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Pope Francis, in Easter address, calls for Gaza ceasefire
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis made renewed calls on Easter Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages in a peace-focused address marking the most importa...
Mar 31, 2024 Pope Francis greets faithful on the day of the Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 31, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Salvage crews work to lift first piece of collapsed Baltimore bridge
(Reuters) -Salvage crews worked to lift the first piece of Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland ...
Mar 31, 2024 Wreckage lies across the deck of the Dali cargo vessel, which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse, in Baltimor, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
AT&T says leaked data set impacts about 73 million current, former account holders
(Reuters) -Telecom company AT&T said on Saturday that it is investigating a data set released on the "dark web" about two weeks ago, and said that its preliminary analysis shows it has impacted ap...
Mar 30, 2024 Small toy figures with laptops and smartphones are seen in front of displayed AT&T logo, in this illustration taken December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Pope Francis to take part in Easter Vigil, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is scheduled to take part in an Easter Vigil service on Saturday as planned following his last-minute cancellation from the Good Friday procession at Rome's Colos...
Mar 30, 2024 Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Trump asks appeals court to overturn ruling on Georgia prosecutor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Friday asked a Georgia appeals court to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state for a romant...
Mar 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 2024 Senior Club Championship award ceremony at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo/File Photo
UAW membership fell 3.3% in 2023 to 370,000 workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Membership in the United Auto Workers union fell 3.3% in 2023 to 370,000, its lowest level since 2009, according to a report filed on Friday with the U.S. Labor Department. The U...
Mar 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A man holds United Auto Workers (UAW) signs in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Peoria man sentenced to prison after attempting to meet purported minor for sexual activity
BENTON, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next ten years in prison after he attempted to travel to southern Illinois to engage in sexual activity with a purported minor. The United States Attorney's ...
Mar 29, 2024 courtroom gavel
Massive crane put in place to clear Baltimore bridge debris as crews assess damage
(Reuters) - The biggest operational crane on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard towered over Baltimore's port on Friday, ready to begin clearing the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge days after a cargo ...
Mar 29, 2024 A view of the Dali cargo vessel, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore, as seen from Riviera Beach, Maryland, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Appeals court skeptical of Mike Bost's case to stop ballot counts after Election Day
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A panel of federal appellate judges on Thursday seemed skeptical of legal arguments made on behalf of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, who claims Illinois' law a...
Mar 29, 2024 The Illinois State Board of Elections office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Biden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. will impose costs for Russia's "appalling attempts" to use Americans as bargaining chips in a statement to mark the one-year annivers...
Mar 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing to consider extending his detention in Moscow, Russia, March 26, 2024. Moscow City Court's Press Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
