The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. They are 46 year old Sgt William Jerome Rivers, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23. The three were killed when a drone hit their housing unit. The US has blamed…
Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used globally. Smith, 58, lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, arguing the execution was a cruel and unusual punishment. In 2022, Alabama tried and failed…
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who was in prison for almost half a century for a 1974 murder, the longest wrongful sentence to be served in the US. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July when a judge ordered a new trial. But a county district attorney said on Monday there was not…
Mexico and America on Friday submitted a joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Canada hosted the competition in 2015, the last time it was held in North America. With four World Cup victories, the United States of America is the most successful country in women’s tournaments. Ekweanaedo News reports that Brazil and…
Global music superstar, David Adeleke, known as Davido, has been honoured with the “Outstanding Georgia Citizen” by the Georgia State of Assembly on Friday, since his return to the music scene after a 6-month break following the death of his first son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, in October, 2022. Taking to his X handle (formerly Twitter) on…
A United States federal appeals court on Friday ruled that former president Donald Trump can be sued over the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol that saw his supporters attempt to thwart certification of his election loss to Joe Biden. Trump could now face civil action over the violent clashes which saw a…
A US prisoner has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd. Prosecutors said ex-gang member John Turscak used an improvised blade to knife Chauvin 22 times on 24 November at a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Chauvin survived the attack and was said…
The federal government runs out of money in less than two weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team have yet to settle on a strategy to avert a shutdown. Johnson, R-La., and his team huddled Monday evening to review their options to keep the government open past the Nov. 17 deadline. “Everything…
Former US Vice President Mike Pence has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race, saying “this is not my time”. He made the announcement at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. Mr Pence is the first major Republican candidate to suspend his campaign in a race led by former President Donald Trump….
The United States on Monday warned that any Gaza ceasefire by Israel would benefit Hamas. This comes as the European Union considers a call for a humanitarian pause. A ceasefire would “give Hamas the ability to rest, to refit and to get ready to continue launching terrorist attacks against Israel,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller…
