The Washington Times stories: NationalThe Washington Times stories: Nationalen-usThu, 30 Apr 2026 18:48:12 -0400Meta raises raises specter of shutting down service to New Mexico in legal clash over child safety Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down its social media services in New Mexico in response to a push by state prosecutors for fundamental changes to the company's platforms, including Instagram, to protect the mental health and safety of children. Morgan LeeThu, 30 Apr 2026 18:48:12 -0400J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79 J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died Wednesday. He was 79. Adithi RamakrishnanThu, 30 Apr 2026 18:09:45 -0400Wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost in a deadly attack more than a century ago, during World War I, was been discovered off the coast of England. Associated PressThu, 30 Apr 2026 17:47:33 -0400Cruise passengers stranded on San Francisco ship for nearly 9 hours in customs 'nightmare' Thousands of passengers aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line vessel were trapped on their ship for up to nine hours Tuesday after a customs screening process at the Port of San Francisco ground to a near-standstill -- the result of broken facial recognition technology, a late docking and the need to process a passenger's death onboard. The Washington Times AI News DeskThu, 30 Apr 2026 17:33:13 -0400Amtrak may make it easier to bring guns on its trains despite the alleged attempt on Trump's life Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Josh Funk and Claudia LauerThu, 30 Apr 2026 17:32:57 -0400Transgender Idahoans sue to block state ban on opposite-sex restroom use A half-dozen transgender Idaho residents sued the state over its newly approved law banning opposite-sex use of public restrooms in government buildings and public accommodations, arguing that the "vague" and "discriminatory" law violates their constitutional rights. Valerie RichardsonThu, 30 Apr 2026 16:59:00 -0400The Onion's bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars is in limbo as new court battles emerge The Onion's plan to take over the Infowars platforms that Alex Jones built into a bullhorn of conspiracy theories and turn them into parody sites was in limbo again Thursday, after a Texas court paused a proposed deal involving the satirical news outlet. Jim Vertuno and Dave CollinsThu, 30 Apr 2026 16:49:23 -0400Trump administration defers $91M more in Minnesota Medicaid funding citing fraud vulnerabilities The Trump administration on Thursday notified Minnesota that it's deferring an additional $91 million in Medicaid funding, due to fresh concerns about vulnerabilities to fraud in state-run but federally funded social service programs. Steve KarnowskiThu, 30 Apr 2026 16:39:58 -0400Florida man faces execution for the murder of his brother's stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. Jeffrey CollinsThu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:08 -0400Body of missing 19-year-old woman found in Alaska Police in Anchorage, Alaska, identified a recently found body as a 19-year-old indigenous woman who went missing in January. Brad MatthewsThu, 30 Apr 2026 15:43:00 -0400Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakers Camp Mystic on Thursday halted plans to reopen this summer on the Texas river where floodwaters killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors, backing down in the face of outraged families and investigations that accused the all-girls Christian camp of dangerous safety and operational deficiencies. Jim Vertuno and Sean MurphyThu, 30 Apr 2026 15:35:17 -0400Exonerees struggle to rebuild their lives and gain lasting employment, even if elected to office Richard Miles set out to find a job after his release from a Texas prison in 2009 with a collection of newspaper clippings about his wrongful murder conviction as his resume. No one would hire him, including warehouses and fast-food restaurants. Juan A. LozanoThu, 30 Apr 2026 15:06:00 -0400Truck driver last seen at a Florida rest stop is found dead in Georgia The FBI is investigating the death of a truck driver whose body and semitrailer were found in different areas of southeastern Georgia hours after he was last seen alive at a Florida rest stop. Russ BynumThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:43:32 -0400A North Texas man faces execution as his cousin claims he was the shooter in fatal robbery A North Texas man who claims he was not the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people nearly 18 years ago and who says prosecutors misused rap lyrics he wrote to secure his death sentence faced execution Thursday evening. Juan A. LozanoThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:36:17 -0400Man says severe medical neglect at problem-plagued jail in Atlanta resulted in amputations A Georgia man said Wednesday that he was traumatized by severe medical neglect at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta that led to the amputation of his fingers and lower legs. Kate BrumbackThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:34:57 -0400Trump task force finds Biden administration persecuted traditional Christians A Trump administration task force report accuses the Biden administration of systematically targeting traditional Christians and cites hundreds of cases as evidence. Sean SalaiThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:24:59 -0400Harvey Weinstein's lawyers question his accuser at his rape retrial Harvey Weinstein 's lawyers questioned his accuser at his rape retrial Thursday, making clear they planned to explore her conflicted feelings and complex history with the onetime Hollywood powerbroker. Jennifer PeltzThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:12:08 -0400Man guilty of killing his 13-year-old step-niece is set to be Florida's 6th execution of 2026 A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old stepniece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. Associated PressThu, 30 Apr 2026 14:08:28 -0400Man charged with possessing meth lab chemicals in Michigan State building Michigan State University scrambled to relocate some final exams after police said they discovered a man inside the school's largest academic building with household substances that could be used to run a methamphetamine lab. Associated PressThu, 30 Apr 2026 13:54:45 -0400Feds cap graduate student loans based on earnings potential in bid to lower spiraling costs The Trump administration unveiled a regulatory overhaul of the federal student-loan system on Thursday, streamlining the repayment system and pressuring universities to lower costs by setting borrowing limits on graduate degrees based on earnings potential. Valerie RichardsonThu, 30 Apr 2026 13:33:00 -0400