Daily News Update — 2026-04-21
Environmental Report (Stillwater, MN)
Stillwater, MN | 2026-04-21 07:11 ☁️ Current Weather ☀️ Sunny 🌡️ 44.4°F (feels like 44.4°F) 💨 Wind: 5 mph NORTH | 💧 Humidity: 84% 🌬️ AQI: 80 (Excellent air quality) | Dominant: pm10 💊 With this level of air quality, you have no limitations. Enjoy the outdoors!
Regional & Global News
Minnesota: No new Minnesota-specific headlines found in this cycle.
National:
- Trump and Iran Face Off in Iran War Negotiations
- Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Pick to Lead Fed, Faces Senate at Tricky Moment
- Supreme Court Reviews F.C.C.’s Enforcement Power Against Communications Companies
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Labor Secretary, Steps Down Amid Internal Investigation
- Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran
International:
- Japan to Sell More Weapons Abroad, Breaking With Postwar Pacifism
- Zelensky says failure of US envoys to visit Kyiv is 'disrespectful'
- Japan loosens arms export rules in break from post-WW2 pacifism
- Japan on high alert for 'huge' second quake after lifting tsunami warning
- Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Squirrel With a Gun and More Are Now on PlayStation Plus
Tech Industry Roundup
- Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs
- John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO
- Absurd study suggests eating fruits and vegetables leads to cancer
- US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump's illegal tariffs
- Here's how F1 is tweaking its hybrid systems to try to save the show
- Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record
- Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent
- Rogue Trooper brings the Genetic Infantry to the silver screen
- Meet Bruce, the "beak-jousting" parrot
- Anthropic's Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking
- Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More
- This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men
- H2O Audio Tri Run Workout Headphones Review: A Little Underwhelming
- The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week���
- They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies
- How to Watch the 2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower at Its Peak
- A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China
- Best Kitchen Composters and Food Recyclers (2026)
- Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down
- Ben McKenzie Says Crypto Has a Secret Ingredient: Male Loneliness
- A Hot-Air Balloon Landed in a California Backyard. The Owner Says It's a 'Very Rare' Event
- War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content
- Hyundai Ioniq 3 2026: Price, Specs, Availability
- Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce?
- John Ternus will be CEO of Apple when Tim Cook steps down this fall
- Amazon allegedly pressured companies to raise product prices with other retailers
- The Morning After: The next CEO of Apple will be hardware exec John Ternus
- Yelp's AI chatbot can now make your dinner reservation
- Homeland Security reportedly wants to develop smart glasses for ICE
- Sennheiser launches HD 480 Pro, the closed-back headphones fans have been waiting for
- Instagram says a bug turned your photos black and white
- Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic in a broad deal
- Google brings Gemini in Chrome to users in Asia and the Pacific
- Mastodon was hit by a 'major' DDoS attack that briefly took down parts of the service
- Sony will require age checks in the UK and Ireland to access PlayStation communication features
- Ubisoft will officially reveal the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake on April 23
- LinkedIn's new Crosscheck feature lets premium subscribers test competing AI models for free
- Meta is testing a WhatsApp Plus subscription that mostly focuses on cosmetic upgrades
- The FAA grounds Blue Origin New Glenn rocket after failure to put payload in orbit
- Ball x Pit's next update adds 11 more balls to the fray on April 27
- Deezer says AI-made songs make up 44 percent of daily uploads
- DaVinci Resolve 21 hands-on: A viable Lightroom alternative for casual users
- Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones review: Almost the perfect floor cleaner for tiny apartments
- The Elden Ring movie hits theaters on March 3, 2028
- Artemis II commander shares a remarkable video of Earth vanishing behind the Moon
- Apple could be fined up to $38 billion by Indian antitrust regulator
- The Mandalorian and Grogu director used Apple Vision Pro to preview the film in IMAX
- GoPro’s Mission 1 camera series will start at $600
- I Really Need Apple to Launch Its Foldable iPhone Flip This Year
- Top 5 Apple Products That Tim Cook Launched
- Less Than 40% of Us Recycle Old Tech. Some Are Even Taking a Risky Route, CNET Finds
- 'The Boys' Season 5: When Does Episode 4 Come Out?
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Squirrel With a Gun and More Are Now on PlayStation Plus
- Apple Watch Series 12 May Be Getting a Feature We Haven't Seen in Years
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 21 #779
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 21, #1045
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 21, #575
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 21, #1767
- Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, April 21
- Apple CEO Tim Cook Steps Down, John Ternus Replaces Him
- OnePlus Reveals New Phones Despite Uncertain Future
- Blue Origin Rocket Grounded After 'Mishap' Destroys Customer Satellite
- Pixel 11 May Revive the Old-School Notification LED With 'Pixel Glow'
- Best Rural Internet Providers for 2026
- Best Fiber Internet Providers for 2026
- Spotify Champions Live Music With Independent Music Venue Deal
- Are You a Verified Human? Yes? That's Exactly What AI Would Say!
- Puff, Puff, Pass… the Menu: These Are the Best 4/20 Food Deals
- Benq TK705STi Short-Throw Projector Review: Tidy Little Box for Little Rooms
- Google Rolls Out New Travel Features, Just in Time for Summer
Generated: 4/21/2026, 7:12:02 AM Sources: Composite Weather API, RSS feeds (NYT, BBC, NPR, TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, Wired, Engadget, CNET)