At an annual rate of 0.9% in the three months to July, the contraction has drawn widespread attention as worries about the economy grow US President Joe Biden has tried to make the case that the economy remains sound, noting that the unemployment rate remains at a low 3.6% EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must … Read more
Trump, increasingly teasing a bid to win back the presidency in 2024, is set to address the America First Policy Institute, a think tank run by allies He is unlikely to deviate too far from his typically incendiary blend of right-wing nationalism, anti-immigrant rhetoric and conspiracy theories about the election EDITOR’S PICK Presidency Responds To … Read more
The pizza delivery man gravely cut his right arm and suffered severe smoke inhalation He was airlifted to Indianapolis for treatment and recovered enough within a couple of days to recount the story to a law enforcement officer EDITOR’S PICK Elon Musk Backs Out Of $44bn Twitter Deal Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of … Read more
The former White House chief strategist is said to have been an unofficial adviser to Trump at the time of the insurrection on 6 January 2021 He faces up to two years in jail and up to $200,000 (£167,000) in fines EDITOR’S PICK Elon Musk Backs Out Of $44bn Twitter Deal Elon Musk Stages $43bn … Read more
Biden is fully vaccinated, after getting two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shortly before taking office White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine’s First Lady Makes Emotional Appeal To US Congress For More Arms [VIDEO] … Read more
Their fate was sealed after Ping Express U.S. LLC pleaded guilty to failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program The Texas company, which transferred millions of dollars from America to Africa, admitted that it failed to play by the rules EDITOR’S PICK: INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Osun Gov-Elect Yemi Osinbajo Undergoes Leg Surgery Governor … Read more
In 2013, a court in Mexico freed Quintero after he had served 28 years for the murder of Enrique Camarena The US had offered $20m (£17m) for any information leading to his capture EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages … Read more
The medical examiner said it was impossible to know which bullet killed Jayland Walker, or how many shots were fired in total Authorities have said he fired a single shot 40 seconds into the chase EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon … Read more
Sullivan added that intelligence received by the US supported the view that Russia’s assault on eastern Ukraine was “coming at a cost to the sustainment of its own weapons” The US and other allies have supplied billions of dollars’ worth of weapons to Ukraine since the invasion in February EDITOR’S PICK Osun 2022: Four Years … Read more
Sri Lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine amid the country’s worst economic crisis in 70 years The announcement triggered an eruption of celebratory fireworks in the city EDITOR’S PICK Kuje Prison Attack: FG Declares 72 Boko Haram Suspects Wanted, Releases Names, Photos Scores Killed As NAF Airstrikes … Read more
Biden called a recent Supreme Court abortion ruling, which ended the nationwide right to the procedure, “an exercise in raw political power” He has faced pressure to respond to the ruling with bolder action EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk … Read more
The journalist, who held US citizenship, was killed while covering an Israeli army operation in the Jenin camp The Palestinian Authority had given the bullet extracted from Abu Akleh to US representatives on Saturday EDITOR’S PICK NollyWood Actress Jenifa, Husband JJC Skillz Marriage Crashes Trouble As Gateman Impregnates Boss Daughter In Lagos Again, Another 3 … Read more
At least 24 other people were injured in the city of Highland Park, Illinois, after a gunman used a high-powered rifle to target people from a rooftop The gunman opened fire at the parade at around 10:15 local time, just a few minutes after it began EDITOR’S PICK NollyWood Actress Jenifa, Husband JJC Skillz Marriage … Read more
Biden said he believed some US states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access Women in states where abortion is banned or restricted may be forced to cross state lines to parts of the country where the procedure remains legal EDITOR’S PICK Ohanaeze Reveals Why Nnamdi Kanu Was Denied Bail … Read more
The lifetime appointment will likely see Ms Jackson on the bench for decades but will not shift the current ideological balance of the Supreme Court The addition of Ms Jackson to the court means that its liberal minority will be made up entirely of women EDITOR’S PICK Ohanaeze Reveals Why Nnamdi Kanu Was Denied Bail … Read more
Putin still has the same goals as the ones he held at the start of the conflict, the US’s top intelligence officer said Russia is unlikely to achieve that goal any time soon EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages … Read more
Human traffickers often use lorries to transport undocumented migrants after meeting them in remote areas… San Antonio, which is 250km (150 miles) from the US-Mexican border, is a major transit route for people smugglers EDITOR’S PICK Lagos PDP Nominates Nollywood Actress As Potential Running Mate Buhari Writes Sanwo-Olu On Brithday Ceremony My School Certificates Were … Read more
Zelensky asked the G7 to squeeze Russia over its invasion of Ukraine by capping the prices of oil exported by Moscow The United States and Canada have banned all Russian oil imports EDITOR’S PICK Lagos PDP Nominates Nollywood Actress As Potential Running Mate Buhari Writes Sanwo-Olu On Brithday Ceremony JUST IN: My School Certificates Were … Read more
Biden announced he’d host members of Congress who supported the landmark gun safety legislation at a White House event on July 11 The package represents the most significant new federal legislation to address gun violence since the expired 10-year assault weapons ban of 1994 EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato … Read more
Outside the clinic, volunteer escort Linda Kocher told the BBC that rich women would still be able to access abortions in other states President Joe Biden described the ruling as “a tragic error” EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages … Read more