37 individuals including three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian were sentenced to death by a military court in the DR Congo for their involvement in a failed coup attempt against President Félix Tshisekedi’s government.
The use of e-cigarettes by middle and high school students in the US has fallen reaching the lowest level in a decade. In 2019, more than 5 million students were using e-cigarettes. In 2024, only 1.6 million students reported vaping, about 6% of the total student population. The number of students using e-cigarettes dropped by nearly 25% compared to last year.
The shooting occurred on the morning of September 2, 2024, just before 5:30 AM. The attack took place on a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train as it was approaching the Forest Park terminal, a suburb located about 10 miles west of downtown Chicago.
In a labor movement over the Labor Day weekend, around 10,000 US hotel workers across eight major US cities have initiated a multi-day strike following the breakdown of contract negotiations between hotel workers and some of the largest hotel chains including Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels. The strike was organized by the Unite Here union.
A study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University analyzed data from over 36,000 US adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2005 and 2018. The research was planned to identify the major contributors to saturated fats and added sugar in the American diet and also the less obvious stealth sources that often go unnoticed.
The death of Matthew Perry has led to multiple arrests and criminal charges. The US Attorney’s Office announced that five individuals have been charged in connection with Perry’s death, which occurred in October 2023.
The interview between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has gained attention worldwide. The conversation was scheduled to begin early but faced a delay of over 40 minutes due to a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack on the platform. Despite the technical difficulties the interview eventually proceeded and lasted for more than two hours.
On Monday, August 5, 2024, Wall Street experienced its most huge downturn in almost two years with the leading share indices including the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite, suffering huge losses. The sell-off was part of a global market retreat fueled by growing fears of a potential recession in the United States.
At least five US personnel were injured in a rocket attack on the Ain al-Assad airbase in western Iraq. The attack comes following the assassination of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a pre-trial agreement with several men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks. The agreement was designed to spare the alleged plotters the death penalty, a decision that met with criticism from various quarters including families of 9/11 victims and certain political leaders.
