Live updates: US rescues 1 of 2 crew members from fighter jet downed over Iran, sources say  CNN U.S. fighter jet shot down: One crew member… [more]

Trump proposes “historic” defense spending budget, eyes 10% cut to other federal programs  Reuters White House Seeks 40 Percent Increase in Military Spending  The New York Times… [more]

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8 as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce  AP News Russia chose ‘Easter escalation’ over ceasefire, says Zelensky  BBC Zelenskiy accuses… [more]

American fighter jet shot down over Iran, 1 crew member rescued, U.S. officials say  CBS News U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran: One crew member… [more]

Way of the Cross Meditations: ‘Faith, hope, love must be incarnated in real world’  Vatican News Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: ‘Jesus transformed Crucifixion into salvation’  Vatican… [more]

Trump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison  Reuters Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a Prison  The New York… [more]

Exclusive: Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident  CNN Conservative SCOTUS Justice, 76, Was Secretly Hospitalized  The Daily Beast Supreme… [more]

Artemis 2 astronauts see Earth in the rear-view mirror photo of the day for April 3, 2026  Space NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken… [more]

ICE detains president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque  NBC News ICE Arrests the Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group  The New York Times President of Islamic Society of… [more]

Hegseth’s wartime firing of top generals stuns officials: “It’s insane”  Axios Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George  CBS News Hegseth’s War on America’s Military  The… [more]