The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday evening for three people who remain missing after a boat carrying members of an extended family capsized near Alcatraz Island during a memorial outing in San Francisco Bay . The 49-foot cabin cruiser sank Tuesday afternoon with 20 people aboard. One person, identified as 79-year-old Clifford Joseph Boisa of Sutter County , died after being pulled from the water, while 16 others were rescued. A dog aboard the vessel also died. Authorities said t
Country begins 42-day countdown to outbreak being declared officially over, as numbers continue to rise in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda has started lobbying countries to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions after discharging its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital. The discharge of a Congolese national from the Mulago national referral hospital’s isolation centre in Kampala on Thursday triggered the start of a 42-day countdown required by the World Health Organiz
Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's tech-savvy defense minister in government reshuffle KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, who pushed for innovation in the battlefield through the use of drones and turned the tables on Russia. Mykhailo Fedorov, who served as Ukraine's defense minister for six months, was dismissed as part of a government reshuffle. Parliament has already approved Zelenskyy's choice for prime minister, Serhii Koretskyi,
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the permanent role, faced intense bipartisan questioning from lawmakers on Day One of his confirmation hearing. Pressed on his close relationship with Trump, Blanche insisted he is not a "yes man" for the president. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.
FIRST ON FOX: Many African economies are accelerating – booming – since the Trump Administration shifted policy focus from aid to trade, a senior State Department official told Fox News Digital. In some African countries, doom was forecast when the Trump administration severely cut back USAID funding, but instead there’s been unprecedented economic growth, credited to the Commercial Diplomacy Strategy, introduced at the beginning of President Trump’s second term. Now, "nine of the 20 fastest-gro
BBC World News · Oct 8
Fraud crackdown on Ghana ID cards makes digital checks compulsory - photocopies banned All businesses and other institutions in Ghana must now use a biometric app scanner to check national identity cards under new rules aimed at strengthening security and curbing fraud. Until now many of them have just visually checked or photocopied the card for their records, which has made it possible for criminals to impersonate someone. All Ghanaian citizens and foreign residents in the country must carry a
Fox News · Oct 8
Kai Trump , the granddaughter of President Donald Trump who is set to play collegiate golf for the Miami Hurricanes, spoke at the ESPYs on Wednesday about showing her life through her video blog. Trump has given her followers and supporters of the president and inside look at what it’s like to be a part of the first family while she navigates her own life. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "Honestly, I kind of stay out of politics completely. It’s just
Guardian - World · Oct 8
US renews blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran attacks sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Plus, legendary director John Waters on 60 years of screen carnage Good morning. The US has fired on an oil tanker attempting to reach Kharg Island in the strait of Hormuz as part of its blockade on Iranian ports, as Tehran came under attack for the first time in the latest round of strikes. The US targeted coastal defences and missile sites, as well as targets farther north, with state media reporting strikes o
