Disgraced U.S billionaire Jeffrey Epstein found dead in apparent suicide

By Reuters,

Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on Saturday after an apparent suicide in the New York jail cell where he was being held without bai...

Jeffrey Epstein , President Bill Clinton , President Donald Trump , suicide

Trump says Mexico may put more troops at border with U.S

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump, who is trying to stem the flow of mostly Central American migrants seeking to enter the United States from Mexico, said o...

Donald J Trump , U.S migrants , US-Mexico border

As new law frees inmates, prosecutors seek to lock some back up

By Reuters,

Monae Davis walked out of prison on March 7, thanks to a new law that eased some of the harshest aspects of the United States’ war on drugs. Now ...

inmates , prison , Prosecutors , U.S law

Woman causes drama at Nairobi court after judge adjourns her 15-year-old case

By Agnes Oloo,

A woman on Wednesday caused a stir at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi after a judge adjourned her 15-year-old-case for yet another month. 54-yea...

Adjourn , Family Division Court , Justice Asenath Ongeri , Milimani Law courts

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 loses loyalist Sarah Sanders in another White House departure

By Reuters,

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, a fierce loyalist of President Donald Trump, will leave her job at the end of the month. This for a possible...

Kanze Dena , Sarah Sanders

Man strangles wife to death after fight over food

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police on Sunday morning arrested a 47-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife at Rukanga village in Mwea-West Sub-County, Kirinyaga County. Co...

Kirinyaga County.

Nadal, Djokovic to meet in Rome final

By Reuters,

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won on Saturday to set up an Italian Open final meeting, while British number one Johanna Konta booked a final clash w...

Novak Djokovic , Rafael Nadal , Rome final

Why the woman who invented Mother’s Day came to hate it

By CNN,

Mother's Day means big business for retailers. This year is no different -- shoppers will spend an average of $196 per mom. If you hate all of the ...

Anna Jarvis , Mother's Day

Pompeo visits Iraq amid reports of Iranian missile threat

By VOA,

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unscheduled visit to Iraq, amid growing tensions with Iran after intelligence reports indicated that I...

US lawmakers alarmed by new Trump tariffs on Chinese goods

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump's intention to further hike U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has alarmed American lawmakers of both parties who fear dire eco...

As measles returns, U.S. states look to cut vaccine exemptions

By Reuters,

Maine could soon prohibit parents from citing religious or personal beliefs to avoid vaccinating their children, making the U.S. state one of a half d...

Alex Azar , House of Representatives , Measles , United States

High school principal, haunted by 20-year-old massacre, still recites victims’ names

By Reuters,

Each morning for the last two decades, Frank DeAngelis has recited aloud the names of the 13 people killed at Columbine High School, where he served a...

Columbine High School , Frank DeAngelis , Massacre

More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge

By Reuters,

North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion usin...

abortion , supreme court

States push near-bans on abortion to target Roe v. Wade

By VOA,

Emboldened by the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, anti-abortion lawmakers and activists in numerous states are pushing near-total bans...

Roe v. Wade

Thousands flee Tripoli homes as battle rages on outskirts

By Reuters,

Eastern-based forces battled troops loyal to the Tripoli government in the outskirts of Libya’s capital on Wednesday as thousands of residents fled ...

battle , Tripoli

US health officials: Measles cases this year have exceeded the 2018 count

By VOA,

U.S. health officials say that between January and March, 387 cases of measles have been reported in 15 states, exceeding the count for all of last ye...

US

Lori lightfoot to become Chicago’s 1st black woman Mayor

By VOA,

Lori Lightfoot, a political newcomer, was on track to be elected the first black female mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, with a massive lead over opponent...

chicago

In Mozambique, parents yearn for children torn away by cyclone

By Reuters,

It has been more than a week since Virginia Samuel last saw two of her children. Her family was marooned for four days in the stands of a basketball ...

Cyclone Idai , Mozambique

First Somali-American congresswoman ignites controversy in diverse Minneapolis

By VOA,

Representative Ilhan Omar has a way of attracting attention. Four months ago, the Democrat became the first Somali-American — and one of the firs...

Minneapolis