April 1, 2024 5:17 am
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has rallied from respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations and make a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square. He then delivered a heartfelt prayer for peace in his annual roundup of global crises, delivered from the loggia overlooking the piazza. Gaza’s people, including the small Christian community there, have been a source of constant concern for Francis and Easter in the Holy Land overall was a somber affair this year given the war.
March 31, 2024 8:01 am
(WPXI) – AT&T on Saturday revealed that personal data from 73 million current and former account holders had been compromised and “released on the dark web. In a statement, the Dallas-based company said that it reset the passcodes of 7.6 million customers. The telecommunications giant also said the codes of 65.4 million former account holders were also affected, The Dallas Morning News reported. The company added that “information varied by customer and account,” but that it may have included a person’s full name, email address, mailing address, phone number, Social Security number, date of birth, AT&T account number and passcode, according to The New York Times. “Our internal teams are working with external cybersecurity experts to analyze the situation,” AT&T said in its statement. “To the best of our knowledge, the compromised data appears to be from 2019 or earlier and does not contain personal financial information or call history. AT&T said that the data was released onto the dark web about two weeks ago, the Morning News reported. It is not known if the data “originated from AT&T or one of its vendors,” WFAA-TV reported. AT&T officials said they would be “reaching out to individuals with compromised sensitive personal information separately and offering complimentary identity theft and credit monitoring services,” according to the Times.
March 31, 2024 8:02 am
DUQUESNE, Pa. — A man is dead after a shooting in Duquesne. Allegheny County dispatchers say police and medics were called to the 25 block of N 2nd Avenue at 6:14 p.m. on Saturday. When police arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the chest. He died at the scene. The Office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man killed as Lamont Nichols, 30, of Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Police Department detained two people at the scene and later charged Latiya Demeaterce Hicks, 24, of Braddock, with criminal homicide. Hicks is being held at the Allegheny County Jail without bond while awaiting arraignment.
March 31, 2024 7:49 am
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has rallied from respiratory problems to lead some 30,000 people in Easter celebrations and make a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square. He then delivered a heartfelt prayer for peace in his annual roundup of global crises, delivered from the loggia overlooking the piazza. To applause from the wind-swept crowd below, Francis said that “peace is never made with weapons, but with outstretched hands and open hearts.”
March 31, 2024 7:50 am
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is joining the queen and other members of the royal family for an Easter service at Windsor Castle in his most significant public appearance since he was diagnosed with cancer last month. The appearance of the 75-year-old monarch is seen as an effort to reassure the public after Charles stepped back from public duties following an announcement by Buckingham Palace in early February that he was undergoing treatment for an unspecified type of cancer. The Sunday service itself will be smaller than usual as Kate, the Princess of Wales, is also being treated for cancer and has paused public duties. The princess, her husband Prince William and their children did not attend.
March 31, 2024 7:51 am
MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A new drought has left millions facing hunger in southern Africa as they experience the effects of extreme weather that scientists say is becoming more frequent and more damaging. That’s especially the case for the world’s poorest countries and most vulnerable people. Just months ago, the region was drenched by deadly tropical storms and floods. Zambia and Malawi have declared national disasters over the drought, and Zimbabwe could be on the brink of doing the same. At a food distribution site deep in rural Zimbabwe, aid workers recently brought relief for around 2,000 desperate people. An estimated 20 million need help in the region and many simply won’t get it.
March 31, 2024 7:48 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Engineers in Maryland are working on the daunting task of removing the remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River. Crews on Saturday started to cut the first section of twisted steel so it can be loaded onto a barge. Seven floating cranes, 10 tugboats and nine barges have been tapped to help. Clearing the river will allow officials to reopen the economically vital Port of Baltimore. A massive cargo ship felled the span Tuesday after smashing into a pillar. The bodies of two of six workers missing after the collapse were recovered earlier this week. But four more have yet to be located and are presumed dead.
March 31, 2024 7:00 am
(AP) – Thousands of old bridges across the U.S. are awaiting replacement or repairs after inspectors found them in poor condition. About 167 million vehicles travel daily over about 42,000 bridges that are categorized as poor. An Associated Press analysis determined that four-fifths of those have problems with the substructures that hold them up or the superstructures that support their load. And more than 15,800 of those bridges also were in poor shape a decade ago. A recent federal infrastructure law is providing $40 billion for bridges over five years. But even that is far short of what’s needed to make all the repairs.
March 31, 2024 7:56 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner. The numbers drawn Saturday night were: 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the red Powerball 23. No one has won Powerball’s top prize since New Year’s Day, amounting to 38 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The $975 million prize is for a sole winner who chooses an annuity paid over 30 years. A winner opting for cash would be paid $471.7 million. As the prizes grow, the drawings attract more ticket sales and the jackpots subsequently become harder to hit. The game’s long odds for Saturday’s drawing were 1 in 292.2 million. (Photo: AP)
March 31, 2024 7:00 am
A firefighter was injured while battling a brush fire in Fayette County on Friday. Fayette County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the area of 3300 National Pike Wharton Township at around 1:39 p.m. on Friday. The firefighter had to be taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries, a supervisor said. Their condition is also unknown at this time. Members of the Addison Volunteer Fire Company say they were called to assist with the fire but said the injured firefighter was not from their department.
