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 8 of 8)
Apr 7 Rapper Offset was shot outside a Florida casino and hospitalized in stable condition 18 Apr 7 Artemis II astronauts propose naming moon crater after mission commander's late wife Carroll 8 Apr 7 Bill Gates is scheduled to testify before House Oversight Committee in Jeffrey Epstein investigation 47 Apr 7 Vice President JD Vance called President Trump during a speech in Hungary after initially reaching voicemail 32 Apr 7 JD Vance visits Hungary to support Viktor Orban ahead of parliamentary elections 55 Apr 7 High-speed train collides with truck at level crossing in northern France killing train driver 12 Apr 7 RNC files lawsuit challenging Virginia law allowing non-residents to vote in elections 8 Apr 7 Bill Ackman's Pershing Square makes takeover offer for Universal Music Group 12 Apr 7 Ben Roberts-Smith charged with five counts of war crime murder in Afghanistan 42 Apr 7 Protesters stormed Kuwaiti consulate in Basra after rocket attack killed three people 12 Apr 7 Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz 42 Apr 7 Gunmen attacked police outside building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul 18 Apr 7 UK government blocks Kanye West from entering country and Wireless Festival is cancelled 15 Apr 7 Federal appeals court hears arguments on Florida Everglades immigration detention center closure order 22 Apr 7 US soldier's wife detained by ICE at Louisiana military base then released from custody 12 Apr 6 Trump threatens to destroy Iranian infrastructure if 8pm deadline not met for deal reopening Strait of Hormuz 45 Apr 6 Education Department rescinds Title IX civil rights settlements with six schools over transgender student protections 49 Apr 6 Stanley tumbler maker wins dismissal of class-action lawsuit over lead concerns 12 Apr 6 Amazon reaches delivery deal with US Postal Service 2 Apr 6 Democrats focus on affordability messaging for midterm elections 42 Apr 6 CBS announces Byron Allen's shows will replace Stephen Colbert's Late Show time slot 45 Apr 6 Kanye West blocked from entering UK and Wireless Festival canceled after government condemned his antisemitic remarks 45 Apr 6 U.S. services sector data shows mixed signals with cooling activity but rising inflation in March 12 Apr 6 Treasury Department designates BNY as financial agent for Trump Accounts program 15 Apr 6 JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns that Iran war could drive inflation and interest rates higher 12 Apr 6 NHTSA ends investigation into Tesla's actually smart summon feature 12 Apr 6 Oracle appointed Hilary Maxson as Chief Financial Officer 8 Apr 6 Supreme Court vacates Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction and sends case back to lower court for dismissal 42 Apr 6 Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor 28 Apr 6 Gold prices decline following strong US jobs data and geopolitical developments 22 Apr 6 Tree falls during Easter egg hunt in Germany, killing three people including baby 8 Apr 6 Gulf funds agree to back Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery 12 Apr 5 UCLA defeats South Carolina 79-51 to win first NCAA women's basketball championship in program history 15 Apr 5 Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI after a rollover car crash in Florida and pleaded not guilty. 42 Apr 5 Three former FBI agents filed a class action lawsuit alleging wrongful termination for their work on Trump election investigation 42 Apr 5 No Kings protests take place across the United States against Trump administration policies 47 Apr 5 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Trump administration mass detention policy for migrants 12 Apr 5 Austrian photographer Josef Stefan wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2026 with image of Iberian lynx playing with prey 5 Apr 5 Bipartisan senators introduced legislation to ban sports betting on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket 42 Apr 5 New Mexico jury finds Meta's platforms harm children and imposes $375 million penalty 12 Apr 5 Lebanon declares Iranian ambassador persona non grata and demands his departure by Sunday. 47 Apr 5 ICE arrested a woman at San Francisco International Airport 42 Apr 5 Slovenia introduces fuel purchase limits and rationing measures 42 Apr 5 Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister says military is preparing for potential US aggression amid Trump threats 23 Apr 5 US federal prosecutors investigate Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers 42 Apr 5 Pentagon plans to keep National Guard in Washington D.C. until 2029 8 Apr 5 ABC cancels Taylor Frankie Paul's season of The Bachelorette three days before premiere due to domestic violence video 43 Apr 5 Treasury Department begins taking over federal student loans from Education Department 28 Apr 5 Jeffrey Epstein's longtime attorney Darren Indyke testified before House Oversight Committee claiming no knowledge of abuse 12 Apr 5 Body of University of Alabama student James Gracey found in Barcelona waters after going missing during spring break trip 8 Apr 5 Drone attack from Sudan killed 17 people at funeral in Chad border town of Tine 12 Apr 5 Unidentified drones were detected flying over a Washington army base where Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth live 8 Apr 5 CAF strips Senegal of AFCON title and declares Morocco African champions 12 Apr 5 Three Tennessee teenagers filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI