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Baby Holly: Child of murdered parents found safe after 42 years

The child of two parents who were found murdered in Texas more than 40 years ago has been located alive and well, the state attorney general has said. "Baby Holly" Crouse, now 42 years old, was not found with her...

January 6 hearing: Trump accused of attempted coup

A congressional inquiry into the raid has heard that former US President Donald Trump orchestrated last year's Capitol riot in an "attempted coup". Liz Cheney, the Republican vice-chair of the committee, said Mr Trump had "lit the flame of this...

Simone Biles and others to sue FBI for $1bn over Larry Nassar investigation

Women who say they were sexually assaulted by a disgraced US national gymnastics team doctor plan to sue the FBI for $1bn (£800m). Claimants say the FBI mishandled credible complaints of sexual assaults by Larry Nassar. They include Olympic gymnastics gold...

Kansas woman admits to training all-female IS battalion in Syria

A US woman has confessed to leading an all-female squadron for the so-called Islamic State group in Syria, as well as plotting attacks on American soil. Allison Fluke-Ekren pleaded guilty to one count of providing support to the group and...

Biden urges ban on assault-style weapons and gun age limits

President Joe Biden has said the US should ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines to tackle the "carnage" of gun violence. Addressing the nation after a spate of mass shootings, Mr Biden said too many places had become "killing fields". He...

Mexico, USA clinch Qatar 2022 berths

The United States and Mexico booked their tickets to the World Cup finals in Qatar on Wednesday after securing the results needed to claim the last two automatic qualifying places from the CONCACAF region. The USA were beaten 2-0 by...

Ghana’s female beach volleyball team qualify for 2022 C’wealth Games

Ghana’s female beach volleyball team has gained qualification for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK) after excelling in African qualifiers held at the Laboma beach in La, Accra. The Ghanaians beat Mauritius 2-1 in the finals of...

Blinken: No regime change plans for Russian

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denied that the United States has any plans to bring about regime change in Russia or anywhere else. Mr Blinken’s comments come a day after President Joe Biden said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir...

Sanctions placed on Sudan’s police over protest crackdown

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Sudan’s Central Reserve Police, accusing them of using excessive force against peaceful protesters demonstrating against last October’s military coup. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement that the Central Reserve Police,...

US combat troops to leave Iraq by end of the year

The United States plans to officially end its combat mission in Iraq and focus solely on training and advising security forces in the country in the future. The combat troops still in Iraq will leave by the end of the...
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“Ghanaians make up a notable portion of US visa overstayers.”

Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according...
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