apr 21 Trump participates in marathon Bible-reading event at Museum of the Bible in Washington 27 Apr 21 Trump administration releases fiscal year 2027 defense budget request of $1.5 trillion 22 Apr 21 Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv selected to light torch at Israel's Independence Day ceremony 38 Apr 21 US and Iran prepare for second round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad ahead of truce deadline 22 Apr 21 DOJ files complaint against DC Water over 244 million gallon Potomac River sewage spill 32 Apr 21 Two CIA officers and two Mexican investigators killed in vehicle crash after drug lab raid in Chihuahua, Mexico 47 Apr 21 Israeli military sentences two soldiers to 30 days detention for vandalizing a Jesus statue in Lebanon 18 Apr 21 Harvey Weinstein rape retrial opens in New York with opening statements 3 Apr 21 The Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 federal fraud counts related to its paid informant program. 62 Apr 21 Mike Krzyzewski's grandson Joseph Savarino charged with DWI after crash killed 15-year-old Jack O'Shea in Durham, NC 18 Apr 21 RFK Jr. testifies before House Energy and Commerce Committee on HHS budget 38 Apr 21 Sen. Chris Murphy posts 'awesome' in response to report of Iranian ships evading US blockade, then claims sarcasm 38 Apr 21 Britain marks what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday 31 Apr 21 Lyrid meteor shower peaks the week of April 22 8 Apr 21 US forces board sanctioned oil tanker M/T Tifani in the Indian Ocean 9 Apr 21 Wife of active-duty Army sergeant detained by ICE during immigration appointment in El Paso 18 Apr 21 Karex CEO announces sharp condom price increases due to Iran war supply chain disruption 8 Apr 21 US Trade Representative tells Mexican companies Trump tariffs are permanent 14 Apr 21 GE Aerospace reports quarterly earnings with rising revenue and order surge 38 Apr 21 Nigeria charges six people with treason and terrorism over alleged 2025 Independence Day coup plot against President Tinubu. 22 Apr 21 US-Iran peace talks stall as oil prices fluctuate and Strait of Hormuz tensions persist 39 Apr 21 Trump publicly asks Iran to release eight women reportedly facing execution ahead of negotiations 29 Apr 21 US retail sales rose 1.7% in March driven by spike in gasoline prices 12 Apr 21 Mass trial of nearly 500 alleged MS-13 gang members begins in El Salvador 22 Apr 21 Pakistan attempts to broker second round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad as ceasefire deadline approaches 42 Apr 21 Fired UK Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins testifies he felt political pressure to approve Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite security concerns 38 Apr 21 UnitedHealth Group reports quarterly earnings above Wall Street estimates 12 Apr 21 Republican and Democratic party committees release Q1 2025 fundraising figures showing GOP cash advantage 53 Apr 21 European Court of Justice rules Hungary's anti-LGBTQ law violates EU fundamental values 28 Apr 21 Apple names a new CEO as the company navigates the AI era 18 Apr 21 UK regulator Ofcom launches investigation into Telegram over child sexual abuse material concerns 22 Apr 21 Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress ahead of House Ethics Committee sanctions hearing 42 Apr 21 Iran war causes sustained oil price surge and elevated US fuel costs 38 Apr 21 US war with Iran triggers global diplomatic and economic realignments 38 Apr 21 A second US jury finds Uber liable for a driver's sexual assault and orders the company to pay $5,000. 18 Apr 21 Trump's Board of Peace held talks with DP World over Gaza reconstruction and logistics 18 Apr 21 IEA declares war in Iran is causing the largest energy crisis in history 38 Apr 21 Trump extends US-Iran ceasefire as peace talks stall and Iran signals new military options 50 Apr 21 South Korean police seek arrest warrant for HYBE founder Bang Si-Hyuk amid investor fraud allegations 18 Apr 21 Dozens of veterans arrested at the US Capitol during anti-Iran war protest 12 Apr 21 Iran agrees to attend US-mediated nuclear talks hosted by Pakistan 18 Apr 21 Atlanta Hawks rally from eight points down in final five minutes to defeat New York Knicks 107-106 in Game 2 of NBA playoff series 22 Apr 21 Japan approves new rules allowing lethal weapons exports 18 Apr 21 House committees release report on ActBlue employee Fifth Amendment invocations during fraud investigation depositions 14 Apr 21 Joshua Jackson overtakes Carson Mello at the finish line to win the Delaware Marathon on April 19. 14 Apr 21 Cuba and US officials hold talks in Havana 38 Apr 21 Jenna Bush Hager comments on comparisons to her father George W. Bush on the Today show 12 Apr 21 Rep. Chip Roy introduces the MAMDANI Act targeting socialist and Islamist immigrants 18 Apr 21 Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket placed AST SpaceMobile satellite in wrong orbit, grounding the rocket 28 Apr 21 Oil prices fall as US-Iran nuclear talk prospects reduce geopolitical risk premium 14 Apr 21 Trump contradicts his energy secretary on gas price expectations during Iran war 38 Apr 21 Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary and general election race featuring Vivek Ramaswamy 31 Apr 21 Two Southwest Airlines planes came dangerously close near Nashville International Airport 28 Apr 21 Rep. Nancy Mace introduces resolution to expel Rep. Cory Mills from the House 18 Apr 21 Analilia Mejia sworn in to represent New Jersey's 11th Congressional District 28 Apr 21 Amazon expands investment in Anthropic with multibillion-dollar deal 38 Apr 21 Apple announces John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as CEO on September 1. 29 Apr 21 Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns from Trump administration amid misconduct investigation 38 Apr 21 Victor Wembanyama wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year unanimously 8 Apr 20 Betty Yee suspends her California gubernatorial campaign 14 Apr 20 California Treasurer Fiona Ma received campaign donations from founder of Chinese school under fraud investigation 38 Apr 20 Tim Cook announces he will step down as Apple CEO, with John Ternus named as successor effective September 1. 29 Apr 20 The Onion strikes a new deal to acquire Infowars 8 Apr 20 Gunman opens fire at Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico, killing one Canadian tourist and injuring others before dying by suicide 47 Apr 20 Obama's Higher Ground production company and Netflix will not renew their deal expiring in 2026 38 Apr 20 Virginia voters decide on redistricting ballot measure that could shift congressional seats to Democrats 53 Apr 20 Four former presidents issue messages of optimism ahead of US 250th anniversary 12 Apr 20 Trump's approval rating drops to second-term low in NBC News poll 18 Apr 20 Trump threatens to destroy Iranian infrastructure if nuclear deal deadline is not met 38 Apr 20 Pakistan mediates US-Iran nuclear and regional peace negotiations in Islamabad 38 Apr 20 The American Library Association releases its 2025 book challenge data showing the second-highest number of challenged titles on record. 18 Apr 20 Kevin Warsh testifies before Senate Banking Committee in Federal Reserve chair confirmation hearing 42 Apr 20 John Korir wins second consecutive Boston Marathon title in course record time 8