House passes referendum to ‘decolonize’ Puerto Rico
The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether...
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Gov. Kathy Hochul bans retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation aimed at cracking down on puppy mills.The bill was passed by the Legislature earlier...
US, Africa firms seal additional $15B of deals at Washington Summit
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced an additional $15 billion in new investments for Africa as part of his administration's...
Federal government sues over Gov. Doug Ducey’s shipping container wall
The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a...
SUNY cheapens tuition for refugee students
Top officials at New York's public college and university system have granted in-state tuition for refugee students who are from...
NASA to conduct global water survey from space
A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth...
Biden-branded cocaine found in NYC bust
Authorities say a hidden trap compartment in the rear passenger cabin of a Queens' man 's car included six...
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter resigns
South African state power utility's chief executive André de Ruyter has resigned, the country's government-owned public broadcaster SABC and local...
Fire destroys evidence at NYPD warehouse in Brooklyn
A huge fire tore through a waterfront warehouse in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning that the NYPD uses as an...
Mayor Adams establishes investment to support preschool special education, expand access
Mayor Eric Adams has said that New York City will finally give children with disabilities the support they deserve in...
City comptroller discloses NYCHA, capital projects, job creation
The office of city Comptroller Brad Lander has announced that a new committee of public housing residents will help create...
US commits $55bn to Africa over next three years
The White House has said ahead of the US-Africa Leaders summit that it was pledging $55 billion in economic, health,...
New York announces new agency to combat antisemitism
State and national leaders in New York City have vowed to crack down on antisemitism, comparing record rates of Jew-hatred...
Children’s Tylenol disappearing from drug store shelves as NYC gets hit by RSV, COVID, flu tripledemic
Drug stores across New York City are struggling to keep Children’s Tylenol and other medicines on their shelves as...
Body of soccer journalist Grant Wahl returned to US as second journalist dies at World Cup in Qatar
The remains of soccer journalist Grant Wahl arrived back in the United States on Monday after he died last...
The Africa Institute announces multi-disciplinary meet covering Indian Ocean region
The Africa Institute based in Sharjah has announced the Indian Ocean region to be the third edition of...
US court hears testimony on diplomatic status of ally of Venezuela’s Maduro
A US court on Monday began hearing testimony from Venezuelan officials on the diplomatic status of Alex Saab, an...
UK defense, spy chiefs among 32 sanctioned by Iran
Iran on Monday sanctioned the heads of the UK’s domestic spy agency and military along with British and German political...
China to lift travel tracking app as it relaxes ‘zero COVID’
China has planned to lift tracking some travel on Monday, potentially reducing the likelihood people will be forced into quarantine...
S. Africa’s Aspen receives $30 mln grant for vaccine manufacturing
Aspen Pharmacare APNJ.J has wrapped up pacts to secure funding of $30 million from the Gates Foundation and the Coalition...
UAW reaches tentative agreement with the New School, calls off strike
The New School has reached a tentative contract agreement with its part-time faculty this weekend, ending a strike that lasted...
Japanese company’s lunar lander launches to the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has blasted off early Sunday from Cape Canaveral, boosting a commercially developed Japanese moon lander...
NYSP warns residents of holiday phone scam
New York State Police has warned and reminded New York residents this holiday season that NYSP does not solicit citizens...
Biden to back African Union spot in G20 at US-Africa summit
President Joe Biden next week has planned to announce U.S. support for the African Union's admission to the G20 group...
NASA uncrewed Orion capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I flight around moon
NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule hurtled through space on Sunday on the final return leg of its voyage around the...
Missing 5-year-old girl Aspen Jeter found in Virginia, father arrested for murder of mother
A missing 5-year-old South Carolina girl has been found alive in Virginia and her father has been arrested in...
Elon Musk threatens to sue Twitter leakers, reporter says
Elon Musk took aim at Twitter staffers leaking internal information to the media, vowing that those who continue to...
UAE probes CEO of private sector company for violating Emiratization regulations
The United Arab Emirate’s Public Prosecution announced Saturday that it is investigating the CEO of a private sector company...
American journalist Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup
American sportswriter Grant Wahl has died while covering the Netherlands and Argentina World Cup match in Qatar on Friday night....
Uber sues NYC Taxi & Limo Commission to block driver wage hike
Uber Technologies Inc. has sued the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission to block an increase in rates it...
