Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs
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 programs.
1 crew member rescued after US fighter jet shot down in Iran, officials tell AP
A U.S. fighter jet was shot down in Iran on Friday and one crew member was rescued, officials said, the first aircraft downed since the war began nearly five weeks ago.
Viral SEC Shorts creators present at MTA Spring Summit
Two men sit side by side on a couch in an unfamiliar scene. They wear opposing T-shirts, one donning the powder blue of Ole Miss, “Oxford” stamped in red letters across the front, and the other wearing Mississippi State’s maroon, “Starkville” in white letters.
A bill tying sheriffs to ICE heads to the Governor. For one Lowndes family, the fear was already there
Julia Chavez cried thinking about her daughter Anah’s seventh birthday party on Sunday.
Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction
President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, despite a federal judge recently ordering a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 years.
Good Friday is a unique and solemn day for Christians, with ancient prayers and fervent processions
Good Friday is a unique — and uniquely solemn — day in the Christian calendar.
Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively to investigate the Republican president’s perceived enemies.
CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing
The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.
Trump says he’ll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the record-long partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days.
Spring Pilgrimage this year brings beginnings, endings and revivals
Cemeteries, southern architecture, blues singers and forgoing electricity in favor of candlelight. That’s right. Spring Pilgrimage is back.
Sibling duo sought in Meadowhill Road shooting
Two suspects are wanted in connection with a Monday shooting and assault on Meadowhill Road.
West Lowndes group raises more than $14K for students
About nine months ago, members of the West Lowndes community gathered together and asked themselves: Who are we? What is our purpose?
TSA PreCheck enrollment returns to GTRA next week
Looking to skip the security lines?
‘I see you’: Survivor shares story of childhood trafficking
Throughout her childhood and adolescence, Heidi Evensen said she was exploited by adults who took explicit photos and sexually abused her.
From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown
TMZ built its brand tracking celebrities.
City of Columbus building permits, March 23-26, 2026
■ East Columbus Church of Christ; 811 Alabama St.; reroof; Wheeler Roofing Inc. ■ Huntington National Bank; 2220 Hwy. 45 N.; sign for Huntington National
Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock’s home
The Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock’s Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had their suspension lifted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.
Business Brief: Gibbons inducted into Triangle Federal Credit Union Hall of Fame
John Gibbons Jr., who served as president and CEO from 1987 to 2024, was recently inducted into the Triangle Federal Credit Union Hall of Fame during the credit union’s 66th annual meeting last month.
Business Brief: Wellspire Financial earns Ameriprise Client Experience Award
Wellspire Financial Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Inc. has earned the Ameriprise Client Experience Award for 2025.
Republican leaders in Congress say they’ll pursue a path to ending the Homeland Security shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Wednesday what they are calling a path forward to fully funding the Department of Homeland Security and ending a record partial government shutdown.
