UK court frees singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case (Photo: AP) Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The decision by a London judge […]
Fire at three storey mansion near Obama’s residence A devastating fire engulfed a three-storey historic mansion on Tuesday morning in an affluent Kalorama neighbourhood of northwest Washington, DC, situated near former President Barack Obama’s residence.The DC Fire and EMS Department reported that the incident necessitated local evacuations and substantial emergency services. They noted that a […]
Neha Sharma, Amandeep Sharma convicted of fraud in New Zealand. (Photo: Social media) Neha Sharma and her husband Amandeep Sharma have pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges in New Zealand after they conned a New Zealand government agency out of more than $2 million.When their secret arrangement came in the public, they booked one-way tickets […]
The Trump administration decided to cancel $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University, citing the institution’s inadequate response to antisemitic harassment and ethnic discrimination incidents.The health and human services department on Monday said that they are terminating multiple multi-year grant awards over their full duration.“HHS is taking decisive action to uphold civil rights in […]
Micki Witthoeft, center, mother of Ashli Babbitt (File photo AP) The Trump administration has agreed to pay around $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, in order to settle a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Babbitt estate, according to Associated Press.She was shot and killed during Capitol ill riots on January 6, […]
US to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt The US government on Monday agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman who was fatally shot by police during the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, reports the Washington Post. Babbitt was a vocal Trump supporter […]
The Trump administration is working on a strategy to permanently move up to 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, according to NBC News. Senior officials have engaged in discussions with Libyan leadership regarding this initiative. The proposal includes potentially unfreezing billions in US-held Libyan funds as compensation.The deliberations remain ongoing, with Israel being kept […]
BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk over allegations he embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees.Investigators from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) accuse Abbot Phra Thammachiranuwat from Wat Rai Khing of siphoning more than 300 million baht ($9.05 million) from the temple’s […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Family members of a Black motorist fatally shot by a deputy in southwestern Washington state during a traffic stop have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $3.5 million. The Clark County Council agreed Wednesday to make the payment in the 2021 death of 30-year-old Jenoah Donald, The Columbian reported. Donald lived in […]
Washington is gearing up for a huge military parade planned for June 14, marking the Army’s 250th anniversary and US President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. The event will be unlike any other recent military celebration in the capital, with thousands of soldiers, tanks, and warplanes taking centre stage. The latest cost estimate for the event […]
