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Mary Lou Masters on April 10, 2023 Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania announced Monday that he will seek reelection in 2024. Casey is seeking his fourth term in the …

Trevor Schakohl Democratic Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced plans Sunday to institute a late spring and summer curfew for minors across the city as it struggles with persistent youth violence, …

Alexa Schwerha on April 10, 2023 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Three unions at Rutgers University began the first strike in the university’s 257-year history on Monday morning amid contract disagreements, …

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -The Chinese navy continued with “actual combat training” around Taiwan on Tuesday, state media said, a day after Beijing announced the end …

By Anna Dabrowska and Anna Voitenko UKRAINE/BELARUS BORDER (Reuters) – More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this weekend after a long operation to bring them …

By Rupam Jain KISHANGANJ, India (Reuters) – Pratima Kumari, a government health worker in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, sets off on her mini scooter every morning, crisscrossing vast …

By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday determined that Russia has “wrongfully detained” American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, effectively saying that espionage …

By Charlotte Greenfield (Reuters) – The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan has launched a review of its operations and asked all Afghan staff not to come to work at least …

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -A Chinese court sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers on Monday to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relative and rights groups …

By Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. national security agencies are reviewing how they share their most sensitive secrets inside the U.S. government, and dealing with the diplomatic …

MANILA (Reuters) – More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. soldiers began their largest ever joint military drills on Tuesday, as ties between the long-term allies warm over shared concerns about …

By Sandra Stojanovic and Omar Younis NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) -Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones returned to the state House on Monday, pumping his fist and declaring “power to the people” …

(Reuters) – Thick sandstorms will hit Beijing and several provinces through Wednesday, and Chinese forecasters have advised citizens of respiratory dangers and very low visibility while travelling, state media reported. …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country’s war deterrence in a “more practical and offensive” manner to counter what it called …

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces pressed attacks on frontline cities in eastern Ukraine on Monday, while Ukrainian officials played down a report that Kyiv is amending some …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea said on Tuesday that information contained in a purportedly leaked U.S. confidential document that appeared to be based on internal discussions among top …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -A possible intelligence leak by the United States was a “serious” incident, Angus Campbell, the chief of Australia’s Defence Force, said on Tuesday, adding that …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The five people shot dead in a shooting on Monday in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, were all colleagues of the suspect who gunned them down, and two …

(Reuters) – In a further attempt to rein in the increasing number of women defying Iran’s compulsory dress code, authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he would invite his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to Brazil, speaking on the eve of his departure …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he would invite his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to Brazil, speaking on the eve of his departure …

By Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Monday appealed a Texas judge’s decision to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of a key abortion drug, saying …

(This story has been corrected to update the CDC data on fatalities to more than 70,000 in 2021 from all synthetic opioids, not more than100,000 in fiscal 2022 from fentanyl, …

(This April 6 story has been corrected to update the CDC data on fatalities to more than 70,000 in 2021 from all synthetic opioids, not more than 100,000 in fiscal …