<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>



<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title><![CDATA[News & Features - ArcaMax Publishing]]></title>
	<link>https://www.arcamax.com//currentnews/newsheadlines/rss</link>
	<description><![CDATA[News & Features News Feed]]></description>
	<language>en-us</language>
	<copyright>Copyright 2026 ArcaMax Publishing</copyright>
	
	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Prosecutors dismiss rape case against former Miami real estate broker Oren Alexander. He faces 2 other cases]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Prosecutors dropped a rape charge against one of the
Alexander brothers Wednesday morning in a case stemming from an alleged
Miami Beach incident where the victim did not want to move forward.

Oren Alexander, was accused of sexually ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4071068</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[US and Iran weigh extending their ceasefire by 2 weeks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Iran are considering extending their ceasefire that ends
on Tuesday by another two weeks to allow more time to negotiate a peace
agreement, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Mediators between the warring sides are ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4071067</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Colombia moves to kill Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' amid ecological threat]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colombia will euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from
animals once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar, in a controversial move
underscoring the growing environmental and public safety risks posed by
the species decades after their ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4071066</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Senators spurn budget request for NIH overhead cost cap]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[​WASHINGTON — Key senators are already dismissing a renewed
attempt by the White House to cap medical research overhead costs, well
before they start drafting fiscal 2027 spending bills.

Top Republican appropriators, including committee Chair...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4071060</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[As Swalwell fallout continues, Gallego faces scrutiny for friendship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — One day after Sen. Ruben Gallego said he was
“betrayed” by good friend Eric Swalwell, a New York lawmaker is
calling on Gallego to release communications between him and the former
California congressman.

“Yesterday we heard ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070901</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Republicans attach transgender issues to voter ID push]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump turbocharged a Republican push
for a voter ID and election overhaul bill known as the SAVE America Act,
sparking a high-profile debate over the future of elections, proof of
citizenship and an end to many mail...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070898</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Hunter Biden now 'lives abroad,' according to court documents]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hunter Biden is living outside of the U.S., according to a Washington
D.C. civil court filing submitted by a law firm that formerly
represented the 56-year-old defendant.

That 14-page breach of contract legal document seeks to collect
payment ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070895</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[In 1960, fears over papal influence. In 2026, a president attacks a pope]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It was hard to miss President Donald Trump's very
public spat with Pope Leo XIV this week.

The split was the first time in modern memory that an American
president has so openly badmouthed a sitting pontiff, or, for that
matter, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070891</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Ruby Rose sexual assault claims spark Katy Perry investigation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[An investigation was underway in Australia after “Orange is the New
Black” actress Ruby Rose accused Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her
at a Melbourne nightclub more than a decade ago.

In a statement to TMZ, Victoria Police confirmed the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070852</link>
		<previewImage>https://www.arcamax.comhttps://resources.arcamax.com/newspics/cache/lw640lh480/380/38031/3803134.jpg</previewImage>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Flood watch in effect with chance of tornadoes and hail in Illinois and Indiana]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A flood watch is in effect for several Illinois counties
as well as northwest Indiana as storms are expected to continue through
late Wednesday night, officials said.

The watch covers portions of Illinois including Boone, central Cook...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070845</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Massachusetts the only state where Gov., Judiciary and Legislature are exempt from public records law]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Massachusetts is the only state in the entire country
where the Governor’s Office, the Judiciary and state Legislature are
all exempt from the public records law, as Gov. Maura Healey recently
hid behind this exemption to withhold ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070842</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[US, Iran seek further talks as Hormuz standoff intensifies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Iran are closer to extending a ceasefire and restarting
negotiations about a longer-term peace deal, the Associated Press
reported, even as a standoff intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz.

The two sides have an “in principle ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070801</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Trump risks showdown with Xi before summit over Hormuz blockade]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s bid to block Iran from using the Strait of Hormuz
chokes a key Chinese energy supply and risks a showdown with Xi Jinping
a month before the two leaders are set to meet in Beijing.

Xi broke his near seven-week silence over the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070800</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11
million contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami to
shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a
relationship between the Catholic ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070797</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[The price of Los Angeles school district union peace will be $1.2 billion a year. Next up is paying for it]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Three Los Angeles school district unions won major
victories with deals that bring hefty raises and prompted celebratory
messages about a new chapter in local education progress. But the price
of union peace will be nearly $1.2 ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070796</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Trump hints at war's end as Hormuz standoff chokes oil flows]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump played down the prospect of renewed
fighting in the war with Iran, even as questions remain over Tehran’s
nuclear program and access to the Strait of Hormuz. 

Speaking to ABC News on Tuesday, Trump said extending a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070759</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Hungary's incoming leader moves to shake up Orban-built system]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hungary’s incoming leader Peter Magyar moved fast to assert
dominance over the state institutions that outgoing Prime Minister
Viktor Orban crafted over his 16 years in power, directing salvos
against state media and the president appointed by ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070758</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Trump Hormuz blockade risks showdown with Xi before summit]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s bid to block Iran from using the Strait of Hormuz
chokes a key Chinese energy supply and risks a showdown with Xi Jinping
a month before the two leaders are set to meet in Beijing.

Xi broke his near seven-week silence over the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070757</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[If you're a wine lover, Southwest Airlines has a new perk for you]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO -- Jet fuel prices are soaring and checked baggage fees are
on the rise, but for fans of California wine country, Southwest Airlines
has a deal for you.

Beginning April 24, San Diego’s largest airline will debut its
“Sip and Ship”...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070756</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	
  <item>
  
		<title><![CDATA[Disabled children are being kicked out of Pa. preschools at alarming rates, report finds]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — One preschooler with autism and ADHD was excluded
from a Philadelphia early childhood program two hours after her parents
dropped her off for her first day because the school did not have
adequate supports, according to a new ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-4070494</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
  </item>

	
	 
	<item>
	  <title><![CDATA[More from News & Features on ArcaMax »]]></title>
	  <link>https://www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines</link>
	</item>
	
  </channel>
</rss>

