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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans say they’re ready to advance legislation that would crack down on widespread fraud in states like Minnesota and California.House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., introduced legislation on Thursday that would tackle fraud in federal programs by curbing premature disbursement to “high-risk” recipients, Fox News Digital has learned. His panel will mark up the two bills — the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act and the Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act — as soon as next Wednesday, a House Oversight Committee spokesperson told Fox News Digital.”Americans are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A leading genetic genealogist is predicting it could take months for testing results on a hair sample sent from a private lab in Florida to the FBI in the stalled search for answers surrounding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie — but there are reasons to believe answers could come sooner.It’s been more than 80 days since Guthrie’s suspected abduction from her home in the Catalina Foothills, in northern Tucson, Arizona. She is the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie.”In my experience, it usually takes months, but I am assuming they will…

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement buyouts to thousands of employees in the United States, marking the first programme of this scale in the company’s history as it looks to manage costs while ramping up investment in artificial intelligence.Around 7% of Microsoft’s US workforce will be eligible for the offer, according to reports from Bloomberg and CNBC. Based on the company’s 125,000 US employees as of June 2025, this equates to roughly 8,750 workers.The one-time programme was communicated to employees in a memo on Thursday. It applies to staff at the senior director level and below whose combined age and years…

Commercial vessels are seen off the coast of Dubai on April 20, 2026.- | Afp | Getty ImagesBettors on the prediction markets platform Kalshi don’t think the Strait of Hormuz will be open to normal traffic flows for months. Odds that traffic will return to normal by June 1 fell below 50% on Wednesday, after the U.S. and Iran extended a ceasefire but neither side disclosed any new agreement regarding Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. ending its naval blockade of the passageway. On Thursday, President Donald Trump threatened to “shoot and kill” any boat laying mines in the…

By Pierre Saint-Arnaud The Canadian Press Posted April 23, 2026 12:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Post says rural residents with individual roadside mailboxes will continue to receive home mail delivery for the foreseeable future. The Crown corporation recently announced that delivery to about four million addresses will be sent to community mailboxes instead, part of a plan that also includes phasing out some post offices.The change is expected to take about five years.Several rural communities had expressed concern that the shift could potentially require residents to travel several kilometres to get…

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BEIJING: China said on Wednesday (Apr 23) it will further build up more than 11,000 islands it calls its own, so as to better govern them, in a long-term campaign to strengthen maritime power, secure more natural resources, and reinforce territorial claims.China has built artificial islands, airstrips, and military facilities during extensive land reclamation efforts over the years in disputed waters in the South China Sea.Islands are a strategic frontier and key to unlocking the development of deep-ocean resources, the People’s Daily, owned by the party, said in an article attributed to the party leadership at China’s natural resources ministry.”Major…

Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.Published On 23 Apr 202623 Apr 2026The Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, with the knock-on effects of the conflict likely to increase food insecurity in the coming months, the United Nations has warned.Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the ongoing blocking of cargo vessels through the Strait of Hormuz has already lowered agricultural productivity and will hit crop yields later this year, the UN’s development chief said on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of…

Washington — President Trump intends to nominate David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to a person familiar with the decision.Cummins currently serves as senior vice president of citizen services at Serco, a government services contractor. He has held multiple leadership roles in transportation and operations, including as a director for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.Ha Nguyen McNeill, the TSA’s acting administrator, will assist with the leadership transition, the source said.The nomination, which has not yet been formally announced, would place Cummins atop the agency responsible for security screening at U.S. airports and other transportation hubs.Cummins would…

A view of a Microsoft office in Shanghai, China, on April 8, 2025.Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMicrosoft will offer voluntary buyouts to some U.S. employee, a first for the 51-year-old software giant, as the tech industry grapples with major changes sparked by the artificial intelligence boom.About 7% of U.S. employees are eligible, according to a person familiar with the plans who asked not to be named because the number isn’t being made public. The one-time retirement program, announced in a memo on Thursday, will be available to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below whose years…