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The month's top story

Sade Robinson and The Secret Beach

The justices grappled with questions about domiciles and foundlings, avoided policy debates and mused about the sweep of possible rulings.

NYT · 5 sources

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What dominated April

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | A New York Tax on Out-of-Towners

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Sports

    Brady shines, Team USA dominates flag football

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 378 stories

  1. Opinion | Eric Swalwell, Revolutionary

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Lonna Drewes came forward Tuesday with the allegations after the California Democrat announced he would resign from Congress.

  2. Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball

    ABC · 1 outlets

  3. Artemis II crew views total solar eclipse

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Britney Spears enters rehab after DUI arrest

    FOX · 2 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Inside the Race to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran

    NYT · 2 outlets

  2. Opinion | Pam Bondi Gets Trumped as Attorney General

    NYT · 3 outlets

  3. 3 Killed in Boat Strike in the Pacific, Pentagon Says

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Sam Altman Attack Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Rep.-elect Clay Fuller on winning Marjorie Taylor Greene's old House seat

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97

    CBS · 5 outlets

  7. Brian Hooker leaves Bahamas to be with ailing mother as search for wife continues

    CBS · 1 outlets

  8. What Now? Vance Leaves Iran Talks Without a Deal.

    ABC · 4 outlets

Business 293 stories

  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

    Find insight on Apple, Netflix, European semiconductor companies and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.

  2. Trump Fires His Attorney General

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died at 81

    CNBC · 6 outlets

  4. Higher Oil Prices Are Likely Here to Stay

    MKTW · 4 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. U.S. Economy Remains Resilient in Face of Iran War, Banks Say

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  2. The Record Stock Market Rests on Some Big One-Offs

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. Oil Falls, Asian Equities Rise on Tentative Hopes of Middle East Resolution

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Nasdaq Leads Rally Built on Hope the Iran War May End Soon

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns from U.S. House after sexual misconduct allegations

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. Gold Rises, Boosted by Dollar Weakness

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Jury Decides Against Live Nation in Antitrust Trial

    MKTW · 4 outlets

  8. Intel's stock on historic 9-day winning streak, up 58% over that run

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. Wall Street Is Finishing the Worst Quarter for Stocks in Four Years

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Earnings season could finally give the stock market some good news. Here's what's ahead

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 409 stories

  1. DOJ opens investigation into NFL

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Ball appears good to go for UConn in title game

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Hard Knocks Seahawks Patriots NFL HBO

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Former Raider Barret Robbins dies at 52

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Steelers to sign OL Brock Hoffman

    PFT · 3 outlets

  4. Former Vikings LB Jeff Siemon dies at 75

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. Foot scanning cleared up Jaxon Smith-Njigba's hamstring issues

    PFT · 3 outlets

  6. Fanatics Flag Football Classic draws 650,000 viewers on Fox

    PFT · 2 outlets

Technology 499 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, April 20 (game #1547)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

  2. There's a sneaky way to watch UFC 327 really cheap...

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Is Apple One worth it for you?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. CISA orders feds to patch exploited Ivanti EPMM flaw by Sunday

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Apple releases macOS 26.5 beta 1

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. The Boys season 5 episode 3 sees Homelander nearly kill another Supe — and some Prime Video viewers argue that he 'should've gone through with it'

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Easter tech deals have dropped at Amazon UK — 22 of the best offers I'd buy from under £10

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. 7 of the best Mac apps to level up your new MacBook Neo

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. How to watch Ligas - Stream Italian series online from anywhere

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. iOS 26.5: New features, release date, more

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. New Booking.com data breach forces reservation PIN resets

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Invincible season 4 episode 4 does something the Prime Video show has never done before — but fans are saying 'this is not it' for a wholly different reason

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 397 stories

  1. Here's Why Tiger Woods Reportedly Won't Just Hire A Driver

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Which Stray Kids Member Are You?

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Revisit Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's Quotes About Son Josh’s Scandal

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. 'Game of Thrones' Actor Dead at 35 After MND Battle

    USMag · 3 outlets

  3. Love on the Spectrum’s Georgie Reveals New Romance After Connor Split

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Eric Swalwell's Staff React to Allegations, Explain Why They Can’t Quit

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. President Donald Trump to Read Bible Verse After Pope Leo XIV Feud

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Blake Lively Speaks Out After Judge Dismisses Claims in Justin Baldoni Case

    USMag · 1 outlets

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