President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aiming to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War — a long-telegraphed move aimed at projecting American military toughness around the globe.
The 2025 season has produced a surprising show of parity through the first five months of the regular season. While most of the league’s big spenders — teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets — are in good position to make the playoffs and do damage in October, they haven’t been as dominant as many expected.
For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren’s “Ordinary.” As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is “a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer.”
A public meeting was held by the City of Ocala for the municipality’s initiative for Safe Streets and Roads for all on Sept. 4.
The Appleton Museum of Art is launching a new schedule of fall art classes designed for all ages and skill levels. Offering hands-on opportunities to learn, create, and be inspired. Classes are led by experienced educators and artists, with registration now open at AppletonMuseum.org.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted by resolution the tentative millage rates and budgets at the first of the two public hearing on Sept. 4, 2025.
The Joke Joint in Belleview delivered a lively night of music, stand-up and headlining laughs, giving audiences an unpredictable yet unforgettable comedy experience.
Through spit and rain, a ceremony and a setback, Jalen Hurts and the Super Bowl champion Eagles weathered the storm and showed why they’re again a favorite to hoist a second straight Lombardi Trophy.
On Saturday, when she faces No. 8 Amanda Anisimova in the final, the No. 1-seeded Sabalenka will be trying to become the first woman to claim consecutive championships at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams got three in a row from 2012 to 2014.
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s work spanned the worlds of celebrity, fashion and power. His death announced Thursday at age 91 has elicited an outpouring of tributes.
