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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito hospitalized last month
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (179+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a Philadelphia hospital after a Federalist Society dinner in his honor last month, the court confirmed Friday. Alito "felt ill during an event in Philadelphia" on March 20, a Supreme Court…...
Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, hit by cyberattack
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (264+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, said Friday it suffered a cyberattack, but not a breach of data earlier this year. The country's top art museum said nothing had been damaged or stolen in the attack. Italian newspaper…...
Trump: JD Vance will be new fraud czar, focus on 'blue states"
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (183+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance is now the government's fraud czar, according to President Donald Trump, and he will focus on "blue states." Federal agents arrested eight people in Los Angeles Thursday for allegedly participating in a $50 million health…...
U.S. verdict may mark turning point in digital accountability
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (899+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- For years, the digital world has largely been governed by self-regulation and corporate promises. That may now be changing. A jury verdict delivered in Los Angeles on March 25 could matter far beyond the United States because it points…...
Death exposes theft of psychotropic drugs in Argentine hospitals
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (670+ words) BUENOS AIRES, April 3 (UPI) -- The death of a young anesthesiologist in Buenos Aires this week exposed a potential scandal in Argentina's health system. The case revealed the alleged misuse of hospital medications and triggered an investigation of health professionals for…...
U.S. troops to be allowed to carry personal firearms on bases
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (448+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- Off-duty military service members will be permitted to carry personal firearms on U.S. military installations, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, citing recent shootings on bases as evidence troops need to be able to defend themselves. Hegseth announced the policy…...
On This Day, April 3: Police capture Theodore Kaczynski, the 'Unabomber"
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (473+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1860, the Pony Express postal service began, with riders leaving St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento at the same time. In 1865, as the Civil War drew to a close, Richmond, Va., and nearby Petersburg…...
Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 inmates - UPI.com
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (242+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- The Cuban government has announced it will pardon more than 2,000 prisoners, its second such release in less than a month. The Embassy of Cuba in Washington announced Thursday in a statement that Havana had decided to grant pardons…...
German police arrest man after alleged train threat; 12 injured
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (258+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- Police in western Germany on Thursday night arrested a man armed with knives and pyrotechnic devices after he allegedly threatened to commit violence aboard a high-speed train, according to local authorities, who said a dozen passengers were injured....
ICE arrests head of Wisconsin's largest Islamic group, drawing condemnation
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (719+ words) April 3 (UPI) -- Federal immigration authorities have arrested the head of Wisconsin's largest Islamic organization, the Trump administration announced Thursday, as it defends its detention of Salah Salem Sarsour, saying he allegedly lied on an immigration form about a previous conviction....