
6 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said. The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, are set to be handed over to officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday and transported to the U. S. to face wire fraud and money laundering charges. a...
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- US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
- Trump commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon
- 6 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams
- Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks
- Body camera video offers a rare look inside an immigration raid at a NY factory
Trump and Vance team up at GOP convention as party faces midterm risks, and eyes whats next
DALLAS (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up Thursday to close out the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas, imploring voters to stick together to save their party’s majorities in Congress. Republicans know they are up against history, which traditionally rebuffs the party in power during midterms, but they're relying on Trump’s personal appeal to voters. Vance, with a primetime speaking slot right before the was as a...
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- US inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked, squeezing Americans finances
- Trump commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon
- Trump and Vance team up at GOP convention as party faces midterm risks, and eyes whats next
- Vance? Rubio? DeSantis? Cruz? Republicans at Dallas convention ponder options for post-Trump leader
- Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing
Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles (23 kilometers). That’s significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles (4,900 kilometers) across. a...
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- Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
- Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earths hottest month theyve measured.
- Wilderness advocates delay removal of tree Yellowstone Forest Reserve surveyors inscribed in 1893
- Mistrust of US government information is rising across major issues, a new poll shows
- Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA

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