Explosions have been heard in the Sudanese city of Port Sudan as a paramilitary force targeted the de-facto capital of the country’s military-led government for the third consecutive day. Thick black smoke could be seen at dawn on the skyline of the previously safe city where thousands of people fleeing the two-year civil war have…
Travis Hunter — the Heisman Trophy winner and arguably the most known player in college football — has deactivated his Instagram … as online criticism of his fiancée continues. Leanna Lenee — Hunter’s often-ridiculed partner — found herself in the crosshairs of trolls once more over the weekend … as a video appearing to show…
Lesotho’s government says it is shocked by US President Donald Trump saying that “nobody has ever heard of” the southern African nation. Trump, addressing the US Congress in his first speech since his return to the Oval Office, made the reference as he listed cuts made to what he said was wasteful expenditure. “Eight million…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Israeli strike on school used as shelter kills 16, mostly women and children, after Hamas agrees to release last living American hostage in Gaza An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip killed at least 16 people early on…
Play video content Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office A female cop is getting canned after accidentally shooting a man with his own gun during a traffic stop in Florida — and it’s all caught on graphic body cam. Jason Arrington is fully cooperating in video just released from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, calmly telling an officer he…
Motown legend Smokey Robinson has denied allegations of sexual assault that were made by several former employees. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, four female housekeepers accused the singer-songwriter of sexual battery including rape, plus false imprisonment and a number of labour violations. In a statement to the BBC, Robinson’s lawyer Christopher Frost called the…
In a Thursday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said the online sports betting industry is at a turning point as more people across the country realize they can gamble legally. “We’re at a very, you know, important inflection point in the industry,” Robins said. “Most people assume that it’s legal in…
Brice Williams scored eight points in overtime and finished with 27 as Nebraska ended a six-game losing streak with an 80-74 win over No. 18 Illinois on Thursday night. Brice Williams makes jumper to seal Nebraska’s 80-74 win over Illinois The Huskers (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten) never trailed while knocking off a third ranked opponent…
Relations between Europe and the US are unquestionably in crisis, so merely keeping things together as French President Emmanuel Macron did at the White House on Monday stands as an achievement. He did that by praising, flattering and gently cajoling the US president as they took questions in the Oval Office and held a joint…
Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Airbnb shares jumped 15% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates. Here’s how the company did compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: 73 cents vs. 58 cents expected Revenue: $2.48 billion vs….
