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Trump intends to invite Putin to G-20 summit in Miami, officials say

By Adam Taylor
Apr 24, 2026 9:01 pm - The United States intends to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Group of 20 leaders’ summit scheduled for December at President Donald Trump’s Doral golf resort in Miami, though the invitation has not yet been sent, administration officials said Thursday.
US targets China’s shadow trade with Iran in sweeping sanctions

By Cate Cadell
Apr 24, 2026 8:57 pm - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sweeping sanctions on 40 shipping firms and vessels, as well as a Chinese oil refinery, in a widening crackdown on maritime business with the Iranian regime.
US consumer sentiment falls to record low on inflation

By Jarrell Dillard and Maria Paula Mijares Torres
Apr 24, 2026 8:41 pm - US consumer sentiment fell in April from a month earlier to a record low, reflecting worries around the economic fallout from the Iran war.
Appeals court rules that Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Apr 24, 2026 6:04 pm - An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration.
White House loosens rules for preserving presidential records

By Maegan Vazquez
Apr 24, 2026 5:51 pm - The White House quickly embraced a new records-preservation policy after the Justice Department deemed a presidential records law unconstitutional, dismissing decades-old requirements in favor of discretionary guidelines.
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes

By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM
Apr 24, 2026 4:57 pm - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect was sparked by an aluminum party balloon touching power lines, officials said Friday.
Violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives

By SEAN MURPHY
Apr 24, 2026 4:44 pm - Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. “It is headed right for us,” she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity. Huddled inside the dark 8-by-8 foot concrete shelter with her husband, brother-in-law and a neighbor, she heard roaring, metal slapping on the door and glass breaking.
Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records

By STAN CHOE
Apr 24, 2026 4:14 pm - A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war.
Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ERIC TUCKER
Apr 24, 2026 9:48 am - The Justice Department has ended its probe into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of his successor, Kevin Warsh.
In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily but without a tilt into war

By JOHN LEICESTER
Apr 24, 2026 9:45 am - When NATO's call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times.

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