A 38-year-old man, Cody Balmer, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after allegedly setting fire to the official residence of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro while the governor, his wife, four children, two dogs, and another family were inside celebrating the Jewish holiday of Passover. The fire occurred in the early hours of Sunday…
Guinea-Bissau’s opposition leader and former president of the dissolved National Assembly, Domingos Simões Pereira, has raised alarm over what he describes as an increasing pattern of rights violations and institutional interference in Guinea-Bissau. His concerns follow a recent police raid on the residence of Dr. Boubacar Touré, president of the League for Human Rights. Pereira,…
A Benin High Court on Monday remanded four people in police custody over alleged illegal oil bunkering in Edo State. The judge, Williams Azeigbemhin, said the matter should be referred to a Federal High Court in the state. Mr Azeigbemhin said a Federal High Court was an appropriate court for the matter. The defendants, whose…
Coachella 2025 boasted A-lister guest appearances, a dose of leftist politics, orchestral fusion and Y2K fashion. Here are takeaways from the first weekend of the premier festival that draws hundreds of thousands of revelers to the California desert: Pop reigns… with a hint of classical Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Benson Boone, Charli XCX, Tyla, Lisa,…
On Monday, APril 14 Singer, Katy Perry, who took the 10-minute trip on the Blue Origin New Shepard mission (NS-31) alongside Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, journalist Lauren Sanchez, television host Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen – broke down in tears after the “incredible” experience. …
