Dozens of F-35 stealth fighters that were grounded for 11 days due to an oxygen-supply problem aboard the expensive warplanes will resume flying on Wednesday, the US Air Force said. Investigators were unable to identify a root cause of the issue, which had prompted the 56th Fighter Wing of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona to … Read more
New York prosecutors unveiled charges Monday against three men accused of manufacturing and selling $400,000 in fake Damien Hirst prints to dozens of art buyers around the world. Vincent Lopreto, 52, appeared in court on Monday, 15 days after being released from prison for previously selling knock-off Hirst works online, prosecutors said. Famed for his … Read more
Some of 63 Ghanaians who were deported to Ghana are claiming they were treated like criminals upon their arrest in the United States where they were put in jail with hardened criminals for at least a year. Some of them say they were in prison custody for 18 months without any charge until their eventual … Read more
The US Air Force has temporarily grounded dozens of F-35 stealth fighters while it investigates an oxygen supply issue aboard the expensive planes, officials said Monday. The planes were grounded Friday due to five incidents since May 2 in which pilots experienced hypoxia-like symptoms. The 56th Fighter Wing of Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, … Read more
The US Air Force has temporarily grounded dozens of F-35 stealth fighters while it investigates an oxygen supply issue aboard the expensive planes, officials said Monday. The 56th Fighter Wing of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona “will continue their pause in local F-35A flying to coordinate analysis and communication between pilots, maintainers, medical professionals and … Read more
From a skyscraper twice the height of today’s tallest building to self-sufficient farms designed to offset the Great Depression, a New York exhibition is spotlighting the hidden projects and dreams of Frank Lloyd Wright. “Unpacking the Archive” is the product of painstaking research from thousands of documents that lay dormant in the personal archive of … Read more
More than 40 years ago, Americans were afraid to go into the water as “Jaws” scared the daylights out of a generation of ocean swimmers. Hollywood is hoping for a repeat this summer with the movie “47 Meters Down.” There have been more than 50 shark movies since Steven Spielberg made cinematic history with “Jaws” … Read more
A few years ago, I had the privilege of being a part of an international conference in Accra. At one of the group sessions, the issue of lawyer advertising came up. I argued forcefully against the current rules that prohibit advertising and described them as colonial relics that have become shorn of their relevance. The … Read more
Edinson Volquez pitched the sixth no-hitter in Miami Marlins history on Saturday in a 3-0 Major League Baseball victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Volquez, 33, struck out all three of the batters he faced in the ninth inning to complete the feat. He finished with a total of 10 strikeouts to become the first Marlin … Read more
Alphabet-owned Waymo is putting its autonomous driving expertise to work in trucking, in a new track for the unit formerly known as Google Car. Tests taking place currently at a private track in California are to be followed up by trying out rigs, with drivers ready to take the wheels, on roads in Arizona later … Read more
Drug testing for welfare clients in the United States has led to the disqualification of as few as 0.01 percent of recipients in some states. That’s the latest research presented by the Australian Greens, as the party ramps up its opposition to the Federal Government’s plan for a trial drug testing program on the grounds … Read more
It was supposed to calm nerves, relieve stress and improve concentration but a new anti-fidget toy spreading fast through US and European schools is whipping up anger among teachers on both sides of the Atlantic. Just months after the “fidget spinner” first whirled its way into the hands of antsy youngsters, some schools have already … Read more
Top-ranked Lydia Ko and other players dismissed concerns Wednesday about playing July’s US Women’s Open at US President Donald Trump’s course in Bedminster, New Jersey, in the wake of his controversial comments about women. Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump organization, shrugged off politics when asked about his father’s comments about grabbing women … Read more
he CDC received word of 32 outbreaks linked to swimming pools or water playgrounds in the US Beware of contaminated pool water: Outbreaks of a parasitic diarrhea-causing infection linked to pools and water playgrounds doubled in the United States from 2014 to 2016, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued Thursday by the … Read more
Final score: Republicans 14, Barack Obama’s last-minute regulations, one. Congressional Republicans anxious to show voters they can get something done are hailing their reversal of more than a dozen Obama-era regulations on guns, the internet and the environment. Over a few months, lawmakers used an obscure legislative rule to ram through changes that will have … Read more
Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, has reached an agreement with ridesharer Lyft to test self-driving car technology, the companies said. Waymo and Lyft are joining forces against ridesharing giant Uber, which is racing to develop its own self-driving vehicles. Many other companies such as German carmaker Daimler and California-based Tesla have … Read more
Democratic and Republican lawmakers will be “thanking” Donald Trump for firing FBI director James Comey, the president has said. In early morning tweets, Mr Trump defended his shock decision to fire the FBI chief over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails. His comments come just before he is set to meet the … Read more
Police in Arizona have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of spreading terror around the state capital Phoenix with a series of random shootings that left nine people dead. Investigators say they do not know what led the suspect, Aaron Saucedo, 23, to launch his months-long shooting spree. “This case plagued our community for more than … Read more
Aaron Saucedo had already been charged with murder in connection with a killing in August 2015 Police in the US state of Arizona say a man arrested last month is responsible for a series of deadly shootings in Phoenix last year. Aaron Saucedo, 23, had already been charged with murder in connection with a killing … Read more
Ninety-nine days into office President Donald Trump jetted into Atlanta, Georgia on Friday to address the National Rifle Association, earning a triumphant welcome from the hugely powerful US gun lobby. Republican candidates have often jostled to the doors of the organization that prides itself on its ability to influence American elections. But for a sitting … Read more