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Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MATTHEW LEE
Apr 14, 2026 7:37 pm - Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would happen right away.
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Apr 14, 2026 7:27 pm - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over five years ago.
Trump says Iran talks may resume this week, but opposes enrichment compromise

By Karen DeYoung
Apr 14, 2026 7:15 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S.-Iran peace talks may resume “over the next two days” in Pakistan, but that he was not pleased with the offer of a 20-year suspension of Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program made last weekend by his chief negotiator, Vice President JD Vance.
Citing fallout from the Iran war, IMF cuts the outlook for global growth, expects higher inflation

By PAUL WISEMAN
Apr 14, 2026 7:02 pm - The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared with 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.
California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Apr 14, 2026 4:14 pm - A California woman on Tuesday said she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018 and now plans to make a report to law enforcement.
Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation

By STEVEN SLOAN
Apr 14, 2026 4:05 pm - The Kennedy Center's new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It's starting with Congress.
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 14, 2026 4:00 pm - Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought.
Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method

By SUSAN HAIGH
Apr 14, 2026 3:43 pm - A major U.S. Postal Service union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail, stepping into a politically charged debate as skepticism about mail-in ballots has been raised by President Donald Trump and others.
Aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington faces a House vote

By JOSH FUNK
Apr 14, 2026 11:04 am - An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year's midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is up for a vote Tuesday evening in the House, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill needs to be strengthened.
The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath

By BILL BARROW
Apr 14, 2026 10:39 am - Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in unusual fashion.

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