News for April 16, 2026

Tennessee inspectors found dozens of serious safety violations at Accurate Energetic Systems after a deadly explosion killed 16 workers, and the company now faces a more than $3 million fine.

Sir Olly Robbins is leaving his role as the Foreign Office’s top civil servant after the Peter Mandelson vetting failure became a political scandal for Sir Keir Starmer’s government.

Andres Zapata, a longtime DEA informant, avoided prison after pleading guilty to failing to pay taxes on nearly $4 million he earned from undercover work.

A federal judge blocked above-ground construction on the White House ballroom project, while allowing underground security work to continue for now.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched a portal for businesses to seek refunds on tariffs the Supreme Court ruled were illegal, but the process is not automatic and may take time.

John Eastman was disbarred in California after the state’s top court upheld findings that he played a major role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.