Ahmaud Arbery’s father praised the murder convictions of the three white men who gunned down his son last year, saying, ‘We conquered that lynch mob’. As soon as Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley read the first ‘guilty’ verdict on Wednesday, Arbery’s father, Marcus Arbery Sr, jumped in celebration, letting out a resounded, ‘Woo hoo!’ And […]
NANTUCKET (AFP) – “Welcome back!” a woman shouted as President Joe Biden began his Thanksgiving break on luxury Nantucket island – celebrating his first chance to escape from weeks of bad news. The woman yelling was one of a score of islanders braving a freezing night Tuesday (Nov 23) to cheer Biden as his motorcade […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States said Wednesday (Nov 24) it expected strong relations with Germany’s incoming centre-left-led government, pointing to shared values with Europe’s largest economy. “We have every expectation that the relationship between the United States and Germany will continue to be incredibly close and effective,” a State Department spokesperson said. The spokesperson […]
Kyle Rittenhouse was on trial for murder. In August 2020 he’d shot and killed two men and wounded a third in racial unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Last week he was acquitted on five counts. It’s a verdict that has divided America – the right are heralding him as a hero, while the left are condemning […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – A Nordstrom department store in a Los Angeles mall on Monday (Nov 22) night became the latest target in a string of “smash-and-grab” robberies that have hit luxury retailers in California and Illinois as the holiday shopping season approaches. The Los Angeles Police Department said it had taken three suspects into […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Joe Biden reached for the country’s strategic oil reserves Tuesday (Nov 23) in a bid to reassure Americans angry about inflation and goods shortages as they head off to Thanksgiving – and to buoy up his sinking poll ratings. Facing growing discontent around the country over inflation and especially the soaring […]
The boyfriend of Gabby Petito, who was being hunted after she was found dead, fatally shot himself in the head, a lawyer has said. Brian Laundrie had been on a cross-country trip in the US with Ms Petito when she disappeared. As police appealed for help in finding her, a video emerged of her speaking […]
A statue of US President Thomas Jefferson has been removed from New York City Hall over his links to the slave trade. The 1833 sculpture has been in the New York City Council chamber for more than a century but has now been taken down following a vote last month. The New York City Public […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – French chef Daniel Boulud, who has been living in New York for almost 40 years, was named best restaurateur in the world by Les Grandes Tables du Monde on Monday (Nov 22) for his flagship restaurant, Daniel. The association of 184 top restaurants worldwide said that the Lyon native, who moved […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Former US president Barack Obama’s private foundation announced on Monday (Nov 22) that it had been promised US$100 million (S$137 million) from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The gift, the largest yet for the Obama Foundation, was one in a series of splashy donations in recent months by Mr Bezos, one of […]