TikTok vows to fight ‘unconstitutional’ US ban Barbados Today24/04/20240526 views TikTok says it will challenge in court an “unconstitutional” law that could result in it being sold or banned in the United States. President Biden has signed into law a… Read more
Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead in Congress Barbados Today21/04/20240389 views The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut… Read more
US House passes US$95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies Barbados Today20/04/20240412 views The US House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion US in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies in a rare Saturday session, with Democrats and Republicans joining… Read more
Trump’s “hush money trial” gets underway Barbados Today15/04/20240438 views Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand criminal trial on Monday when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment to… Read more
OJ Simpson, NFL star cleared of double murder dies at 76 Barbados Today11/04/20240552 views OJ Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76, his family says. Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame as a college footballer… Read more
US inflation jumps as fuel and housing costs rise Barbados Today10/04/20240388 views Consumer prices in the US rose faster than expected last month, in a sign that the fight to slow inflation has stalled. Prices rose 3.5% over the 12 months to… Read more
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits New York City region, USGS says Barbados Today05/04/20240665 views A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings and surprising residents in an area that rarely experiences notable seismic activity… Read more
Cargo ship’s owner and manager seek to limit legal liability for deadly bridge disaster in Baltimore Barbados Today02/04/20240631 views The owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge before the span collapsed last week filed a court petition Monday seeking to limit… Read more
Lizzo says ‘I quit’ after ‘lies’ told about her Barbados Today30/03/202401.2K views Pop star Lizzo, who built her brand on being a poster girl for self-love but has been hit by employee harassment suits, said she is quitting, tired of being targeted… Read more
Actor Louis Gossett Jr dies at age 87 Barbados Today29/03/20240687 views Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was… Read more