US President-elect Joe Biden has announced that Irish-American academic Samantha Power will run the agency overseeing American foreign humanitarian and development aid. Independent.ie – Independent.ie RSS Feed …
A federal judge in Indiana last night blocked the execution of convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the United States, on mental health grounds, based on evidence that she was unable to understand the government’s rationale for her execution. Independent.ie – Independent.ie RSS Feed …
A US suspect left his good luck behind when he abandoned a winning lottery ticket while fleeing sheriff’s officers. Independent.ie – Independent.ie RSS Feed …
Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, vowing his election would repair a pandemic-battered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trump’s administration. Independent.ie – Independent.ie RSS Feed …