Man beaten after being mistaken for a suspected child predator

By CNN,

Kevin Martin says he was just looking to play pool at a local bar in Norco, California, when a man mistook him for a child predator and beat him. Mar...

child predator

Pope condemns spate of U.S. gun violence, prays for victims

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned attacks on “defenseless people” in a spate of gun violence in three American states, including one that killed 20...

Pope Francis , US MASS SHOOTINGS

Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in Texas

By Reuters,

A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers ...

El Paso Shooting , Walmart

Nyong’o criticises Uhuru statement on cancer centres

By Wangui Ngechu,

Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has criticised the government's plan to have cancer centres set up across the country. His sentiments follows Presi...

cancer centres , Nyong'o , Uhuru kenyatta

Forced displacement causes controversy in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley

By VOA,

A dam project and sugarcane plantation intended to transform southern Ethiopia could mean the end to a way of life for indigenous people living in the...

Ethiopia , Omo Valley

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into U.S. as new policy kicks in

By Reuters,

Fear over new U.S. curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cit...

asylum , Donald Trump , Mexico , migrants , U.S.-Mexico border

House condemns Trump over ‘racist comments’ tweeted at congresswomen

By Reuters,

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for “ racist comments” against four minority Democratic congr...

Congresswomen , Donald Trump , Kevin McCarthy , racism

Trump tells Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘fix’ countries they came from

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told a group of mostly American-born Democratic congresswomen to “go back and help fix the totally broken and ...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Democratic congresswomen , Ilhan Omar , President Donald Trump

American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX cancellations for fourth time

By Reuters,

American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) said on Sunday it is extending for a fourth time cancellations of about 115 daily flights into early November due ...

American Airlines Group In , Boeing 737 MAX , Federal Aviation Administration

Jay-Z goes into the marijuana business

By Reuters,

Billionaire rapper Jay-Z is entering the fast-growing cannabis industry, taking a role with California company Caliva as a strategist. Privately ow...

Jay Z , marijuana

Former Kenyan journalist appointed to Long Beach-Mombasa Sister City board

By Citizen Reporter,

A former Kenyan journalist, Mishael Ondieki, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Long Beach-Mombasa Sister City program. The city o...

Long Beach , Mishael Ondieki

Major quake hits same California area, causes damage, injuries

By VOA,

A quake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted much of California, cracking buildings, setting fires, breaking roads and causing several injuries while seismo...

California , Donald Trump , Earthquakes , U.S.A

Trump administration loses bid to lift bar on funds for border wall

By Reuters,

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an injunction barring the Trump administration from using $2.5 billion intended for the fight aga...

border wall , Donald Trump , Mexico

Why Semenya is likely to miss World Championships

By Agencies,

Caster Semenya says she will not race at the World Championships in Qatar later this year if she loses an appeal against IAAF rules governing testoste...

Caster Semenya , IAAF , World Championships

U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion

By Reuters,

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its opponents in a California lawsuit agreed on Friday to delay implementing a rule that wo...

abortion , Planned Parenthood , President Donald Trump

Photo of drowned migrant triggers fight over Trump asylum clampdown

By Reuters,

A harrowing photo of a Salvadoran migrant and his young daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border became the focus on Wednesday...

Donald Trump , migrants , U.S.-Mexico border , United Nations

Kim Kardashian’s Kimono lingerie line sparks Japanese anger

By CNN,

Kim Kardashian West has been accused of cultural appropriation after launching a brand of figure-hugging underwear called Kimono. The reality TV st...

Kim Kardashian , lingerie

Apple buys self-driving car startup Drive.ai

By Reuters,

Apple Inc on Tuesday confirmed that it has acquired self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai. Technology news website The Information reported earlier th...

apple , Silicon Valley

Merrick Bremner set for KCB Karen Masters return

By Agencies,

Last year’s runner-up Merrick Bremner will be among the star attractions when the crème de la crème of the Sunshine Tour returns for the 2019 KCB ...

KCB Karen Masters , Merrick  Bremner

YouTuber buys U.S. town and renames it Gay Hell

By Reuters,

YouTube star Elijah Daniel has bought the town of Hell and renamed it Gay Hell, only allowing Pride flags to fly in protest at President Donald Trump'...