The Kars4Kids jingle will keep echoing across California airwaves and likely get stuck in plenty of heads, after an appeals court ruled Thursday that the […]
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Court orders interim forfeiture of Maiduguri property in alleged N345m investment scam
The judge granted the interim forfeiture order following an ex parte application filed by the EFCC The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has ordered […]
Moghalu rates Otti’s performance in Abia, identifies challenge in Nigeria’s governance system
“He is a demonstration of the truism that seems to have escaped most Nigerian leaders and politicians – that competent governance that concretely improves citizens’ […]
US journalist pleads guilty to working as agent for China
But from “at least 2019 until February this year, Mr Pauken worked at the direction and control of people he knew worked for the PRC,” […]
Oyo governor bans late-night motorcycle operations
The governor announced the measure on Friday while addressing the public on efforts to secure the release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from their schools […]
Snapper season dispute tests Trump’s drive to loosen fishing rules and deregulate the seas
Miles from the coastline, Chris Kemp wrestled a fish 150 feet below, reeling and pumping until the 10-pound red snapper finally surfaced aboard the Jodie […]
Wild brawl breaks out between cap-and-gown-wearing seniors as names are being called at their graduation
A high school graduation ceremony in central California descended into a brawl on Tuesday, leading to five arrests after a fight spilled onto the field. […]
Insurgents kill eight soldiers at Borno military base
Insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly killed eight soldiers in an overnight attack on […]
Husband jailed for life after killing his wife and man he lured from fetish website
A Virginia man who killed his wife in an elaborate double murder plot so that he could be with his family’s Brazilian au pair has […]
Trump’s hair loss drug finasteride is absent from latest medical reports
President Donald Trump’s medical records contain a conspicuous gap where a hair loss drug once appeared, according to a new report. For years, the Republican […]
Suspect used fake boarding pass to get past TSA and on a Los Angeles bound flight
A Houston man is facing felony charges after allegedly getting through airport security with a fake boarding pass and sneaking onto a flight to Los […]
Trump could get away with bulldozing Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in ballroom fight
Nothing can stop Donald Trump’s administration from building a massive ballroom on the White House grounds, even if courts find that the government illegally demolished […]
National parks order removal of ‘woke’ display at Bunker Hill memorial in Boston
The National Park Service has directed the removal of three quotes — about slavery, immigration and memorializing death — from the Bunker Hill Monument in […]
RFK Jr’s FDA to study if abortion pill mifepristone is safe despite it being on market for over 25 years: report
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly opening up a politically-charged investigation into the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone — a drug long […]
‘I’m not going to allow you to continue’: Mayor interrupts nonbinary teen’s Pride speech
The mayor of Cambridge, Ontario is under fire after she intervened to stop a nonbinary teen’s Pride speech. On Monday, Sophie Mills, 17, attended the […]
Trump ballroom donors awarded $50B in taxpayer-funded contracts in last six months: watchdog
More than half of the 27 publicly-identified donors to President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom have been awarded new or expanded federal contracts […]
Drivers only slightly exceeding the speed limit will avoid fines with new Colorado law
A new Colorado law passed this week prohibits speed camera tickets for drivers going 5 mph or less over the speed limit. Set to take […]
The Latest: US job market shows resilience with 172,000 jobs added last month
The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May — […]
Former supermodel Carré Otis files rape complaint against ex-Elite boss in Paris
Former American supermodel Carré Otis has filed a complaint at a Paris court, alleging she was raped and trafficked by Gérald Marie, the former European […]
LA socialite who killed two boys in hit-and-run says she earns no money as she is told to pay $176M in damages
Disgraced and imprisoned Los Angeles socialite Rebecca Grossman doesn’t have any earnings with which to pay punitive damages for killing two boys in a hit-and-run […]