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Washington, United States | AFP | Two people were killed on Monday and several were injured by a gunman who opened fire at a high school in the midwestern US city of St. Louis, police said. The gunman was shot dead by police officers who rushed to the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School, St. Louis police chief Mike Sack told reporters. Sack said the gunman appeared to be about 20 years old and […]
by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of having been ousted, announcing he would not run to replace outgoing leader Liz Truss. The surprise decision, which the ex-premier said had been reached reluctantly after recognising he would not lead “a united party in parliament”, removes a major obstacle to his political foe, former finance minister […]
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | AFP | Hurricane Roslyn made landfall on the west coast of Mexico on Sunday as a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, as communities braced for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. The storm hit the central Nayarit state around 5:30 am (1130 GMT) packing estimated maximum sustained winds of 120 miles (195 kilometers) per hour, the NHC said. Just hours before hitting the […]
5:20 AM MDT Sunday Update: Roslyn makes landfall in west-central Mexico near Santa Cruz in northern Nayarit. The maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 120 mph (195 km/h). pic.twitter.com/HDwVyyfq6x — NHC Eastern Pacific (@NHC_Pacific) October 23, 2022 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | AFP | Hurricane Roslyn made landfall on the west coast of Mexico Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center said, with communities bracing for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. The […]
Atlanta, United States | AFP | by Camille CAMDESSUS There is no such thing as a free lunch, economists chide, but one alternative store in the southern US city of Atlanta is offering the next best thing to those struggling with spiraling prices. Locals load up on plantains, frozen meat and other ingredients free of charge at The Grocery Spot, a small, neon-lit outlet in the Georgia state capital. In three weeks, Americans get to […]
New York, United States | AFP | Former US president Donald Trump is expected to testify Wednesday in a defamation case pitting him against a prominent American columnist who says he raped her in the 1990s. E. Jean Carroll, 78, alleges that Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store. Last week, a New York federal court judge rejected a motion by Trump, who has denied the accusation, to further delay his […]
Washington, United States | AFP | President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday he’s putting the final 15 million barrels on the market from a record release of US strategic oil reserves, with more releases possible if energy prices spike, a senior US official said. The new tranche of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be “completing the 180 million barrel release authorized in the spring,” in response to price hikes linked to Russia’s […]
Washington, United States | AFP | Former US president Donald Trump’s administration prevented health officials from providing accurate information about Covid-19 in a bid to back up his overly optimistic view of the outbreak, according to a congressional report released Monday. Senior staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told investigators Trump aides bullied staff and tried to rewrite their reports in a bid to align guidance with the president’s public […]
Washington, United States | AFP | Police in Oklahoma have opened a murder investigation after the discovery of four dismembered bodies in a river in the small town of Okmulgee in the central US state, law enforcement officials said Monday. Four friends disappeared on the evening of Sunday, October 9, after having left the home of one of them by bicycle, sparking a large search. Investigators finally discovered four dismembered bodies in a river on […]
The suspect has been taken into custody. — Raleigh Police (@raleighpolice) October 14, 2022 Washington, United States | AFP | A shooting Thursday in North Carolina’s capital Raleigh left at least five people dead, including an off-duty police officer, officials in the southeast US city said, adding that a suspect had been captured. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said the shooting occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail in the area. “This is a […]
Fort Lauderdale, United States | AFP | by Gerard Martinez with Chris Lefkow in Washington A US jury on Thursday rejected the death penalty and backed life imprisonment for Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at a Florida high school, in a sentence that shocked and angered some relatives of the victims. Cruz, 24, wearing a striped sweater and large glasses, stared down expressionless at the defense table as the verdict was read […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | US President Joe Biden shelled out nearly four times the asking price when he stopped for tacos and quesadillas during a visit to Los Angeles on Thursday. The 79-year-old grinned widely as he picked up an order, telling the server the extra money should be used to pay for the next customer. Biden, who entered the restaurant alongside California Representative Karen Bass and LA County supervisor Hilda Solis, […]
