The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is automatically adjusted upward as inflation rises. But voters in several states, including deeply red ones such as Alaska and Missouri, chose in November to…
Feb. 1—A medical transport jet with six people on board plummeted to the ground near Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia Friday night, bursting into flames that spread to homes and cars in a heavily trafficked area and killing everyone on board the plane and at least one person on the ground. The Learjet 55 went down shortly after 6 p.m. near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just…
Nigeria-eligible striker Chuba Akpom has completed a loan move from Ajax to French side Lille, with an option to buy at the end of the 2024-25 season, the club announced on Sunday. “The versatile English striker signed up today as part of a loan (with option to buy) until the end of the 24-25 season,”…
A US-based Nigerian medical doctor committed su!cide and conflicting reports have emerged about the reason for his action. According to online reports, Ikenna Erinne took his life after a court ruling in favor of his ex-wife in a child support case. read here The tragic incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, January 26. He…
A previously unreleased song by Tina Turner, from her blockbuster 1984 album “Private Dancer,” has been rediscovered and was publicly heard for the first time Thursday. “Hot For You Baby,” recorded at Hollywood’s Capitol Studios in the early ’80s, received its first play on BBC Radio 2 as it hit streaming platforms worldwide. Written by…
