A Michigan mayor has resigned amid criticism for saying she’d be “crucified” if she didn’t vote to reappoint a black city official. Beth Bashert stepped down as mayor of Ypsilanti Tuesday, one week after making the controversial comment during a City Council vote on the reappointment of city human relations commissioner Ka’Ron Gaines. “I am deeply sorry to have my […]

All over-50s in Britain could get the flu jab on the NHS this winter under plans to ease the burden of a second wave of Covid-19 SAGE already recommended vaccinating the ‘entire population’ against flu Insiders say Downing St is planning to buy 10million extra doses for over-50s It may involve Brits getting vaccinated in car parks and at drive-through […]

WASHINGTON — A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress on Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. Aaron Zelinsky, a career Justice Department prosecutor who worked on cases as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, including the case against […]

Donald Trump supporters whooped and cheered as the president referred to coronavirus as the ‘Kung Flu.’ Trump used the term – which has widely been condemned as racist – at an event called his Address to Young Americans in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday. Speaking to the crowd at the Dream City Church, Trump said: ‘(Coronavirus) has so many names. I […]

AN ENORMOUS plume of Saharan dust, nicknamed 'Godzilla', is heading for the U.S. bringing the "worst air pollution in 50 years". The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) first appeared on satellite images captured over Africa in June according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The colossal cloud, usually found between 5,000 and 20,000 feet above ground level, is formed […]

Parents will be allowed to ask friends and family for help with childcare under the relaxation of coronavirus rules, the PM said today. Boris Johnson earlier announced a huge relaxation of lockdown rules from July 4 in an attempt to get the country moving again. Pubs, bars, cafes and hotels would open once again – and people will be able to get […]

Cocaine dealer is jailed for posting revenge porn photos of ex girlfriend on social media after police took TWO YEARS to unlock his phone because he refused to hand over PIN Daniel Davies, 27, was jailed for three years for posting sexual photos of his ex Davies would not give police his PIN code so police spent two years unlocking […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With only one polling place designated for Louisville on Tuesday, voters who didn’t cast mail-in ballots or show up early could face long lines in Kentucky’s primary election, the latest to unfold in a pandemic that has triggered unprecedented election disruptions across the country. The outcome of a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary could hang in the […]

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was raped in a park by a man who pretended to need to use her phone in Greater Manchester. The teen girl was in Chadderton Hall Park in Oldham when the man approached her on Sunday night. He then walked along a path towards the river with her phone – with the young girl following him. But […]

Cops allegedly pepper-sprayed a double amputee and took his prosthetic legs at a protest against racism and police brutality. Witnesses told TMZ the young protester was unarmed and nonviolent when he was pepper-sprayed by police in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday. The officers then took disconnected the protester’s legs, leaving him crawling on the ground, witnesses said. The protester reportedly crawled […]