WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Secret Service chief faced withering criticism yesterday from lawmakers outraged over security breaches at the White House, as she pledged to revamp the agency to prevent an embarrassing repeat. The grilling before a House panel came after a man...
DALLAS (AP) – A patient at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced today. The patient was in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, which had announced a...
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Heat waves last year in Asia, Europe and Australia were influenced by human-caused climate change, but not all extreme weather events could be linked to global warming, scientists said yesterday. A total of 16 extreme events, including rain, flood, droughts, and...
News Americas, LONDON, England, Mon. Sept. 29, 2014: The mother of Trinidad-born rapper, Nicki Minaj, is spilling the entire sad tale of her and the rapper’s back story to a British newspaper. Carol Maraj, Minaj’s mother, claims she was a victim of domestic violence and abuse...
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Finally reaching the ash-covered summit of a still-erupting volcano in central Japan, rescue workers made a grim discovery yesterday: 31 bodies, all apparently dead, some reportedly buried in knee-deep ash. Four bodies were brought down and confirmed dead yesterday afternoon, one day...