Joe Biden Chides Defense Chief Lloyd Austin Over Hospitalisation Row, But Backs Him

US President Joe Biden said Friday he remained confident in his Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Washington: US President Joe Biden said Friday he remained confident in his Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, though he lamented the Pentagon chief’s lapse in judgment in keeping him in the dark over his ongoing hospitalization. Austin has been hospitalized since … Read more

Controversial Morris equaliser stuns Burnley to earn vital draw for Luton | Premier League

Vincent Kompany talked of Burnley receiving the victories their displays deserve then watched his side blow doing precisely this by allowing Carlton Morris’s added time equaliser. It was a major call from the VAR to allow this because Elijah Adebayo seemed to impede James Trafford, the home No 1, before the substitute’s finish. Yet on … Read more

Investors selling Wells Fargo stock after earnings are focusing on the wrong things

Wells Fargo reported better-than-expected quarterly results before the opening bell Friday. We were also happy to see that as of the end of 2023, management has officially delivered on its $10 billion multiyear cost-saving program. However, the stock came under pressure on weaker-than-expected guidance. Total revenue for the three months ended Dec. 30 advanced a … Read more

Woman knocked back from job at Sydney barbershop for being ‘too old’

A Sydney mother trying to re-enter the workforce is “shocked and offended” after a prospective employer declined to hire her due to her age. Maria Nielson applied for a job at a barbershop and made it through to interview stage when she was told the staff member whose job was being advertised had decided to … Read more

Tanker firms halt Red Sea traffic after U.S. strikes Houthi militants

An Egyptian man sits and eats ice cream as he watches international cargo and tanker ships pass through the Suez canal Scott Nelson | Getty Images Several of the world’s major tanker companies on Friday halted traffic toward the Red Sea after U.S. and British airstrikes on Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen. Hafnia, Torm and … Read more

Lincoln University president on leave after VP dies by suicide

(NewsNation) — Lincoln University of Missouri’s president is on paid administrative leave after the vice president of student affairs reportedly died by suicide. A statement from the university’s Board of Curators says President John Moseley volunteered to be put on leave during a third-party review into “potential personnel issues and concerns recently raised regarding compliance … Read more

Oil tankers divert from Red Sea after U.S., U.K. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size At least four oil tankers have diverted course from the Red Sea since overnight strikes by the U.S. and Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed. The attacks were carried out from the air and sea in response to the Iranian-backed … Read more

Buffalo supermarket gunman receives death penalty

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the gunman in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, according to a court document – the first capital case authorized by the Biden administration. The decision in the federal case of mass shooter Payton Gendron marks the first time that … Read more