A man who committed a brutal robbery as a teenager in Missouri, firing a gun at two people, will be in prison until he dies. Is that fair? Bobby Bostic wakes up at 4.45am, every day. He washes his face, brushes his teeth, goes for breakfast around 5.30. He comes back, watches TV – usually … Read more
US President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead last week in Florida. A staff member with a gun could end an attack “very quickly”, he said. Mr Trump floated the proposal – long-championed by the powerful NRA gun lobby – as emotional survivors of … Read more
David Accam has become the first African man to join Common Goal and now wants to find the next George Weah or Kofi Annan. Adam Bate caught up with him to hear about his unique journey to MLS via non-league football in England and the Swedish third tier. David Accam is speaking in Florida where his new … Read more
At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said. The suspect has been named as Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the school who had been expelled. As the attack unfolded students were forced to hide as police swooped in on … Read more
Cape Town is in the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to face the threat of running out of drinking water. However, the plight of the drought-hit South African city is just one extreme example of a problem that experts have long been warning about – water scarcity. Despite … Read more
US entrepreneur Elon Musk has launched his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mammoth vehicle – the most powerful since the shuttle system – lifted clear of its pad without incident to soar high over the Atlantic Ocean. It was billed as a risky test flight in advance … Read more
A father in Texas has been charged by authorities for selling his missing teenage daughter for sex. The girl, kept hidden in a separate location, he was later resuced when she made an escape to a McDonald’s restaurant and called the authorities. The Dallas Morning News reported that 31-year-old Steve Marks was charged with “purchasing … Read more
US-based Ghanaian relationship blogger, Kwadjo Panyin has teamed up with two other US-based bachelors of Ghanaian origin to launch Afringle, a new dating site dedicated to Africans living abroad and back home in Africa. According to Kwadjo Panyin, he developed the idea to start a dating website and app just like most entrepreneurs do, to first solve his … Read more
August 5 may eventually be a day of celebration for Justin Gatlin’s family, as that was the day when the forgotten son reclaimed his honour in the world of sports. The sporting public was denied a fairytale ending to Usain Bolt’s solo 100m career when American, Justin Gatlin took gold in the 2017 World Championship … Read more
The US state of Florida braced Monday for a tropical storm as authorities declared an emergency in some areas and warned of heavy rainfall and possible flash floods. The storm, named Emily, formed in the Gulf of Mexico overnight Sunday and was expected to pass quickly overland for the Atlantic Ocean by Tuesday with maximum … Read more
Moroccan police have arrested a British dealer in virtual currency Bitcoin wanted on fraud charges in the United States, a source close to the investigation told AFP on Thursday. Police said only that a 49-year-old Briton had been detained in the northern city of Tangiers on Wednesday in response to a notice issued by Interpol … Read more
Seven Mexicans were among the 10 migrants who suffocated in an overcrowded, sweltering truck smuggling them into the United States, Mexico said Wednesday, up from an initial figure of four. The Mexican foreign ministry said it had confirmed that at least 34 Mexicans were being transported in the truck, whose driver was arrested after the … Read more
The head of US homeland security says the deaths of nine people inside an overheated truck packed with migrants in Texas shows the “brutality” of smugglers. The migrants were discovered in the early morning hours Sunday in a truck parked in a Walmart lot in San Antonio, a city that is a two-hour drive from … Read more
Man with one arm and no legs who’s become a bodybuilder [Video] A 21-year-old man with a rare genetic disorder was filmed lifting a 152lb tire nearly a dozen times across his Tampa, Florida gym. The feat is impressive on its own. But what makes the demonstration even more remarkable is that Nick Santonastasso has … Read more
The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on reducing the trade deficit in the first round of economic talks under the Trump administration, Washington said at the conclusion of the meeting Wednesday which produced no major breakthroughs. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had opened the talks between the world’s … Read more
The US launched its first round of trade talks with China since Donald Trump took office in an unusually blunt manner Wednesday, demanding more “fair, equitable and reciprocal” relationship, with more access to American made goods and services. Noting the more than 200 percent surge in Chinese exports to the United States in the last … Read more
After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Trump administration is taking a more traditional approach to resolving issues with China: a formal structure of talks that makes gradual, sometimes glacial progress. Expectations among trade experts are restrained that the first round of talks Wednesday will produce results on long-standing issues … Read more
National Football League player Lucky Whitehead says someone stole his pitbull dog from his home and is refusing to return it unless a $10,000 ransom is paid. The Dallas Cowboys receiver wrote about the dog-napping on his Instagram account, saying the puppy was stolen when he was away in Florida. Whitehead has owned the dog … Read more
The Trump administration announced Monday an increase in seasonal worker visas that US resorts depend on, but the move halfway through the summer is unlikely to alleviate a nationwide shortage. Holiday vacation destinations around the United States — including President Donald Trump’s own Mar-a-Lago country club in Palm Beach, Florida — depend on tens of … Read more
A US court has asked President Donald Trump’s staff to turn over records of visitors to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to a ruling made public Monday. As president, Trump has visited his southern bolthole — which he calls the “Winter White House” — seven times between February and May when it closed for … Read more