Billionaire Epstein sought to pay off potential witnesses in child sex trafficking case

By Reuters,

Jailed American financier Jeffrey Epstein made payments to two potential witnesses seeking to influence them in the child sex trafficking case against...

Jeffrey Epstein , Miami Herald , Prosecution , sex trafficking

Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal

By CNN,

President Donald Trump has announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey...

Acosta , Epstein plea deal , sex trafficking

US billionaire accused of sex trafficking

By VOA,

Jeffrey Epstein, a U.S. hedge fund billionaire with links to top politicians and celebrities, was charged on Monday with running a sex trafficking rin...

Jeffrey Epstein , sex trafficking

Armed Americans arrested in Haiti returned to US

By VOA,

Five U.S. citizens who were among eight men detained over the weekend in Haiti with automatic weapons and other arms have returned to the United State...

Armed Americans , Haiti , Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant , US

Haiti AG says no pressure applied to release detainees

By VOA,

Haiti Attorney General Paul Eronce Villard denied rumors Tuesday that he is being pressured to release eight men armed with a cache of high-powered we...

Haiti

More suspicious packages sent to Trump critics

By VOA,

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) said on Friday, an eleventh suspicious package addressed to Democratic Senator Cory Booker was found. ...

Barack Obama , CNN , Joe Biden , USA

Florida Senate rejects ban on assault weapons, votes to arm teachers

By Reuters,

The Florida Senate rejected a proposal to ban assault weapons, and voted for a measure to arm some teachers; weeks after 17 people were killed in the ...

Broward County school system , David Hogg , democrats , Florida Senate , Fort Lauderdale , Las Vegas , Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School , Miami Herald , republicans , student Jaclyn Corin

Cranes toppled in flooded Florida as Irma unleashes fury

By Citizen Reporter,

Hurricane Irma toppled cranes, swallowed streets and left millions without power Sunday as it unleashed its terrifying fury on the US state of Florida...

Florida , florida nightclub shooting , florida shooting , Hurricane Hermine tears through Florida , HURRICANE IRMA

Amid comparisons to Jordan, James out to cement own legacy

By AFP,

LeBron James was once among thousands of youngsters striving to "be like Mike," but the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar never dreamed he'd be mentioned ...

Chicago Bulls , Cleveland Cavaliers , LeBron James , Legend , Michael Jordan , NBA

Florida governor confirms Zika transmission in Miami Beach

By Reuters,

Florida officials said on Friday (August 19) they have identified a new area of Zika virus transmission through local mosquitoes in a small area in Mi...

Kenyan Man Pleads Guilty of Supporting Al Shabaab, Al Qaeda

By Wangui Ngechu,

A Kenyan man has now pleaded guilty to supporting three different terrorist organizations. 27 year old Mohamed Hussein Said, from Nairobi, pleaded ...

AL QAEDA , Al Shabaab , Charges , FBI , Kenyan , pleads guilty , terror groups , terrorism , terrorist , US