United States
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt hush-money case sentencing
The US Supreme Court has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute bid to halt his sentencing on Friday in the criminal hush-money case.Trump had urged...
USA: Thousands of acres on fire in Los Angeles; five dead
Los Angeles firefighters are battling a series of rapidly spreading wildfires, leaving thousands of residents forced to flee their homes.As the fires continue to...
Shock as 2 dead bodies are discovered in plane’s wheel
Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International...
Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat
France has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its "sovereign borders" after US President-Elect Donald Trump refused to rule...
USA: Nurse arrested for breaking bones of newborn babies in hospital NICU
A registered nurse has been arrested and charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse in the USA.
Henrico County Police announced Friday that Erin...
Cybertruck blowing up near Trump hotel in Vegas an act of terrorism – Elon Musk
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and seven others with minor injuries.The...
Cybertruck filled with fuel and fireworks explodes at Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The driver...
Akufo-Addo mourns Jimmy Carter
President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to former United States(U.S) President Jimmy Carter following his death.In a statement, Akufo-Addo eulogised Mr Carter as...
Biden and Trump lead tributes to ‘extraordinary’ Jimmy Carter after death
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have led tributes to former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100.Carter,...
Former US President, Jimmy Carter dies aged 100
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed.
The former peanut farmer lived longer than any President in...
Man planning to propose to girlfriend dies in Christmas Day house fire while searching for the ring
A California man who was planning to propose to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve died during a Christmas Day house fire after searching...
American Airlines resumes flights after technical issue
American Airlines has resumed flights after suspending its services for around an hour on Tuesday due to a technical issue that impacted the systems...
American Airlines grounds all US flights on busy Christmas Eve
American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory...
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever
Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to a hospital after developing a fever, according to a spokesman for the Democrat."He remains in...
Trump wants mass deportations; a ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, and then an officer’s voice...
Man charged with murder for setting woman ablaze on NYC subway
A man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train...
Biden commutes most federal death sentences
US President, Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, switching their penalty to life in prison...
Woman dies after being set on fire
A man has been arrested in New York in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway...
US deportations under Biden surpass Trump’s record
US immigration authorities last year deported the largest number of undocumented immigrants in nearly a decade, surpassing the record of Donald Trump's first term...
Man admits running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in USA
An American citizen has pleaded guilty to helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on...
US court jails two Ghanaians for internet fraud and money laundering
An American Judge in the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville, Thomas A. Varlan, has sentenced two Ghanaian nationals to prison for internet fraud...
BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline
The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United...
FBI extradites “most wanted” Nigerian fraudster from Ghana to face charges
Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national listed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from Ghana...
Elon Musk’s record $447 billion fortune means he’s nearly $200 billion ahead of Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk is nearly $200 billion richer than Jeff Bezos, and personally worth more than Costco, after adding $63 billion to his fortune in...
Three men accuse Diddy of rape and sexual assault in new lawsuits
Three more men have accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape and sexual assault in a batch of new lawsuits alleging the rapper drugged and...
US President Biden grants clemency to 39 individuals and commutes 1,499 sentences
US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, including...
Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences
US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people.The...
Elon Musk becomes first person to reach net worth of $400 billion
The richest person in the world just hit an even higher milestone.
Elon Musk’s net worth has reached $400 billion, according to Bloomberg, making him...
FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has said he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump, who has indicated he would fire him, takes...
Suspect who attacked judge in viral video bags 65 years in prison
A man who was captured on video attacking a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom has been sentenced to decades in prison.Deobra Redden was...
We look forward to working with you – US congratulates Mahama
The United States has congratulated John Dramani Mahama on his election as Ghana’s President for the next four years, set to begin on January...
Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back...
Woman admits drink-driving crash that killed bride
A US woman has pleaded guilty to drink-driving charges over an incident in which she killed a newlywed bride who was travelling in a...
Woman who killed and ate cat in the US jailed
An Ohio woman has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of animal cruelty for killing and...
Biden issues official pardon for son Hunter
US President Joe Biden has issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases.In a statement, the...
Bomb threats made against Trump cabinet nominees
Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and picks for his White House team have been targeted by bomb threats.
The FBI said it was aware...
U.S. universities warn foreign students about Trump immigration crackdown
US universities have been emailing international students and staff advising them to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, amid...
US Customs seizes over 3,000 counterfeit guitars
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Gibson have announced the seizure of over 3,000 counterfeit electric guitars.The successful operation was announced to the public on...
Judge delays Trump sentencing for a third time
A New York judge again delayed Donald Trump's sentencing in his historical criminal case as he continues to push for the conviction to be...
Undocumented migrants hope Trump’s mass deportations are only ‘for criminals’
Gabriela entered the United States more than two decades ago, gasping for breath under a pile of corn stalks in the boot of a...