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Harry and Meghan’s royal duties ending 31 March

Harry and Meghan’s royal duties ending 31 March

Image copyright Getty Images The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will formally step down as senior royals from 31 March, a spokesperson for the couple has said. They will no longer carry out duties on behalf of the Queen but arrangements will be reviewed after 12 months. Earlier this year Harry and Meghan announced they would be stepping back from royal duties and working to become financially independent. They will return to the UK for engagements at the end of this month. The couple intend to split their time between the UK and North America and the spokesperson said they…
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US rapper Pop Smoke reported dead

US rapper Pop Smoke reported dead

Image copyright Getty Images The US rapper Pop Smoke has been killed, after an apparent armed robbery. Los Angeles Police told Radio 1 Newsbeat a man was shot at his home and later pronounced dead, although didn't confirm his identity. But his label Republic Records says it's "devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke".Police responded to reports of a robbery - a man was then taken to hospital and later pronounced dead. Officers confirmed that an unknown number of suspects entered a property in West Hollywood. They got a call about a robbery at 04:55 PST and…
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Rare video of El Chapo

Rare video of El Chapo

A video has emerged which shows the Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in prison.He was arrested in 2016 and was found guilty at his drug trafficking trial in 2019, at a federal court in New York.He stood trial for drug trafficking charges after successfully evading US and Mexican authorities for years and escaping from prison in Mexico on two occasions - once using an underground tunnel.Read more: El Chapo: Five things to knowRead More
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San Francisco sheriff, mayor say they won’t help federal agents deport illegal immigrants

San Francisco sheriff, mayor say they won’t help federal agents deport illegal immigrants

San Francisco's newly minted sheriff said his officers won't help federal authorities deport undocumented immigrants despite increasing pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on people living illegally in U.S. sanctuary cities.Paul Miyamoto, California's first Asian American sheriff, said going after undocumented immigrants seeking solace is not a priority.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO DEPLOY BORDER PATROL TO SANCTUARY CITIES TO HELP ICE CATCH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS "Our department is not involved in immigration enforcement," he told KTVU2. "We feel that it is a federal matter, and our realm of interest is public safety, and you can't really have a safe community if the community members…
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Whoopi Goldberg confronts AOC over comments about older Democrats: ‘Bothered the hell out of me’

Whoopi Goldberg confronts AOC over comments about older Democrats: ‘Bothered the hell out of me’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attempted to quell "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg's concerns about her after Goldberg suggested that the congresswoman disrespected the influence of older Democratic women."I was very happy when you were elected because I thought it was a great step ... and then you lost me," Goldberg told Ocasio-Cortez, "because it felt like you were saying to people like me that I was too old and didn't do enough."Ocasio-Cortez quickly jumped in to deny that, but Goldberg continued. "Well, that's what it sounded like and so that has bothered me because I feel like I love young people…
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Blago holds court: Ex-gov gives dramatic account of life behind bars, declares he’s a ‘Trump-o-crat’

Blago holds court: Ex-gov gives dramatic account of life behind bars, declares he’s a ‘Trump-o-crat’

Rod Blagojevich, hours after returning from prison a free man, publicly thanked President Trump for commuting his sentence as he delivered a detailed account of his life behind bars with his trademark dramatic flair.“I’m a Trump-o-crat,” the former Illinois Democratic governor declared Wednesday, in a lively press conference outside his Chicago home with his family by his side.BLAGOJEVICH SENTENCE COMMUTED: WHAT TO KNOWThe event began later than originally scheduled, which he chalked up in part to difficulty shaving – as he repeatedly dabbed blood on his chin as he spoke.“It’s been a long, long journey. I’m bruised, I’m battered, and I’m…
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Clergy Speaks On Economic Importance Of ICT In journalism… A Must Read!!

FAMOUS REPORTERS Pst. Igbeaku Orji says the importance of the ICT in the present day's Journalism cannot be overemphasized. Speaking in an interview with Famous Reporters, in Umuahia, the impacts of the ICT on journalism profession, Pst. Orji, a renowned Abia based Journalist maintained that there would scarcely be any aspect of Journalism in the 21st century that could thrive without the ICT. Speaking further, he said: "Gone are the days when news gathering and transmission were done using the analogue and manual methods. Today, all the aspects of mass media are based on the knowledge of the ICT", he…
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Boy Scouts bankruptcy: What we know about victims, assets and the future of scouting

Boy Scouts bankruptcy: What we know about victims, assets and the future of scouting

CLOSE Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy after a flood of sex abuse cases, reports of declining membership, & legal battles with insurance companies. USA TODAYThe Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Tuesday as the organization faces 275 abuse lawsuits and potentially another 1,400 cases to come.Having already paid more than $150 million in settlements and legal costs between 2017 and 2019, the Boy Scouts hopes to contain the financial damage of the abuse scandal and emerge as a more sustainable organization.Bankruptcy was "the only viable option" for the Boy Scouts to consolidate numerous cases in one…
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