March 2, 2025
Jamaican government urged to ‘fully decolonise’ with bill to ditch King Charles
KINGSTON/LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Many Jamaicans want their country to ditch King Charles as head of state but a bill presented by the government to do just that has frustrated some critics of the monarchy who believe the change should go further…
March 2, 2025
Palace’s Mateta suffers serious head injury, chairman slams ‘reckless challenge’
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace suffered a big blow as forward Jean-Philippe Mateta was taken to hospital with a head injury after a rash challenge by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts during their FA Cup fifth-round clash at Selhurst Park…
March 2, 2025
Elon Musk has another child, a boy
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk, who is a close adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has another child, his 14th. His latest child, a son, is with Shivon Zilis, an executive at Musk's Neuralink with whom he already has three…
March 2, 2025
American R&B singer Angie Stone dies at 63
March 1 (Reuters) - American singer Angie Stone, who was nominated for three Grammy Awards, died at 63 early Saturday, a representative confirmed. Deborah R. Champagne, Stone's representative who last spoke with her shortly after 9 p.m. ET (0200…
February 28, 2025
Anguillians elect first woman head of government
Governor Julia Crouch is expected to swear in Anguilla’s first ever female head of government later on Thursday after Cora Richardson-Hodge led the main opposition Anguilla United Front (AUF) to a convincing victory on Wednesday’s general election.…
February 27, 2025
UN Secretary General calls on international community to stand behind Haiti
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, is urging the international community to “act quickly” as he acknowledged that each new wave of criminal attacks against Haiti’s communities and institutions “is a distressing sign that time is…
February 27, 2025
Trump says Putin will have to make concessions, US won’t make Ukraine guarantees
President Donald Trump said he will not make any security guarantees to Ukraine "beyond very much," as the United States eyes signing a minerals deal with Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Western security guarantees are…
February 27, 2025
White House formally instructs agencies to prepare for ‘large-scale’ layoffs and reorganization
The Trump administration is directing all federal agencies to "promptly" begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans for doing so by March 13, according to a new memo obtained by ABC News. The memo, from White…
February 27, 2025
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, found dead in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with his wife
ABC News has confirmed that Gene Hackman, 95, the prolific and versatile two-time Oscar-winning actor whose career spanned more than five decades, was found dead Wednesday in his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with his wife, classical pianist…
February 27, 2025
Lauryn Hill pays tribute to the late Roberta Flack
Lauryn Hill has paid tribute to the star who popularized the song sampled in the Fugees hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song." Taking to Instagram, she shared some words about the late Roberta Flack, who passed away Monday at 88 years old. "Whitney…