February 9, 2022
Canadian PM calls protest ‘unacceptable’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit out at protests by truckers around the country as "unacceptable". Speaking to parliament in Ottawa, he defended the Covid restrictions that have prompted truckers to converge on the nation's…
February 3, 2022
Bomb threats targeted at black universities during Black History Month
Six children are suspected of orchestrating a nationwide campaign of bomb threats against black colleges, law enforcement officials have said. More than a dozen universities and places of worship have been targeted by hoax calls, which spiked on the…
February 3, 2022
CNN president Jeff Zucker has resigned
CNN president Jeff Zucker has resigned from the network after failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a senior executive.The 56-year-old Mr Zucker said in a memo to colleagues that he was "wrong" to not report the relationship as…
February 2, 2022
All US federal prisons in lockdown after deadly gang fight
All federal prisons in the US have been placed on lockdown after a gang fight left two inmates dead at a facility in Texas. Two other prisoners were seriously hurt in the violence at the high security Beaumont facility on Monday, the Federal Bureau…
February 2, 2022
Tom Brady retires at age 44
Brady retires aged 44, with seven Super Bowls across three decades and every quarterback record in the book. He's a living legend, the widely proclaimed GOAT (greatest of all time) of not just the NFL but even in the entire sporting world. But it…
January 27, 2022
Russia maybe ‘not serious’ about diplomacy on Ukraine but ball in its court: Blinken
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the State Department on Wednesday, confirmed the U.S. had delivered a written response to Moscow security demands as Russia amassed troops on its borders with Ukraine. Russia had said it would not…
January 22, 2022
Green Bay Packers and Tennessee Titans enter divisional round
The NFL play-offs have reached the divisional round and revenge is on a few minds on the road to Super Bowl 56. After earning a bye last week, the top seeds in each Conference now enter the fray, and the NFC's Green Bay Packers return with a…
January 9, 2022
Which teams can qualify on final day of regular season
Do or die, now or never, win or bust - whatever you call it, this weekend is the last chance for NFL teams to punch their ticket to the postseason. An extra game was added to the schedule in 2021, making this the NFL's longest regular season at 17…
December 30, 2021
US cities scale back New Year’s Eve events and urge people to scrap parties
Americans are again facing a stay-at-home New Year’s Eve as US political leaders and senior health advisers have urged people to scrap party plans and avoid larger public events as daily cases of Covid-19 break all previous records. In New York,…
December 29, 2021
Biden and Putin phone call seeks ‘diplomatic path’
US President Joe Biden is set to hold talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin for the second time this month, in a bid to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine.The two leaders will speak by phone on Thursday.They will discuss forthcoming security talks…