Sierra Leone’s government has dropped charges, including treason, against former president Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an attempted coup nearly three years ago. The charges were dropped for health reasons, Information Minister Chernor Bah told the BBC. The 72-year-old former president has always denied involvement in the November 2023 coup attempt,
Cancer disparities cost lives, and researchers are struggling to understand what lies behind these gaps. Federal funding for this type of work has slowed since last year. Andrew Brookes/Image source/Getty Images hide title toggle title Andrew Brookes/Image source/Getty Images Why are some people more likely to get cancer and die from it than others? Rural
The public is most familiar with James Murray from his 15 years as one of the stars of “Impractical Jokers,” the hit hidden camera show where Murray and some of his oldest friends prank each other and embarrass each other in front of unsuspecting viewers. But Murray has also embraced the darkness with a lucrative
Immigration – especially undocumented migration – has become a highly contentious political issue in South Africa, where protesters accuse them of putting pressure on public services, as well as being involved in crime. March and March had set an unofficial deadline of June 30 for all undocumented immigrants to leave the country. Protesters have vowed
Former England batsman Jonathan Trott has joined Cricket Ireland in a short-term consultancy role. Trott, whose four-year spell as Afghanistan head coach came to an end in February, has been linked as a replacement for Brendon McCullum, who was sacked as England coach on Monday. The 45-year-old has previously held coaching roles at England Under-19s,
The Federal Communications Commission said it will vote Aug. 6 to repeal the long-standing limit on television station ownership, replacing a limit that prevents owners from controlling stations in more than 39% of markets with a case-by-case review of transactions that could come before regulators. “Today, national programmers can distribute their programming to 100 percent
