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Former FBI Director James Comey surrenders and appears in court over alleged threat against Trump: allowed to leave court with no conditions of release — 29 April 2026 (LINK)
— Comey is charged with making a threat against President Donald Trump by photographing seashells on a North Carolina beach that wrote out the numbers "86 47". When used as slang, the number 86 can refer to getting rid of or tossing something out. Trump is currently the 47th president. Administration officials criticized Comey for what they said amounted to a death threat against President Trump.
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation — 29 April 2026 (LINK)
— New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, a Democrat, subpoenaed the centers in 2023 as part of an investigation into whether the nonprofit violated consumer fraud laws. State officials said the group's marketing may have left some patients with the impression that they could receive abortions at the facilities. The state sought advertisements, donor information and the identities of medical personnel working at the pregnancy centers. Because New Jersey courts had not yet ordered the production of documents from First Choice under threat of contempt, the state said, it was too soon for the group to try to seek intervention from federal courts.
CNN: King Charles' subtle but striking warning to America: defended pillars of Western democracy: domestic checks and balances, alliances and interfaith tolerance. — 28 April 2026 (LINK)
— Charles further called for the strong defense of Ukraine. "Nature," he said, must be protected — in a coded call for tackling climate change, which President Donald Trump has called a "con job." And the king stressed that friends can disagree without fracturing forever bonds. The president showed no sign of being offended by Charles' remarks. "The White House embraced the moment, trolling critics by posting a picture of the two men with the caption 'TWO KINGS'."
UAE, Opec's third-largest oil producer, quits after 60 years in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened: US president has accused organization of 'ripping off the rest of the world' by inflating oil prices — 28 April 2026 (LINK)
— Last week Trump confirmed that the US had discussed extending a financial lifeline to the UAE under which the two countries' central banks could agree to exchange equivalent amounts of each other's currency should the Middle East crisis deepen.
Oil prices rise despite Iran's proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz — 28 April 2026 (LINK)
Iran offers US deal to reopen strait without nuclear deal — 27 April 2026 (LINK)
Israel: IDF Destroys over 1,000 Hezbollah terror sites in Southern Lebanon, seizing weapons — (LINK) ground.news: 2 media reports — 28 April 2026 (LINK)
Suspected Trumps shooter's social media posts show shift from video games to political rage — shared posts comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and encouraged others critical of his presidency to purchase guns — 28 April 2026 (LINK)
Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city of Kidal following a negotiated deal with the Azawad Liberation Front after separatist attacks — (LINK) ground.news: 24 media reports — 27 April 2026 (LINK)
King Charles and Queen Camilla meet Trumps at White House — 27 April 2026 (LINK)
Every stop on King Charles, Queen Camilla's US visit: where they're traveling in America — 27 April 2026 (LINK)
4 vying to be the next U.N. chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up — 26 April 2026 (LINK)
Fox News: Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time by the Justice Department (DOJ. The charges appear to be related to a May 2025 Instagram photo of an "86 47" shell formation on a beach. — 28 April 2026 (LINK)
— Comey is charged with "knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of, or inflict bodily harm upon, the President of the United States and knowingly and willfully transmitting a communication in interstate and foreign commerce that contained a threat to kill President Donald Trump," according to the indictment. Both charges, released Tuesday by the DOJ, carry up to 10 years in prison. In the slang often used in the service industry, to "86" something means to eject, cancel or get rid of it. And Trump is the 47th president. Comey said the charges are about "a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago."
