[ad_1] The Trump administration must temporarily cease from engaging in widespread layoffs and firings of govt workers, a California federal court ruled Friday. President Donald Trump’s Feb executive order calling for a radical reorganisation of the federal workforce likely violates the Constitution, Judge Susan Illston of the US district court for the Northern District of […]
[ad_1] Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the city’s Seventh Ward, an area that is traditionally Catholic and a […]
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY: Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to “desperately” counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day after the modest cardinal largely unknown to the world become the first US head of the 2,000-year institution.Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the 267th pope, spiritual leader of […]
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps. Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed the cardinals as […]
[ad_1] Representative Image (AI) TEGUCIGALPA: The US Embassy in Honduras issued a warning on Tuesday about the threat of a mass shooting at three potential targets in the capital, including a school, a shopping mall and a government complex.The warning posted to the embassy’s account on X said it had received information that the attacks […]
[ad_1] A number of individuals were hurt in a spectacular crash Sunday when a boat rammed into a ferry near Clearwater’s Memorial Causeway Bridge, fleeing the area before authorities arrived, officials reported. The accident, which was met with a mass casualty response, occurred as the ferry was transporting over 40 passengers.The Clearwater Police Department confirmed […]
[ad_1] Mass shooting at South Carolina’s tourist hotspot Myrtle Beach; 1 dead, 11 injured At least one person was killed and 11 others were wounded in a mass shooting in Myrtle Beach, a popular tourist area of South Carolina. Authorities said officers “observed a disturbance involving multiple individuals” at around 11:50 pm Saturday on North […]
[ad_1] Robert E. Crimo III’s attorney Gregory Ticsay (right) talks to him during his trial at the Lake County Courthouse, Waukegan (Image: AP) WAUKEGAN: Survivors and relatives of people killed in a 2022 mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago are set to address the gunman Wednesday at his sentencing hearing. Robert […]
[ad_1] Protest in Bangladesh over Israel attacks in Gaza. (AP) Demonstrations broke out across Bangladesh, including Dhaka city, on Monday protesting against Israeli actions in Gaza. Different organisations spanning political, social, cultural, religious and professional spheres took to Dhaka’s streets in protest.The demonstrations form part of worldwide protests against attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, according […]
[ad_1] Hundreds of employees wait in line wrapped around the outside of the Health and Human Services headquarters building (Picture credit: AP) A sweeping reorganisation of the US department of health and human services (HHS) resulted in thousands of employees receiving dismissal notices on Tuesday. The layoffs, expected to eliminate 10,000 positions, include researchers, scientists, […]
