US & World

Soccer’s ruling world body FIFA said on Saturday it had suspended Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities for three months as it investigates an incident in which he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory.  Federation president faces calls to resign …

At least 12 people died in a crush at a stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Friday as sports fans gathered for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games, local media reported.  80 total injured as fans gathered for opening ceremony of Indian Ocean Island Games. At least 12 …

HISTORIC MUGSHOT. This handout image released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on August 24 shows the booking photo of former US President Donald Trump. AFP  Atlanta—Former US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after …

Within hours of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, some cases were already being resolved on Friday as relatives or the people themselves reported they were safe. Maui County released 388 names of people unaccounted for from …

Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated the town of Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions.  County alleges utility’s failure to shut off power in high winds led to deadly wildfires. Maui County …

Former U.S. president Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former U.S. president.  Former U.S. president was fingerprinted, had his mug shot taken. Former U.S. …

British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm. British police say they’re investigating sales of substance after Kenneth Law’s arrest in Mississauga. British police said Friday …

Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries set to join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the BRICS economic bloc next year, the bloc announced Thursday, a move that will likely throw more scrutiny on Beijing’s political influence in the Persian Gulf.  Move will expand bloc’s economic …

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency.  Crash left 10 people dead; Prigozhin was leader of short-lived …

With frontrunner Donald Trump deciding to skip Wednesday night’s first Republican presidential candidate’s debate in Milwaukee, it was thought that Ron DeSantis, would be the prime target by the other candidates. Instead, it was the 38-year entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy put on the defensive.  Trump barely mentioned in 2-hour debate. When …