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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.Trump also outlined some $73 billion in cuts to nondefense federal spending, including cuts to health research, K-12 and higher education, renewable energy and climate grants, a low-income housing energy program, and community development block grants. The cuts to nondefense spending represent a 10 percent reduction from the current fiscal year.

A U.S. fighter jet crashed in southern Iran on Friday, prompting a search and recovery mission for the two-person crew, two U.S. officials said, marking the first known instance of an American aircraft going down inside hostile territory in the month-long conflict.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kristi Noem is gone from the Department of Homeland Security and Pam Bondi is on her way out the door at the Justice Department.It’s not unusual for a president to shake up the cabinet ahead of crucial elections.And that appears to be the case right now for President Donald Trump, who’s saddled with underwater approval ratings and an unpopular war ahead of this year’s crucial midterm elections, when Republicans are working to hold onto their slim House and Senate majorities.The big question going forward: Who may be next on Trump’s chopping block.PAM…

INDIANAPOLIS — The last name Stojaković carries weight in the basketball world.When you think of shooting, you think of Stojaković — more specifically, Peja Stojaković. During Peja’s 13-year NBA career, he was one of seven players in NBA history to make at least 1,700 3-pointers while shooting over 40% from beyond the arc. Some of the other names on that list are Steph Curry, Ray Allen and Klay Thompson.But Illinois forward Andrej Stojaković’s game couldn’t be more different from his father’s. The younger Stojaković is an excellent finisher around the rim, using his size and athleticism to overpower defenders. His…

The Interior Department is offering its staff another round of buyouts and early retirements in an effort to slim down the federal department that’s in charge of the nation’s natural resources. A Thursday press release announced that Interior “will be offering another Deferred Resignation Program as well as another opportunity for Voluntary Early Retirement.” The…

A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Iran state media have reported an American F-15 jet has gone down in Iran. A U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly has confirmed the reports and added that a search is underway by U.S. forces. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Jesse RogersApr 3, 2026, 07:00 AM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.Multiple AuthorsIN THE HISTORY of Major League Baseball, there have been 670 World Series games and just four have featured three catchers appearing for the same team. But only once in all those years and all those contests have all three catchers also produced a hit and RBI — and it happened in one of the most famous Fall Classic games ever played.Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon entered Game 7 of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians with a script, and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started the deportation process for an alleged MS-13 gang member from El Salvador who had been released into the United States a decade ago and was considered a “non-criminal” alien despite being wanted for a pastor’s murder in his home country.Danny Granados-Garcia was arrested by the FBI last month, and Fox News Digital has learned that he is now in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody facing imminent removal.”Thanks to ICE, this MS-13 gang member wanted for murdering a pastor in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! JERUSALEM: Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, on Monday passed a law mandating the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists convicted of deadly acts of terrorism, sparking anger from European countries and an Israeli opposition leader.Lawmakers voted 62-47 in favor of far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s legislation to prescribe the death penalty by hanging. Ben Gvir and his party, Otzma Yehudit, proposed the measure.Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Tzvika Foghel, who chairs the National Security Committee and advanced the bill through the committee under his leadership, told Fox News Digital that Israelis are fed up…

U.S. employers added jobs in March, reversing the losses from the month before. Health care and hospitality were among the sectors adding workers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America The U.S. labor market showed signs of life in March, as restaurants, factories and hospitals all added workers, despite economic jitters tied to the war with Iran. A report from the Labor Department Friday shows employers added 178,000 jobs last month — much more than forecasters had expected — and reversing big job losses in February. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% in…