Trump grants full pardon to grandmother, Alice Marie Johnson
President Trump grants full pardon to a grandmother, Alice Marie Johnson, who was serving life sentence for a non-violent drug arrest.
President Trump grants full pardon to a grandmother, Alice Marie Johnson, who was serving life sentence for a non-violent drug arrest.
German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds. Becker fell far short of repaying his creditors in full, but Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Nicholas Briggs said it would be “perverse” not to end the case given the efforts Becker made.
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty began his first of two scheduled testimonies in front of Congressional panels on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers about the recent cyberattack at the company's technology unit that impacted almost all patients and providers. The hack at Change Healthcare, a provider of healthcare billing and data systems that processes about 50% of U.S. medical claims, on Feb. 21 caused widespread disruption in payment to doctors and health facilities. Health and personal data of a "substantial proportion" of Americans were stolen, UnitedHealth said last week.
Conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene is following through on her warning to call a vote next week to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership.
Hiring in the US private sector cooled in April but job growth was still higher than anticipated, boosted by the services sector, payroll firm ADP said Wednesday.Other sectors adding jobs included trade, transport and utilities, as well as education and health services, said ADP. But analysts caution that private payroll numbers can be revised significantly.
New York police cleared protesters from Columbia University’s campus after days of mounting tensions.
Panamanians will elect a new president on Sunday, with eight candidates set to appear on the ballot, and polls showing mixed rankings among the five frontrunners. The result will be final, as Panama's electoral rules do not require a runoff. Outgoing President Laurentino Cortizo took office with only a two-percentage-point advantage in the last election.
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse May Day demonstrators trying to reach Istanbul's main Taksim Square on Wednesday, and Turkish media said dozens of protesters were detained. President Tayyip Erdogan said on the eve of May Day that Taksim Square, cordoned off by the police, would not be allowed for the annual protests. Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel called for the rally in the square despite a ban issued by the Istanbul Governor's office.
When we want to add color to the garden, most of us set our sights on flowers. For starters, foliage plants don’t wax and wane or have a limited bloom time. In addition, many can brighten up shady spots that don’t offer enough sunlight for flowers.
Florida's six-week abortion ban takes effect on May 1. Here's what the law says and how it will affect access to the procedure beyond state lines.
Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 179 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government said on Wednesday, as dozens more were killed in neighbouring Tanzania and Burundi. Torrential rain and floods have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the region. The death toll in Kenya exceeds that from flooding triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon late last year.
A Saudi court's decision to sentence fitness influencer Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison highlights what activists describe as a fierce crackdown on even vaguely critical online speech.- Manahel al-Otaibi - Otaibi, a 29-year-old blogger and fitness instructor, was arrested in November 2022.
Research has shown that anti-gun violence programs have more success when they address root causes such as generational poverty, easy access to guns and a lack of affordable housing.
Hate crime legislation is often touted as a progressive tool to end violence and champion inclusion. Its origins tell a more complicated story.
Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable.
Cassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly poisonous. Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia.
The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. “I feel overwhelmed and stressed out,” said Bijoux, 19. By May 1, students usually know where they're headed to college in the fall.
Pfizer reported a drop in profits on lower sales of Covid-19 related profits Wednesday as it steers investments to other pharmaceutical areas and implements previously announced cost cuts.Much lower sales of Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty and therapeutic Paxlovid accounted for a 20 percent drop in first-quarter revenues to $14.9 billion compared with the year-ago period.
Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies.
The development of air taxis is being driven by a blend of visionary entrepreneurship and technological advancements spurred by the electric car revolution.
Lawsuits are inevitable, but an environmental lawyer explains why the EPA’s new power plant regulations are on solid ground.