France workers strike, march for ‘dignified wage’
Striking workers marched across France against the rising cost of living on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to take to the streets nationwide in a new escalation following weeks of protest.
California, other US states sue Trump over new migrant children detention policy
California governor, Gavin Newsom says the state will join others in filing a new lawsuit as early as next week to block the Trump administration’s efforts to indefinitely detain immigrant minors and families with children. Newsom made this known in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “It’s an assault on the Flores decision,” “Clearly, I […]
Descendants mark 400th anniversary of first African slaves arrival in America
A family that traces its bloodline to America’s first enslaved Africans will gather at its cemetery to reflect on their arrival 400 years ago. The family is holding a reflection Friday at the Tucker Family Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia. The reflection is one of several events commemorating the Africans’ 1619 arrival to what is now […]
New Zealand parliament speaker soothes baby amidst fiery debate
The man who presides over New Zealand’s parliament has been called a baby whisperer. He was in action again this week, gently rocking, bottle feeding and burping a colleague’s infant as a lawmaker ranted about gas prices. Speaker Trevor Mallard held baby Tutanekai for about 15 minutes during a fiery general debate Wednesday after spotting […]
Husband sues wife for ‘every penny’ spent after discovering son not his
A man is suing his estranged wife for ‘every penny’ he spent on her son after discovering the eight-year-old was not his. He has taken her to the High Court after it came to light the boy was fathered by someone she had an affair with. The DailyMail UK reported the man has been barred […]
UK pilot immediately banned for telling friends he is ‘suicidal’
An EasyJet pilot has been banned from flying holiday jets out of the UK after he told friends that he was suicidal. According to DailyMail report, the pilot is believed to have claimed that his ‘life is s***’ and that he would ‘probably’ kill himself, leading to concerned friends informing his bosses. EasyJet immediately grounded […]
