A Welsh billionaire has been criticised over a “misguided” poster campaign aimed at heavier enforcement of laws against drug users and dealers on the streets of San Francisco. Michael Moritz is a funder of Together SF, whose poster campaign called for an end to open-air drug...
President Joe Biden has said raising the US borrowing limit averted “economic collapse”, in his first Oval Office address to the nation on Friday. He signed the bill into law on Saturday after it cruised through Congress with bipartisan support. The Democratic president voiced...
The race for the 2024 Republican White House nomination is about to heat up as two long-tipped contenders enter the fray. Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has officially joined the increasingly crowded field. Ex-New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is poised to follow. It places a big...
US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to run the 100m in under 10 seconds, has died at the age of 76. He broke the record in 1968 when he recorded a hand-timed 9.9 seconds at the US Championships. Hines then broke his own record shortly after while winning gold at the 1968 Olympics, where...
An Oklahoma school board has approved what will be the first publicly funded religious charter school in the US. The Oklahoma State Virtual Charter School Board approved the Catholic charter school by 3-2 in a vote on Monday. The charter school would be run by the Catholic Archdiocese of...
