Friday, December 12, 2008 A US$14 billion bailout package deal for the “Big Three” United States automakers — Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors — has been rejected in the United States Senate after failing a procedural vote. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid. Image: U.S. Senate. The bill was rejected after bipartisan discussions on the bailoutRead More
Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Leaders of African Union (AU) member states met in Niamey, Niger’s capital, for an AU summit where on Sunday Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Patrice Talon of Benin signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Map of AfCFTA agreement. Dark green countries have ratified the agreement, while thoseRead More
Technological University Dublin senior lecturer Dr Lorcan Sirr speaks to Wikinews on housing market in Ireland
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Dr Lorcan Sirr. Image: J.J. Liu. Wikinews correspondent J.J. Liu spoke with Technological University Dublin (TUD) senior lecturer at the School of Surveying & Construction Management, Dr Lorcan Sirr on Friday regarding the supply of housing in the Republic of Ireland and relevant parallels across the rest of Europe, as wellRead More
HUD hoaxer calls attention to lack of affordable housing
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 A member of The Yes Men speeching in Sydney. Assuming the role of Rene Oswin, spokesperson for United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in New Orleans, Louisiana, a member of The Yes Men gave a satirical 15-minute speech claiming that HUD had reversed its decision to demolish fourRead More
United States: Four injured in Los Angeles school shooting
Sunday, February 4, 2018 Thursday morning, at Salvador Castro Middle School in the Westlake District, Los Angeles (L.A.), California, US, four students were injured when a gun went off in a girl’s backpack, according to police. L.A. police took a suspect into custody, a twelve-year-old female student, and recovered the gun at the scene. TheRead More
Missouri Circuit Court Judge Werner Moentmann rules that Planned Parenthood must repay money.
Thursday, June 9, 2005On Thursday, Missouri Circuit Court Judge Werner Moentmann ruled that Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Planned Parenthood of Mid-Missouri must repay the state of Missouri $668,850 for grants they received illegally for fiscal years 2000 and 2003. The Judge said that the Planned Parenthood groups shared “office space, expenses, employee wages, equipmentRead More
U.S. restores full diplomatic relations with Libya
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Flag of Libya Flag of the United States. The U.S. has announced full diplomatic relations will be restored with Libya and the country removed from the list of nations the U.S. considers to be state sponsors of terrorism following a 45-day open comment period. Renewal of diplomatic relations between the twoRead More
Mississippi medical board allows embattled physician to keep license
Friday, April 17, 2015 File image of a stethoscope. Image: Sprinno. On Wednesday, the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure chose to let Doctor Carroll Frazier Landrum keep his physician’s license, following an investigation sparked by an anonymous complaint. Media reported the Mississippi doctor has been working out of his Toyota Camry for about twoRead More
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included theRead More
China executes nine for ethnic riots
Monday, November 9, 2009 Guangdong provinceImage: Fanghong. China has executed nine people for taking part in July’s ethnic unrest in the western city of Ürümqi, according to a local state news agency. The official Xinhau news agency reported that the nine were the first of those convicted in the riots to be executed. It saidRead More