alleging its Grok AI tool was used to generate sexual images of them. 12 Apr 5 Trump says people with learning disabilities should not be president while mocking Newsom's dyslexia 28 Apr 5 Pakistan conducts airstrike in Kabul with Afghanistan claiming 400 killed at drug rehabilitation hospital 42 Apr 5 Woods Hole researchers discovered oldest known whale song recording from 1949 3 Apr 5 Writers Guild of America West and Hollywood studios reach tentative four-year contract agreement 8 Apr 5 Hamas armed wing rejects disarmament calls while ceasefire negotiations continue 12 Apr 5 Vehicle strikes crowd at Louisiana Lao New Year parade, injuring multiple people 42 Apr 4 Germany implements law requiring men aged 17-45 to seek military approval for stays abroad longer than three months 42 Apr 4 Federal judge blocks Trump administration from collecting race-based admissions data from colleges in 17 states 28 Apr 4 Five European finance ministers call for EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies due to Iran conflict 12 Apr 4 Senegal bans government ministers from non-essential foreign travel due to rising oil prices from Iran conflict 12 Apr 4 Springs Fire burns in Riverside County, California prompting evacuations and containment efforts. 8 Apr 4 A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing eight people from one family near Kabul. 8 Apr 3 UN investigators substantiated four sexual abuse cases involving Kenyan-led security forces in Haiti 15 Apr 3 Trump requests $152 million in fiscal 2027 budget to reopen Alcatraz as federal prison 42 Apr 3 United Airlines announces tiered fare categories for premium cabins 8 Apr 3 Federal judge refuses to reconsider decision blocking DOJ subpoenas targeting Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell 42 Apr 3 Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito fell ill at a March event in Philadelphia and was treated for dehydration 15 Apr 3 U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs in March 2026 and unemployment fell to 4.3% 42 Apr 3 Burkina Faso military leader Ibrahim Traoré tells state television that people should forget about democracy 22 Apr 3 Cuba announces the release of 2,010 prisoners during Holy Week amid US pressure 47 Apr 3 ICE detained Salah Sarsour, president of Islamic Society of Milwaukee, on immigration charges. 79 Apr 2 Federal judge dismisses most of Blake Lively's lawsuit claims against Justin Baldoni including sexual harassment allegations 28 Apr 2 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asks Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down 47 Apr 2 US trade deficit widened in February 2024 12 Apr 2 Trump announces 100% tariffs on imported branded pharmaceuticals and adjusts metal tariffs 42 Apr 2 Rapper Pooh Shiesty charged with kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane and others at gunpoint in Dallas studio 23 Apr 2 Public health alert issued for dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets sold at Walmart due to lead contamination 12 Apr 2 Tesla reported first quarter 2024 vehicle deliveries of 358,023 units 12 Apr 2 Colorado appeals court orders resentencing for former county clerk Tina Peters convicted of election fraud 42 Apr 2 Bob's Burgers actor Eugene Mirman was rescued from a fiery car crash by New Hampshire governor's security detail 8 Apr 2 Four children were killed in a stabbing attack at a nursery school in Kampala, Uganda 12 Apr 2 A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck near Boulder Creek, California early Thursday morning 24 Apr 2 Danish warship Dannebroge sunk by Nelson in 1801 discovered by archaeologists in Copenhagen Harbor 8 Apr 2 Seven-month-old girl was fatally shot while in stroller in Brooklyn 42 Apr 2 DHS rescinds contract approval policy implemented by Kristi Noem 8 Apr 2 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces she will oppose all US military aid to Israel including defensive systems 42 Apr 2 Magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast near Ternate, triggering tsunami warnings 22 Apr 1 Lindsey Buckingham was attacked by a stalker who doused him with an unknown substance in Santa Monica 12 Apr 1 U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez 42 Apr 1 DNA testing confirms Ted Bundy killed Utah teenager Laura Ann Aime in 1974 12 Apr 1 FDA approves Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill orforglipron under expedited review process 23 Apr 1 Judge postpones Luigi Mangione federal murder trial to October 12 Apr 1 DeSantis signs Florida law requiring proof of citizenship to vote 22 Apr 1 Oracle laid off thousands of workers globally to fund AI expansion 15 Apr 1 Trump calls for reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol by June 1 32 Apr 1 More than 100 Baidu robotaxis stopped operating in Wuhan due to system malfunction, stranding passengers 12 Apr 1 Intel announces plan to buy back Apollo's stake in Ireland chip manufacturing facility for $14.2 billion 8 Apr 1 Russia claims full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region while Ukraine denies the claim 22 Apr 1 UK court finds pro-Palestine protest organizers Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham guilty of breaching police conditions during January 2025 demonstration 28 Apr 1 Russian military transport plane crashes in Crimea killing 29 people 18 Apr 1 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey was hospitalized after undergoing a medical procedure 8