Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever on Monday. The 78-year-old was hospitalised in the “afternoon for testing and observation," Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “H
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole, before he hands power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan 20. Biden's move will frustrate Trump's plan to expand executions. Unlike executive
A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie "Rust" in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew that appeal, according to a statement from the Frist
At least 207 people were killed by members of the Wharf Jeremie gang in Haiti's portside neighbourhood of Cite Soleil earlier this month, the United Nations said in a report on Monday, revising up a death toll it initially estimated at 187. In a new report on the massacre, the UN Office of the Hig
Members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according to a health law expert familiar with the discussions, reports Reuters. "I have it on good authori
Five people were injured after a fleeing driver crashed into a shopping mall in Killeen in the U.S. state of Texas on Saturday evening, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Responding law enforcement officers shot the driver dead, who was chased by police for nearly 32 km before dri
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an acceptable fashion, he would demand the US ally hand it over. In an evening post on Truth Social, Trump also warned he would not le
A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 30 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were taken to hospitals near the city of Teofilo Otoni. The bus
A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel. The vote laid bare fault lines
The world's economic reckoning with the incoming Trump administration kicked off in earnest this week, with the US Federal Reserve flagging fewer rate cuts, a resignation in Canada over budgeting for tariffs and heightened focus on cryptocurrencies. The Fed cut rates as expected on Wednesday amid
President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch a mass deportation operation targeting millions of immigrants living in the US illegally and with temporary protections once he takes office on Jan. 20, a challenging initiative that could split apart families and affect US businesses. There were roughl
One person was killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting in Baltimore County in the US state of Maryland, police reported Tuesday night. "Baltimore County Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 8500 block of Loch Raven Blvd. this evening. Multiple people have been transpo
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to overturn his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star in light of the US Supreme Court's July ruling recognising immunity from prosecution for a president's official acts. Justice Juan Merchan's denial of Trump's motio
