Navy Secretary Fired, Wildfires Grip Southeast & NFL Draft Begins - Thursday, April 23, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Thursday, April 23, 2026!
We'll tell you how the ceasefire with Iran — that was just extended — is already being put to the test, just as another top U.S. Military leader is out of a job.
Also, what Health Secretary R.F.K. Jr. said when asked whether he was responsible for America's largest measles outbreak in decades.
And why the CDC won't publish a study about COVID-19 vaccines.
Plus, where Americans are evacuating from dangerous wildfires, what a top prediction market did about politicians betting on their own elections, and why the top prospect in tonight's NFL draft won't be there.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, April 23rd. We'll tell you how the ceasefire with Iran that was just extended |
| 0:04.5 | is already being put to the test, just as another top U.S. military leader is out of a job. |
| 0:09.7 | Also, what health secretary RFK Jr. said when asked whether he was responsible for America's |
| 0:14.3 | largest measles outbreak in decades, and why the CDC won't publish a study about COVID-19 vaccines. |
| 0:20.8 | Plus, where Americans are evacuating from dangerous wildfires, |
| 0:24.2 | what a top prediction market did about politicians betting on their own elections, |
| 0:28.3 | where the top prospect in tonight's NFL draft won't be there. |
| 0:31.9 | Those stories and even more news next. |
| 0:35.9 | Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:41.3 | Thanks so much for being here. Let's do this. The U.S. government is once again asking any American |
| 0:49.2 | citizens in Iran to leave now before they lose their chance. The new advisory came as the Iranian airspace |
| 0:55.2 | partially reopened this week and flights resumed for the first time in weeks, but the U.S. State |
| 0:59.7 | Department reiterated that the whole situation is uncertain. In fact, the ceasefire between the U.S. |
| 1:05.0 | and Iran is already being put to the test just one day after being extended indefinitely. Iran fired on commercial vessels |
| 1:12.2 | trying to move through the Strait of Hormuz, and for the first time since this war broke out |
| 1:16.3 | nearly eight weeks ago, Iranian forces seized at least two cargo ships. Still, the White House says |
| 1:22.2 | it did not consider this a ceasefire violation since the ships weren't American or Israeli. |
| 1:29.4 | The U.S. Navy also kept denying ships access to Iranian ports in the region. So it's seen as a sign both the U.S. and Iran are |
| 1:35.4 | not backing down from their stances over shipping. And there's also no sign of a compromise on the other |
| 1:41.1 | issues like Iran's nuclear program. Meanwhile, intense fighting is still |
| 1:45.7 | happening between Israeli and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon. Today, Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors |
| 1:50.8 | are expected to meet for a second round of talks in Washington, D.C. The goal is to extend the |
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