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Trump's budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending 04/15/2026 03:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump's budget director told a House committee Wednesday. The testimony from Russell Vought jump-starts the White House's push to incre Lawyer says guards beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' 04/15/2026 03:50pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as ���Alligator Alcatraz��� in the Florida Everglades this month, according to a lawyer for two detainees. The guards targeted Katherine Blankenship's clients and other detainee Aces re-sign four-time MVP A'ja Wilson to lock in their dynasty core 04/15/2026 03:45pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) ��� The defending champion Las Vegas Aces completed the process Wednesday of bringing back their core group by re-signing four-time MVP A'ja Wilson. Terms were not released, per club policy, but ESPN reported it was a three-year, $5 million supermax contract that is the most luc Tax procrastinators, this is how to seek an extension and some other tips at the IRS deadline 04/15/2026 03:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It's officially Tax Day in the U.S. And if you���ve waited till the last minute to file your 2025 return, don���t panic. You still have time to get it done. 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Despite unloading the maj Chalkboard Promo Code WTOP: Get $100 Bonus for Magic-76ers, NBA, MLB Picks 04/15/2026 03:41pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services With an exciting NBA Play-In Tournament doubleheader tonight to go alongside today's MLB slate, now is the time to strike with th New York governor pitches a new tax on pricey pied-��-terres 04/15/2026 03:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� For months, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to increase taxes on the wealthy, beating back progressives who have hounded her from Manhattan to Puerto Rico bellowing chants of ���tax the rich.��� Now she is pitching a compromise. The moderate Democrat says she will p Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike to miss the World Cup for France with leg injury 04/15/2026 03:35pm • LIVERPOOL, England (AP) ��� Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the World Cup because of a serious leg injury, France coach Didier Deschamps confirmed Wednesday. Ekitike sustained a suspected Achilles tendon injury in the 27th minute of Tuesday���s Champions League match between Liverpool and P Brazil's Lula defends Pope Leo in message to Catholics after Trump's criticism 04/15/2026 03:25pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� Brazil's President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV should be defended from ���powerful people��� who have recently criticized him. The leftist leader's comments come amid a tense exchange of attacks between the pontiff and U.S. President Donald Trump Md. vaccine policy 'will be led by science': New law decouples guidance from federal agencies 04/15/2026 03:22pm • As of July 1, Maryland will determine which vaccines should be administered, severing its reliance on federal agencies, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Vax Act, signed Tuesday by Gov. Wes Moore, authorizes Maryland's health secretary to set recommendations for i The NFL's best teams use Day 3 of the draft to build winning rosters 04/15/2026 03:16pm • Winning Day 3 of the NFL draft is a building block for success in the league. While most of the draft buzz centers on top prospects who can make an immediate impact, evaluating players for the later rounds is a crucial part of the process. Early-round picks generate excitement, get bigger contracts Dramatic video shows Oklahoma high school principal tackle, disarm gunman as students flee 04/15/2026 03:15pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� Newly released video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma tackling and disarming a former student who entered the lobby of the school and began firing a pistol. Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore was shot in the leg during the April 7 attack, but managed to wre Mount Holyoke���s corpse flower blooms again, drawing crowds to its ���rotting flesh��� stench 04/15/2026 03:03pm • SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) ��� One person entered the lush, green Victorian-era greenhouse and smelled rotting eggs. Another said the odor evoked the memory of dissecting a dead bird. A third compared it to a stinky diaper baking in the sun. ���I was expecting it to smell bad, but it smelled genuinely