The Standard TimesArticleCOMET CONDOLENCESOK, T.S. Eliot, I’m going to have to admit that, any of my claims to the con­trary, you were, and are, right. At least up until the moment that I sat down to write this edi­tion of the Journal on the 10th, a sur­pris­ingly frosty morn­ing, April has...16 Apr 2026Top StoriesArticleTrump weighs talks with Iran amid troop surgeWASHINGTON — With a fra­gile cease­fire set to expire with Iran in a mat­ter of days, Pres­id­ent Trump is still decid­ing between dip­lomacy and a resump­tion of fight­ing that may ulti­mately hinge on his defin­i­tion of vic­tory.
Nego­ti­ations...16 Apr 2026ArticlePontiff laments ‘tyr­ants’ who spend bil­lions on war as Trump feud rolls on17 Apr 2026ArticleTrump again threatens to fire Fed chairWASHINGTON — Fed­eral pro­sec­utors made an unan­nounced visit this week to a con­struc­tion site at Fed­eral Reserve headquar­ters that is the focus of an invest­ig­a­tion into a $2.5 bil­lion renov­a­tion project, accord­ing to two people famil­iar...16 Apr 2026ArticleZELENSKY PRESSES ALLIES FOR HELP WITH AIR DEFENSES16 Apr 2026ArticleStub­Hub’s wrist slapStub­Hub will pay a $10 mil­lion set­tle­ment to ticket pur­chasers for viol­at­ing fed­eral rules about unfair and decept­ive fees, the Fed­eral Trade Com­mis­sion announced.
On April 9, the FTC said Stub­Hub, the nation’s largest ticket exchange and...16 Apr 2026ArticleOffi­cials debate whether to with­hold Man­del­son files from par­lia­ment17 Apr 2026ArticleFuel sup­ply fears fol­low Geelong oil refinery fireAn explos­ive fire at a Geelong oil refinery – which sup­plies half of Vic­toria state’s fuel and 10% of Aus­tralia’s – has been extin­guished, with the impact on pet­rol pro­duc­tion and the extent of the dam­age still unknown.
The blaze at the Viva...17 Apr 2026ArticleThe irony in Swal­well fal­loutThe alleg­a­tions against former Rep. Eric Swal­well, however plaus­ible, have already had a major effect on his career, his life and the upcom­ing gubernat­orial elec­tion. Swal­well has not been charged or con­victed of a crime. Mean­while,...16 Apr 2026