A fight for holiday equality: How Black Santas shaped US civil rights
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts
NewsFeed Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes on Earth launched jets of molten lava skywards during a spectacular eruption. Published On 24 Dec 202424 Dec 2024
FAA lifts groundstop of American Airlines flights after technical issue
A groundstop of all American Airlines flights in the United States has been lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, after an unspecified “technical issue” briefly halted flights across the country. Just before 7am Eastern time (12:00 GMT) on Tuesday, the FAA ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the US at the airline’s request….
US-Japan steel deal goes to Biden for final decision after panel deadlocks
A decision on whether to allow Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover of US Steel has fallen to United States President Joe Biden after a government panel failed to agree on possible national security risks. The failure of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) to reach a consensus on the $15bn deal on Monday…
Video: Mangione pleads not guilty to CEO murder
NewsFeed Video: Mangione pleads not guilty to CEO murder Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare has pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan courtroom. Protesters gathered outside the court demanding changes to US healthcare provision. Published On 24 Dec 202424 Dec 2024
Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever
Former United States President Bill Clinton has been hospitalised after developing a fever, his office has announced. Clinton, 78, was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC for testing and observation on Monday afternoon, Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates…
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?
On Sunday, United States President-elect Donald Trump said that his new administration will try and regain control of the Panama Canal. His statements drew rebuke from Panama President Jose Raul Mulino. Here is more about what Trump said and why the Panama Canal is significant to the US: What did Trump say? Trump brought up…
Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016
Fentanyl is increasingly behind opioid overdose deaths in Canada, according to new government data. The national health agency on Monday reported that nearly 50,000 people in the North American country died from opioid overdose deaths from January 2016 to June 2024. During that period, fentanyl, a highly addictive synthetic opioid sometimes prescribed for pain relief,…
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to ‘terrorism’ in US healthcare CEO murder
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has pleaded not guilty to New York state charges that allege he committed an “act of terrorism”. The plea made in a Manhattan court on Monday came days after federal prosecutors lodged their own charges against Mangione in connection with the…
Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term
United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row in his weeks in office before the second term of President-elect Donald Trump. The move, announced on Monday, means that the 37 individuals will instead face life in prison for their convictions, according to the White…