Trump names Musk to ‘efficiency’ post as team takes shape
Donald Trump is swiftly shaping his new cabinet with a mix of hard-liners and loyalists as he prepares for his first White House visit since leaving office in disgrace four…
Two Nigerians arrested at Dominican Republic airport, excrete 150 bags of cocaine
Olayomi Koiki The government of the Dominican Republic arrested two Nigerians last weekend following credible intelligence reports that they were suspected drug dealers. Both men, aged 50 and 44, were…
Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire while approaching Haiti’s Port-au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A Spirit Airlines flight destined for the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was struck by gunfire on Monday, forcing it to be diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic.…
Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
MARYLAND, U.S. – Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general…
US President-elect Trump announces “border czar” will be Tom Homan, former head of immigration enforcement
Agency Report US President-elect Donald Trump says Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration. “I am pleased…
Judge to decide whether Trump’s hush money conviction can stand
NEW YORK, USA – A New York judge is set to decide this week whether President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal conviction on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star…
Ecuador government suspends vice president from office ahead of 2025 elections
QUITO – Ecuador’s Labor Ministry has temporarily suspended Vice President Veronica Abad from office just three months before next year’s elections in which President Daniel Noboa will seek another term.…
Authorities probing bigoted text messages that spread alarm across US
WASHINGTON – Federal and state authorities in the United States of America are investigating a wave of bigoted text messages sent anonymously that have spread alarm among Black Americans across…
US charges Iranian man in plot to kill Donald Trump, Justice Dept says
WASHINGTON – The United States has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Justice…
Joe Biden urges Americans to ‘bring down temperature’ after Donald Trump win
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to lower the political temperature after Donald Trump’s crushing election win over Kamala Harris, saying in a conciliatory address to the nation…