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Top News Stories for Saturday, April 4th 2026
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
The Trump administration officially sent Congress its 2027 budget proposal on Friday, and while the largest story that emerged from the mammoth document was that the president is looking to increase defense spending over 40 percent to a staggering $1.5 trillion, there are plenty more budget adjustments to laugh/shudder/weep over. Among the social and health programs Trump is looking to cut in order to fund his ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Over 20 attorneys general challenge the executive order and say it's an unconstitutional move to disenfranchise voters More than 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Donald Trump's Tuesday executive order to restrict who can vote by mail. In his order, Trump directed the US Postal Service to abstain from sending mail-in or absentee ballots to people who are not on a pre-ordained list ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Hiring across the U.S. rebounded in March after falling sharply the previous month, with employers adding 178,000 jobs, according to new data from the Department of Labor. By the numbers The March employment report beat consensus forecasts of 60,000 payroll gains last month, according to FactSet. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% in March, down from 4.4% in the prior month. The health care sector helped spur job ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
For Tiger Woods , another arrest on charges of driving under the influence has put golf on hold . There will be no chance of a return to the Masters next week. No Ryder Cup captaincy in 2027. Golf is being pushed to the side while Woods seeks treatment following his crash a week ago in Florida. Authorities say Woods had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment following the crash — his fourth ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 "will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately," said Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's top ...
Source: wfla.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Judge threw out 10 of Lively's 13 claims against her It Ends With Us director and co-star on Thursday as trial nears Justin Baldoni's lawyers have responded after most of Blake Lively 's claims against the director were dismissed by a federal judge on Thursday. Judge Lewis Liman threw out 10 of the 13 claims that Lively had made against Baldoni and others, including allegations of sexual harassment, conspiracy and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced that federal officials arrested eight people – including three nurses, a chiropractor, and a psychologist – accused of several health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million from Medicare and other insurance companies throughout Southern California. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the arrests were conducted in coordination with an anti-fraud ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President 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 US military investments over domestic programs. The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44 percent, had been telegraphed by the Republican president even before the the US-led war against Iran. The ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Terrifying video shows the moment "Bob's Burgers" actor Eugene Mirman's car was entirely engulfed in flames just moments after he crashed into a toll plaza — and had to be pulled from the fiery wreck by the New Hampshire governor's security detail. The voice actor and comedian, best known for his role voicing Gene Belcher on the animated TV series, miraculously survived after plowing his electric ...
Source: nypost.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state lawmakers spent months debating ideas to curb the impact of data centers . But as their annual legislative session ended Thursday, they did nothing. Now with election season upon them, lawmakers are returning home to find local communities up in arms against the warehouses full of computers that power artificial intelligence. "I think they failed us, that's what I think" said Judy ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
Editor's note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates. K.C. Pharmaceuticals is recalling more than 3.1 million bottles of eye drops due to "lack of assurance of sterility," according to the FDA. The eight affected products, totaling 3,111,072 individual units, have been distributed throughout the U.S. It is a class II recall, meaning the drops may cause temporary or reversible adverse ...
Source: healio.com
Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 -
The Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional, which could effectively permit White House lawyers to try to set their own voluntary presidential recordkeeping policy and, potentially, upend decades-old legal precedent established in response to Richard M. Nixon's effort to keep control of records upon his resignation from the Oval ...
Source: abajournal.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.46%, Freddie Mac says Mortgage rates rose this week as the conflict in Iran continues to weigh on markets, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.46% from last week's reading of 6.38%. The average ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
The Colorado Court of Appeals has thrown out election denier Tina Peters' nine-year prison sentence , finding that the lower court violated her First Amendment right to free speech related to her allegations of election fraud. "The trial court's comments about Peters's belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond relevant considerations for her sentencing," a three-judge panel wrote in a 77-page ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
A planning commission has approved President Donald Trump's proposal to build an enormous ballroom at the White House, an effort to put his personal touch on a national landmark that has stoked backlash and legal challenges. The National Capital Planning Commission, tasked with overseeing proposed construction on federal sites in the Washington, DC area, voted in favour of the project on Thursday. "I believe that, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
While no longer in stores, the product may still be in freezers across the country If you have dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets in your freezer, federal officials say you may want to check the packaging. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Wednesday issued a public health alert for certain frozen, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets that may contain "unsafe levels of lead." ...
Source: foxbusiness.com