Man held after US congresswoman pours hot coffee on assailant

A man suspected of attacking a congresswoman in the lift of her Washington DC apartment building on Thursday has been arrested, police say. Angie Craig, a Minnesota Democrat, fought back by throwing hot coffee at the assailant, a police report…

Salman Rushdie speaks out after stabbing saying it was ”very difficult” to write again

British author Salman Rushdie said he finds it “very difficult” to write after being stabbed last year, in an interview published on Monday ahead of the release of his new novel “Victory City.” Rushdie, whose “epic tale” of a 14th-century…

The Late Late Show with James Corden’s replacement confirmed as star nears US exit

Amid the departure of James Corden from The Late Late Show this spring, CBS has announced that it plans to abandon the late-night talk show. Plans are to replace the CBS favourite with a game show, ending The Late Late…

State of the Union 2023: Biden urges Congress to finish economic fightback

US President Joe Biden called on Republicans to help “finish the job” of delivering for hardworking families, in his annual State of the Union address. The Democrat stressed the importance of bipartisanship to a divided Congress where the lower chamber…

1st phase of Mexican solar project to be operating in April

Mexico was pushed to accelerate its turn toward renewable energy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year drove a sharp increase in global energy costs, Mexico Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said late Thursday. Ebrard made the comments after taking…

2 missing Missouri children found at Florida supermarket nearly 1 year later

Two kidnapped Missouri children were found at a supermarket in Florida after nearly a year of being missing, police said. The two children had been missing since March 15, 2022, the High Springs Police Department in Florida said. They were found on…

Train derailment in northeastern Ohio sparks massive fire

Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders remain in effect in a northeastern Ohio town after a train derailment sparked a massive fire and concerns about air quality. A Norfolk Southern train with more than 100 cars derailed in East Palestine, about 15…

China balloon: US shoots down airship over Atlantic

The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defense confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters. Three airports were…

Young Thug co-defendants accused of stabbing jail inmate

Three of Young Thug’s 13 co-defendants in the sprawling RICO case against his Young Slime Life (YSL) collective are facing new charges stemming from an alleged jail stabbing. Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat told WSB-TV on Wednesday (February 1) that…

N. Korea warns of ‘overwhelming nuclear force’ to counter US

North Korea said Thursday it’s prepared to counter U.S. military moves with the “most overwhelming nuclear force” as it warned that the expansion of the United States’ military exercises with rival South Korea is pushing tensions to an “extreme red…

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