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Wall Street closed for Good Friday, but US futures inch lower following strong March jobs report

U.S. futures were trading modestly lower early Friday following surprisingly strong jobs data from the federal government. Equities markets are closed for Good Friday, but futures markets we...

Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 empha...

US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Departmen...

Affiliate of Iranian state TV claims a US pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A channel affiliated with Iranian state television claimed Friday that a U.S. fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran. It was not...

Russia launches daytime strikes on Ukraine, killing 5, as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 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. Ukr...

The Latest: Iran launches missiles at Israel and Gulf states as explosions hit Tehran

Iran's missiles set alight a refinery and damaged a desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday as Israeli and U.S. strikes kept hitting Iran. As the war that began Feb. 28 was to enter its sixt...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to crack down on 'bad landlords.' First he has to find them

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent weeknight, three tenants of an aging Bronx building were trading apartment horror stories inside a packed ballroom lined with city bureaucrats. The occasion was t...

Trump offers murky path forward for Republicans as Iran war clouds midterm elections

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Tru...

Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five ye...

Colorado visits Dallas after Malinski's 2-goal game

Colorado Avalanche (49-15-10, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (45-19-12, in the Central Division) Dallas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Dallas ...

Rockies take on the Phillies in first of 3-game series

Philadelphia Phillies (3-3) vs. Colorado Rockies (2-4) Denver; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Rockies: Michael L...

Wembanyama leads San Antonio against Denver after 41-point performance

San Antonio Spurs (58-18, second in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (49-28, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays the Denve...
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