US border walls are controversial - but are they effective?
Barriers have been a feature of every recent US presidential administration's border policies.
2023-10-07 00:18
Former football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing Northwestern for $130 million for wrongful termination over hazing scandal
Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school and its president for at least $130 million for wrongful termination, among other claims, after he was fired in July after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program.
2023-10-06 08:59
Sam Bankman-Fried Told MIT Friend $8 Billion Hole Meant FTX Wasn’t ‘Bulletproof’
FTX co-founder Gary Wang said he and Sam Bankman-Fried committed a multibillion-dollar fraud with customer funds that led
2023-10-06 06:51
Biden faces bipartisan attacks over new border wall
US officials say they are legally obligated to move ahead with a new section the southern border wall.
2023-10-06 06:46
Putin makes nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile test claim
The Russian leader says testing of a global-range missile was successful, but that is not confirmed.
2023-10-06 02:53
Cornel West drops Green Party bid and will run for president as an independent
Progressive scholar Cornel West announced Thursday he will run as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election, abandoning his campaign for the Green Party's nomination.
2023-10-06 00:29
Donegal fishing businesses get €12m from Irish government
The Irish fishing industry was one of the main losers from the EU’s Brexit deal with the UK.
2023-10-05 18:28
Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise
Building a border wall was a signature policy of Donald Trump and fiercely opposed by Democrats.
2023-10-05 18:21
Eurostar introduces preventative measures amid Paris bedbug surge
Cleaning system on Paris-London route is "highly effective at eliminating bugs" says train operator.
2023-10-05 13:26
More than 40 firearms belonging to suspect in Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors say
More than 40 firearms and 10 high-capacity magazines that belonged to a suspect in New York's Gilgo Beach killings appear to be illegally possessed, prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday in Suffolk County.
2023-10-05 08:58
How China is fighting in the grey zone against Taiwan
China is flexing its military muscles short of a full-blown war - and that is part of the strategy.
2023-10-05 08:53
Migrant crisis: Sunak to urge 'Europe-wide solutions' at summit in Granada
At a summit in Spain, Europe's leaders will discuss how to lower irregular migration to the continent.
2023-10-05 08:18