Two fires break out in Southern California amid Santa Ana winds, triggering evacuations  Los Angeles Times Crown Fire burning 280 acres in L.A. County; evacuations ordered  KTLA… [more]

What We Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down by Iran  The New York Times U.S. fighter jet shot down: One crew member rescued, other… [more]

Brooklyn baby killed: Second person arrested in shooting that killed 7-month-old girl East Williamsburg  ABC7 New York Brooklyn baby killed: Mother of 7-month-old shot in East… [more]

White House says Trump orders back pay from shutdown to all homeland security employees  Reuters Trump signs memo directing DHS to pay all workers amid shutdown  CNN… [more]

Omani, French and Japanese vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz  Al Jazeera Several vessels, including French container ship, pass through strait of Hormuz  The Guardian French-Owned Container… [more]

Pope Leo carries cross for all 14 stations during Good Friday procession, first pontiff to do so in decades  CBS News Pope Leo XIV carries cross… [more]

Trump asks Congress for $152 million to start rebuilding Alcatraz prison  Los Angeles Times Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a… [more]

Trump’s 2027 budget request doubles down on agency reorganizations panned by Congress  Federal News Network Trump’s new budget proposal is historic — in one of the… [more]

Trump asks for $152 million to rebuild Alcatraz and reopen it as a prison  San Francisco Chronicle Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz… [more]

Trump Asks Congress for $152 Million to Reopen Alcatraz  KQED Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison  BBC Trump requests $152m funding to restore Alcatraz as… [more]