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President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding

By MARK LONG and EDDIE PELLS
Apr 03, 2026 8:57 pm - President Donald Trump tried to put some teeth into his latest attempt to save college sports.The threat of cutting funding to cash-starved schools that don’t comply is real, even if the stricter rules that come out of the executive order he signed Friday could take a while to figure out.
Trump weighs more Cabinet changes, but wants to avoid ‘massive shake-up’

By Natalie Allison
Apr 03, 2026 7:52 pm - After ousting two of his highest-profile Cabinet members from their posts, President Donald Trump is considering making more changes to his administration’s top leadership, according to advisers - a decision that would accelerate the once-slow pace of his second-term staff departures.
Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms

By STEVE PEOPLES
Apr 03, 2026 7:43 pm - This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. A year and a half after winning the White House by promising to lower costs and end wars, Donald Trump is a wartime president overseeing surging energy costs and an escalating overseas conflict.
Trump requests record-breaking budget of $1.5 trillion for Pentagon

By Riley Beggin
Apr 03, 2026 6:55 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday officially requested $1.5 trillion in spending for the Pentagon next fiscal year, which would be the largest defense budget in U.S. history.
Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

By MARCIA DUNN
Apr 03, 2026 3:55 pm - The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

Apr 03, 2026 3:45 pm - Pope Leo XIV will personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carries the cross to every station.
Todd Blanche takes on DOJ’s top job and the burden of Trump’s expectations

By Jeremy Roebuck
Apr 03, 2026 3:36 pm - As Todd Blanche takes charge of the Justice Department next month, he’ll come armed with a deeper history with President Donald Trump than any prior occupant to serve in that role under the famously mercurial president.
Good Friday is a unique and solemn day for Christians, with ancient prayers and fervent processions

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
Apr 03, 2026 8:01 am - It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers — his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according to the Gospels.
U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

By PAUL WISEMAN
Apr 03, 2026 7:46 am - 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%.
Russia launches daytime strikes on Ukraine, killing 5, as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK
Apr 03, 2026 7:44 am - Russian strikes killed at least five people across Ukraine on Friday, including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities reported. Ukrainian officials claim the Kremlin is changing its tactics to increase civilian suffering, shifting to daytime barrages and preparing to target more key infrastructure.

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