Fake agency allegedly set up in office of Nigeria's president - he demands to know how Nigeria's president has ordered a corruption investigation into allegations that a fictitious government agency was set up within his own office, complete with public funding worth $950,000 (£700,000). According to the presidency, the letter from the president's chief of staff creating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) had been forged. The police have launched a manhunt for Adeniy
Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was ordered Wednesday to pay a $5,000 fine for obstructing the arrest of an illegal immigrant at a courthouse, but she will not serve any prison time. Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction last year after federal agents attempted to serve a warrant to Eduardo Flores-Ruiz on April 18, 2025. She was acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor . She faced up to five years in prison. Prosecutors had asked that Dugan be sentenced
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The passports feature an image of President Trump and are only available in person at the Washington Passport Agency — and only by appointment. (Image credit: Michele Kelemen)
FCA clashes with consumer group pushing for bigger compensation, alleging lack of transparency and conflict of interest The City regulator is trying to get the only consumer group arguing for higher motor finance scandal payouts thrown out of court, alleging that its co-founders have not been transparent about their funding and potential conflicts of interest. The accusations, laid out in legal filings on Wednesday, are the latest controversy in the long-running saga surrounding mis-sold car loa
Fox News · Oct 8
Kentucky’s top elected official wants Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to come clean about his health. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, called on the ailing lawmaker to reveal his condition to constituents in a letter sent to the 84-year-old on Wednesday. He wrote that over the last few weeks, "Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and wellbeing and ability to hold office in the United States Senate." MCCONNELL'S WIFE, ELAINE CHAO, SAW NO NEED FO
Fox News · Oct 8
What makes a hero ? Is it someone who wears their underwear on the outside of their clothes like Superman? Not necessarily. In fact, clothing isn't even required. A hero is defined by their courage and selflessness. Do they risk heading for the shorts drawer or do they run outside completely naked after being woken up in the middle of the night to news of a fire? A Sumner, Washington man didn't bother heading for a pair of shorts. His neighbor woke him up in the early morning hours of July 5, he
Guardian - World · Oct 8
So she’s running. Written off by many after her conviction last year for embezzling public funds, Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right figurehead, insisted yesterday there was “no scenario in which I will not be a candidate” for the French presidency in next year’s elections. Hours earlier, a Paris appeals court had confirmed she was guilty of overseeing a scheme that misused more than €4m of EU money. But the court cleared a way for Le Pen to mount her fourth tilt at France’s highest office, and s
NPR News · Oct 8
The D.C. circuit appeals court denied all of President Trump's arguments that sought to stop the removal of his name from the Washington, D.C. arts institution. (Image credit: Alex Wroblewski)
