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PARIS (AP) — A 9-year-old boy was rescued this week after living locked in his father’s utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalized, and his father detained. Police were alerted by a neighbor to “sounds of a child” coming from a van on Monday in …
ABUJA, April 11 (Reuters) – Nigeria has convicted nearly 400 Islamist militants following mass trials held this week in the capital Abuja, the country’s Attorney General said late on Friday. The prosecutions, which began on Tuesday, are part of a series of trials involving Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) suspects that …
Moscow, April 11 (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine have carried out a prisoner of war exchange with mediation from the United Arab Emirates, with each side swapping 175 more detainees on Saturday, the Russian Defence Ministry said. Russia also returned seven civilians originally from the Kursk region, the ministry said. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by …
Unprecedented minimum wages for thousands of nursing home workers in Minnesota are delayed again. Leah Solo, executive director of the state’s Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, said at a board meeting Thursday that the Trump administration has reset to day one its 90-day clock to review the wage floor. Under the still pending state law, …
By Tom Polansek, Brad Brooks, Maria Tsvetkova, Rich McKay and Daniel Trotta April 11 (Reuters) – After six weeks of a war with Iran https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ that has jolted energy https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/european-african-crude-oil-prices-hit-records-supply-disruptions-despite-2026-04-09/ markets and fueled worries about the global economy, Americans are confronting what the conflict means for their lives, even as a fragile ceasefire https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-warns-major-war-escalation-if-iran-peace-process-fails-2026-04-09/ takes …
By Shariq Khan, Georgina McCartney and Tim McLaughlin NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) – Boston resident Pat Ouedraogo has cut longer-distance trips, while aspiring law student Skyler Burke drives extra miles to avoid pricier gasoline pumps closer to home. In Houston, auto broker David Wright has switched from a gas-guzzling race car to an all-electric …
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) – When Donald Trump https://www.reuters.com/topic/person/donald-trump/ was asked about the prospect of conservative Justices Samuel Alito or Clarence Thomas retiring, the Republican president voiced his support for the U.S. Supreme Court https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court/’s two oldest members to remain on the bench. “I hope they’re going to be around a long time,” Trump told …
By Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – When JD Vance arrives in Islamabad for talks on Saturday with Iranian officials, it will fulfill a wish for Tehran’s remaining leaders, some of whom have quietly sought the U.S. vice president to take a lead role in negotiations to …
KYIV, April 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine can play a useful role in international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Britain’s armed services minister said, praising its drone technology as among the best in the world. Britain has organized discussions this month among more than 30 nations nL1N40L0A8 on how to reopen the strait, amid an …
The Uplift: Michael Jordan – CBS News Watch CBS News Gayle King sits down with Michael Jordan to talk about the basketball super star’s newest sports venture: NASCAR. Plus, more heartwarming news.