7+ hour, 59+ min ago  (576+ words) WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army's top uniformed officer and two other generals, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departures while the United States is waging a war against Iran. Gen. Randy George…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago  (325+ words) Trump signs order to stabilize sports President Trump signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports Friday that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don't comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in…...

7+ hour, 50+ min ago  (888+ words) WASHINGTON -- American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked a turnaround from the loss of 133,000 jobs in February. The…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (938+ words) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs. The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44%, had been…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago  (621+ words) ATLANTA -- Georgia lawmakers passed a bill early Friday that would allow property owners to file claims against local governments if the individual believes policies that ban people from sleeping outside and require law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago  (415+ words) HAVANA -- Cuba's government said it was going to release 2,010 prisoners in what it called "humanitarian gestures" for Holy Week. It wasn't immediately clear how many were released Friday. The release comes as the Cuban government navigates extreme pressure and a…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (702+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back, including a requirement among states that they must have fully paid their child support costs....

8+ hour, 23+ min ago  (11+ words) Teenager belts RBI double in debut with Pirates'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (58+ words) Baxter County finishes recount, reports no change in GOP race for Arkansas secretary of state nomination'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Baxter County finishes recount, reports no change in GOP race for Arkansas secretary of state nomination Neal Earley covers state politics for…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago  (238+ words) Arkansas will deploy around 130 National Guard members from the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade to southwest Asia, the state Guard said Friday in a news release. The release did not specify what countries the guard members will be deployed to. The term…...