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By TARA COPP WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Trump administration expected to reverse a controversial 2023 decision on the permanent location of U.S. Space Command, a review by the Defense Department inspector general could not determine why Colorado was chosen over Alabama. The inspector general’s report, issued Friday, said this was in part due to a lack of access to senior defense officials during the Biden administration, when the review began. The location of U.S. Space Command has significant implications for the local economy, given the fast growth in national defense spending in space-based communications and defenses. In 2021, the…

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Trout is already excited for next year’s World Baseball Classic. Although the Angels star still can’t officially say that he’ll be a part of Team USA next year, he left little doubt with his comments on Tuesday. “I want to, for sure,” Trout said. “I expect to, for sure. A lot of unfinished business. No doubt.” The 2023 WBC ended with the USA losing to Japan, with Trout striking out against then-Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani to end the tournament. The participants on next year’s team will be revealed gradually. Mark De Rosa returns as the manager,…

By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge on Tuesday threw out a federal rule that would have capped credit card late fees after officials with President Donald Trump’s administration and a coalition of major banking groups agreed that the rule was illegal. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth came a day after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a collection of major industry groups that had filed a lawsuit last year to stop the rule announced they had come to an agreement to throw out the rule. The groups that sued included…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday, two defense officials said. The officials said Caldwell’s sudden downfall was tied to an investigation into unauthorized disclosure of department information. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Caldwell, who served in the Marine Corps, was one of several senior advisers who worked closely with Hegseth. Caldwell’s ties to the secretary go back to Hegseth’s time as the head of Concerned Veterans…

By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th anniversary of his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson’s historic achievement preceded President Harry S. Truman’s desegregation of the military in 1948. Robinson served in the Army for two years before his pro baseball career. He made a cultural impact not only through his success on the field. His character and his belief in nonviolence in the face of harassment by fans and…

By Allison Martin, Bankrate.com The tax-filing deadline is typically April 15 each year. If you can’t make that deadline, it’s easy to get a six-month extension for filing your return, though your tax payment is still due by April 15. But what happens if you don’t file taxes by either of those deadlines? The consequences are very different depending on whether you’re expecting a tax refund or you owe the IRS money. What happens if you don’t file and you don’t owe taxes? If you don’t owe any taxes or if you’re owed a refund, there’s no penalty for not…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI A federal judge on Tuesday placed on hold much of Donald Trump’s order forbidding the federal government from doing business with anyone who hires the law firm Susman Godfrey, making it the fourth time a judge has found the president’s targeting of law firms is likely unconstitutional. “The framers of our constitution would see this as a shocking abuse of power,” District Court Judge Loren AliKhan said as she entered the temporary restraining order on behalf of Susman, which represented a voting machine firm that won a $787 billion settlement from Fox News over its airing of…

The NHL announced each franchise’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominee, with the Kings’ Kevin Fiala and Ducks’ Radko Gudas among the players who best exemplified leadership and community service. Fiala was nominated for a second straight season thanks to a variety of philanthropic efforts with which he is involved, including “Fiala’s Friends.” The program works closely with Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles to host patients and their families at games, as well as arrange visits to the hospital and fundraising efforts on its behalf. Fiala also works with the Adopt-a-Family and Make-a-Wish foundations. Fiala has organized a hockey camp to…

Local governments looking for part-time help have occasionally turned to government retirees to provide it. That’s how Tarlochan Sandhu, a retired government finance expert, found himself back in the office, helping a few California cities prepare their annual budgets. Sandhu’s actual employer was the Regional Government Services (RGS), a California Joint Powers Authority formed by a handful of cities and that operates like a professional consulting  firm in the private sector. RGS provides the consultants and pays their wages and benefits without assuming pension risk. That service saves RGS’s public agency clients – and, thus, the taxpayers who fund them…

A company that makes baby food sold under a Target store brand is recalling more than 25,000 packages of a product because it may contain elevated levels of lead. Miami-based Fruselva issued the recall in March for Target’s Good & Gather Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme Vegetable Puree, sold in 4-ounce tubs, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The packages include lot number 4167, with a best-by date of Dec. 7, and lot number 4169, with a best-by date of Dec. 9. Consumers should not feed babies the products. The recall is listed as Class II, which…