Tunisians protest against Saied ahead of parliamentary elections
Hundreds of Tunisians have taken to the streets to protest against President Kais Saied a week before parliamentary elections are...
UK unveils next-generation fighter to be built with Italy, Japan
Japan, Britain and Italy have said they would jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet in a project that held scope...
Face masks returns to forefront amid triple threat of Covid-19, flu, RSV
New York state health and education officials have sent a letter to school districts with recommendations, including wearing masks indoors,...
Democrats propose permanent $1,500 state child tax credit to reduce rising poverty
Democratic lawmakers has introduced new legislation to increase the state child tax credit for working families in efforts to address...
Letitia James defends probe of sex harass allegations against chief of staff
New York Attorney General Letitia James has defended herself against allegations she dragged her feet investigating sexual harassment allegations against...
Hochul approves notification law for New York nursing homes
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation Wednesday, requiring residential healthcare facilities to update residents as well as their family...
New York Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez under investigation by House Ethics Committee
Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is under a House ethics investigation, according to a statement issued by the House Committee...
Dbanj arrested, detained over fraud, connivance with government officials
A Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanji, famously known as D'banj has been arrested and detained by anti-graft agency, the Independent...
Israeli energy firm signs joint natural gas exploration deal with Morocco
Israel’s NewMed Energy has announced it has signed a deal with Morocco and Adarco Energy for offshore natural gas exploration...
Adams announces employers, mediation program to help domestic workers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Consumer and Employee Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga...
Trump companies convicted on all charges in Manhattan criminal tax fraud case
A jury in New York has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on all charges of tax fraud and other...
West African monetary union to grow 5.7% in 2022
The growth rate within the countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), has amounted to 5.7% in...
Judge drops corruption charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Benjamin
A federal judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, saying the...
U.S. expands deportation relief to some 264,000 Haitians
The U.S. government on Monday has broadened a program that allows certain Haitian immigrants to live and work in the...
California school principal left suicide note ahead of court date
A California elementary school principal who died by suicide ahead of a court date to answer to child...
Iran state TV denies termination of morality police
Iran’s state-run al-Alam news channel has denied media reports claiming the country’s morality police had been shut down. Earlier...
Australia starts building most powerful radio telescope
Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say...
New York attorney general’s office faces questions over investigation that led to resignation of top aide
The office of State Attorney General Letitia James has been called to provide more details about an internal sexual harassment...
Nigeria resumes Abuja-Kaduna train service attacked by gunmen
A train service linking Nigeria’s capital Abuja with the northern city of Kaduna has resumed operations eight months after it...
Trump claims grounds for “termination” of U.S. Constitution
Former US President Donald Trump has called for the termination of the Constitution and termed the 2020 election 'massive fraud'....
New York Health Commissioner Mary Bassett to resign
New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett, a longtime public servant who took over the agency last year, has been...
Robbers escape with $10,000 from NYC smoke shop
Armed robbers have made off with $10,000 from a Queens tobacco store, police said. The NYPD is now looking for...
Rebel commander discloses 65% of fighters ‘disengaged’ from Tigray
The commander-in-chief of the Tigray rebel forces has said that 65 percent of his forces have “disengaged”, a month after...
US Navy intercepts fishing boat smuggling ammunition en route from Iran to Yemen
The US Navy said Saturday it had seized one million rounds of ammunition along with rocket fuses and propellant...
FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar records highest-ever attendance in tournament’s history
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has recorded the highest-ever attendance in the global football tournament’s history, with a...
Four people executed in Iran over links to Israel’s intelligence service: Judiciary
Iran on Sunday put to death four people accused of working with Israel’s intelligence service, the judiciary said. “This...
DRC declares three days of mourning after ‘massacre’ of over 100 people
Three days of national mourning has began in the DR Congo on Saturday after the alleged massacre of civilians in...
US unveils $700m, next-generation B-21 nuclear bomber
The United States has unveiled its latest high-tech strategic bomber – the B-21 Raider – which is capable of carrying...
NY attorney general’s longtime chief of staff quits amid sexual harassment allegations
The chief of staff to New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has resigned following an investigation into at least...
Suspect arrested in murder of Migos rapper Takeoff in Houston
A suspect in the murder of Migos rapper Takeoff was arrested Thursday night in Houston. Patrick Xavier Clark, 33,...
