By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what's a central tenet of faith for believers — his resurrection two days later on Easter ...

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press 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 emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic ...

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers passed a bill early Friday that would allow property owners to file claims against local governments if the individual believes policies that ban people from sleeping outside and require law ...

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet's brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew's first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more ...

By SAM MEDNICK, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It ...

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it is combining two agencies that were separated in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The Interior Department said the overhaul would increase efficiency and speed up ...