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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > murder-retrial-starts-deputys-killing-black-man-entering-grandmothers

Murder retrial begins in deputy's killing of a Black man entering his grandmother's Ohio home

7+ hour, 39+ min ago  (499+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " Opening statements began Thursday in the retrial of a former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder and reckless homicide for killing a Black man who was shot multiple times in the back while entering his grandmother's house. The…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > donald-trump-says-former-navy-secretary-john-phelan-wasnt-fired-quit

Trump says former Navy secretary wasn't fired, he quit

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (981+ words) In social media post, president says he would welcome John Phelan back into the fold President Trump said it was former Navy Secretary John Phelan's call to leave the Defense Department, despite multiple reports that he was forced out over…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > donald-trump-considers-taxpayer-takeover-spirit-airlines-would-aim

Trump considers a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines and would aim to resell carrier

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (596+ words) NEW YORK " President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines with the intent of reselling the struggling budget carrier after oil prices drop. The president confirmed his continued interest in offering Spirit a…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > key-takeaways-report-deadly-plane-crash-laguardia-airport

Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at La Guardia Airport

1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (872+ words) Federal investigators on Thursday detailed a series of issues and failures that led up to last month's deadly collision between a regional jet and a fire truck at New York's La Guardia Airport. According to a preliminary report from the…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > trump-administration-vows-crackdown-chinese-companies-exploiting-ai

Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies "exploiting" AI models made in U. S.

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (644+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies" exploitation of U. S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U. S. in the AI race. In a Thursday memo,…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-gets-blue-coating-trump-tackles

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (379+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in "American flag blue," covering up a decades-old granite surface that he said was "leaking like a sieve" and would take years…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > boston-marathon-runner-helped-competitor-cross-finish-line-says

Boston Marathon runner who helped competitor cross finish line says it was instinct

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (392+ words) BOSTON " One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been struggling earlier himself but drew strength from the supportive crowd. "If I had to go farther, I…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > two-ways-calculating-trump-defends-mathematically-impossible

Two ways of calculating: Trump stands by his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (559+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump, who helped push the term "fake news" into the mainstream, now seems to have a new favorite subject: fake math. During a Thursday event announcing a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > microsoft-offers-buyouts-meta-slashes-8000-jobs-10-workforce

Meta slashes 8, 000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (290+ words) Meta is laying off about 8, 000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the cuts for…...

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washingtontimes. com > news > 04/23/2026 > professors-take-emory-university-arrests-2024-israel-hamas-war

Emory professors take on their own university after arrests at 2024 Israel-Hamas war protest

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (380+ words) ATLANTA " Three professors at Atlanta's Emory University filed a lawsuit Thursday over their arrests during a 2024 campus protest over the Israel-Hamas war, saying the university broke its own free speech policies when it called in police and state troopers to…...