Bove's nomination to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals now moves to the full Senate. Scores of former DOJ lawyers and retired judges say they fear his loyalty to Trump would carry over onto the bench.

Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation in the war-ravaged territory.

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.