Eva, the baby with no brain was diagnosed of Anencephaly, an un-treatable condition where the brain of an embryo does not develop properly She is heavily pregnant and is going through the maladies of the process, but Keri not expecting a baby per se. It is a sad but inspiring story of superhero mum Keri Young, … Read more
Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured of the Akufo-Addo government’s commitment to deepening cooperation with the United States of America in furtherance of international diplomacy and national development. The Vice President made the pledge when he received a delegation of US Senators and Congressmen at the Presidency on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Led … Read more
The US Senate on Friday confirmed fossil-fuel ally and global warming skeptic Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, installing a legal expert at the helm of a department he has repeatedly sued. President Donald Trump’s pick for EPA administrator was among the most contentious of his cabinet nominees, and Democrats held an all-night … Read more
The Mawerehene of the Asante Monarch has lost his bid to represent the Ashanti Region on the Council of State. Baffour Osei Brentuo Hyiaman VI polled five votes. A sub-chief in the Asante Kingdom, Nana Owusu Akyew Brepong, polled 54 votes while Yaw Amankwa obtained 10 votes. The Mawerehene lost despite the last-minute withdrawal of … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ideal Financial Holdings Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani has won the Greater Accra Council of State election. Dr. Dzani who was voted the Banking & Finance Entrepreneur for the year 2015 at the sixth Ghana Entrepreneur Awards polled 20 votes followed by Nene Kanor Attiapah with 12 votes. The other … Read more
A proposal which would force women to get permission from their sexual partner to allow them to have an abortion has passed the first hurdle in Oklahoma. The bill would mean women needed written consent from a man for a doctor to carry out a termination. The bill’s author, state legislator Justin Humphrey, who has … Read more
An urban development planner, Bernard Abeiku Arthur, is backing moves by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to relocate the headquarters of the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) to the Western region. Mr Arthur argued on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show Tuesday that the move would bolster diversification of State functions. “Shifting the Company to Takoradi is … Read more
Parts of Kansas and Missouri could see another round of freezing rain Sunday as a winter storm that has already coated roads in ice and contributed to accidents that killed four people churns through in the Midwest and Plains. Three people died in three crashes in Missouri thought to be weather-related Friday and Saturday, the … Read more
The Ivory Coast government has just thumbed its nose at the efforts by the U. S. to expand its role in assisting in the development of the Ivory Coast infrastructure. Over the last several years the U.S. has made sustained efforts to assist the Ivory Coast in health programs for the Ivory Coast people under … Read more
Looking to cement his environmental record, President Barack Obama took new action Tuesday barring offshore drilling in areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans indefinitely. Obama relied on a 63-year-old law to make his moves, which will prevent future leasing of certain offshore areas for oil rights. His successor, Donald Trump, who has promised a … Read more
Oil prices edged up in thin trading on Thursday after steep falls in the previous session, supported by a weaker dollar, positive economic data and a drawdown in U. S. crude stocks. International Brent crude futures were trading up 4 cents at $53.04 a barrel at 0345 GMT after closing the previous session down 93 … Read more
Florence Henderson, known to millions for her role as matriarch Carol Brady in The Brady Bunch, has died aged 82. According to her representatives, she died on Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, a day after being admitted to hospital. First shown in 1969, The Brady Bunch told of single parents with children … Read more
An 11-year-old Oklahoma girl has said she was “scared to death” to find a stranger – who turned out to be a wanted man – hiding in her closet. Presley Brown said the intruder emerged from her walk-in wardrobe and said: “Don’t be scared, little girl.” Her screams alerted her father, who tackled the man … Read more
A number of black freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday received multiple messages via a mobile group messaging application containing graphic racist imagery and racial slurs. The students were added to a GroupMe account titled “Mud Men” that contained “violent, racist and thoroughly repugnant images and messages,” the university said in a statement … Read more
When the UK voted in June’s EU referendum, people ticked one of two boxes – leave or stay. When the US went to the polls this week, voters were faced with a much longer process. They voted on a range of issues, not just whether they wanted Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton to move into … Read more
Republican candidate Donald Trump has taken a commanding lead over Hillary Clinton in the key swing states that will decide the White House election. He won Florida, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina, while Democrat Mrs Clinton took Virginia and Nevada, ABC projects. Pennsylvania is too close to call. New Hampshire, Michigan and Wisconsin – which … Read more
The presidential race was extremely close on Tuesday evening, with Republican Donald Trump — who entered the night as an underdog – seizing the advantage over Democrat Hillary Clinton in a series of battleground states. By 11 p.m. Eastern time, voting had ended in 49 states, everywhere but Alaska. Together, they represented 535 of the … Read more
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are locked in a knife-edge battle in swing states after polls closed across half the US in the White House election. The contest is too close to call in the crucial battlegrounds of Virginia, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. But Republican nominee Mr Trump has racked up wins in southern … Read more
Polls have closed across half the US as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump await the verdict of voters after a bitterly fought White House election campaign. Republican nominee Mr Trump has racked up wins in southern states and Democrat Mrs Clinton has swept northeastern states, ABC News projects. But the races are too close to … Read more
On Tuesday, November 8, Americans will decide whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton will be handed the keys to the White House. The first polls will close at 6pm EST in Indiana and Kentucky and the last, in Alaska, at 1am EST. In between, results will trickle in, state by state. Key states … Read more