Islamic State Hails California Attackers As ‘Soldiers Of Caliphate’

The so called Islamic State on Saturday hailed the perpetrators of a mass shooting (Read here)in the US state of California as “soldiers” of its caliphate, without explicitly claiming the deadly attack.

US: 'Devout' Muslim US Citizen And His Wife Left Their Baby At home To Storm Back To Office Chrismas Party With Automatic Weapons And Slaughter 14

California health inspector and US citizen Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his Saudi wife of two years, Tashfeen Malik, 27, dropped off their six-month-old baby with Farook's mother, saying they were going to a doctor's appointment.By noon, according to police, the couple had donned assault clothing, armed themselves with rifles and stormed a holiday party attended by San Bernardino County employees, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others. According to some reports, the duo had GoPro cameras strapped to their body armor during the shooting.  

Video: NBA Jahlil Okafor Street Fight KO's Man In Boston

NBA superstar Jahlil Okafor  punched a guy in the face outside a Boston bar last night.

It started after Okafor and the 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics. Jahlil and some friends went out on the town  and ended up in an altercation in front of Storyville Boston nightclub.

19-year-old Okafor was screaming at the other man, "We got money you broke ass n**ga."

Video: President Obama ‘Pardons’ Turkey In Thanksgiving Tradition

President Barack Obama symbolically pardoned a turkey on Wednesday, a White House tradition on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday when Americans will feast on the poultry.

Donald Trump Mocks Disabled Reporter

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has been criticised for mocking a disabled New York Times reporter.Mr Trump performed an impression of Serge Kovaleski, who suffers from a congenital joint condition, at a rally,He has used a 2001 article by Mr Kovaleski to back up widely disputed claims that "thousands" of Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the 9/11 attacks.Referring to the 2001 article (published by the Washington Post) at a South Carolina rally on Tuesday night, Mr Trump called Mr Kovaleski "a nice reporter".

Video: Chicago White Cop Shot Black Teen 16 Times Even when He Was On The Ground

A white police officer, Jason Van Dyke, 37who shot a black teenager 16 times in Chicago has been charged with first-degree murder.The death of Laquan McDonald, 17, in October last year has added fuel to the continuing debate in the United States about the way police deal with black suspects.

Secret Service Agent Allegedly Sextest Teen Girl While On-Duty At The White House

A Secret Service agent who  allegedly sent obscene images and messages to someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl have been arrested, state and federal police said. The agent,Lee Robert Moore, 37, was said to have allegedly sent a photograph of his penis to an undercover officer who was posing as a teenage girl as part of a sting operation.

According to a federal complaint, Moore texted and chatted with the undercover agent while he was performing his duties as a secret service officer at the White House.Moore reportedly used the app Meet24 to have explicit chats with someone who he believed to be was a 14-year-old girl.

He allegedly texted while on duty, once asking for something "exciting" while he was checking I.D.s at the White House, telling her "work sucks today."

"I would take immense pleasure in pulling those shorts off your hips and down your cute little legs," one message from Moore to the agent reportedly read. "Be exciting to try I mean id[sic.]be nervous but still be fun. Just wouldn't want to bore u." Moore also allegedly sent a photo of his penis to the agent posing as the girl.According to CNN, Moore also asked to meet in person for sex.

US: Nigerian Woman Nabbed For Shoplifting

A Nigerian woman, who was identified as Akudihor Jennifer has been nabbed for stealing goods worth over $2,000 at Macy Oak Park Mall, in Johnson County, United States.Akudihor, who was said to have  traveled to the United States with her three children on a holiday, was arrested after a CCTV footage showed her stealing over 50 different items including clothes and accessories which she hid under the stroller as she tried to make her way out of the shopping mall.Akudihor whose passport was seized has been charged with felony with bail set at $2,500.

Vanessa Williams To Judge 2015 Miss America Pageant

American star actress and singer,Vanessa Williams is joining the judging panel  of the 95th Miss America pageant competition. The former beauty queen made history in 1983 as the first African-American woman ever to be crowned Miss America, but was famously forced to resign 10 months into her reign after nude photos from her past appeared in Penthouse. 

US: Gunman Who killed 2 Journalist In Live Broadcast Commits Suicide

The gunman who killed two WDBJ journalists during a live broadcast in Virginia has reportedly committed suicide. The killer who was identified as 41 - year - old Vester Lee Flanagan II alias Bryce Williams, boasted of the shooting on Twitter, posting his own videos.

US: Gunman Shot And Killed Tv Reporter And Cameraman During Live Broadcast

Police in Virginia has launched a manhunt for a lone gunman who is at large after he shot and killed a TV news reporter and her cameraman on Wednesday morning. The horrible incident was  captured on live broadcast during a routine news story on WDBJ, a station in Roanoke.

Japan: Explosion Rocks U.S. Military Base

Pentagon Spokesman, Navy Cmdr. William Urban,has reportedly confirmed that an explosion occurred at the U.S. Army Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara City, Japan, just after midnight local time on Monday.

Security Guard, Gunman Dead After Fatal Shooting In NY Federal Building

 A 60 - year - old  armed veteran  slipped through a side door of a federal building in New York on Friday  shot a security guard in the head and killing him, before fatally shooting himself, police said.

US: Fergusonte Declared State Of emergency As Protests Turn Violent

Authorities in Ferguson, Missouri, US declared a state of emergency on Monday amidst ongoing demonstrations to mark the death of black unarmed teenager Michael Brown, who was shot dead by a white police officer a year ago.Activists across several US cities are using the anniversary to keep up the pressure over the treatment of black and other ethnic groups by the police.Protesters descended on the St Louis courthouse, which was surrounded by police.Around 50 demonstrators were arrested.

US:Police Gun Down Unarmed Black Teenager As Tensions Rise On Eve Of Ferguson Shooting Anniversary

Police have shot and killed another unarmed black teenager after he got into an "altercation" with a white officer in training just a day before the first anniversary of Michael Brown's death.Christian Taylor was killed after crashing a sports vehicle through the glass doors of a car dealership and getting into a 'struggle' with a white officer in trainingThe 19 - year - old was shot at around 1am.At first police thought keen footballer player Taylor was a burglary suspect but a struggle with officers followed and the college student was shot.

11 - Year- Old Boy Charged With Shooting Three-Year-Old

An 11-year-old boy have been charged with  manslaughter  by the authorities in Detroit after he accidentally shot a three-year-old.The youth was visiting his father when he removed a handgun from his closet and threw it out of the window. He later retrieved the weapon and jumped into a parked car while carrying the gun.A while later, three-year-old Elijah Walker got into the vehicle and was shot in the face, authorities said.

President Barack Obama visits Ethiopia

After an emotional visit to his father’s homeland of Kenya, the US Pesident, Barack Obama has arrived in Ethiopia.He was greeted at the airport by the Ethiopian prime minister, for this first visit to the country by a sitting US president.

President Obama calls for equal rights for gays in Africa

President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa, comparing homophobia to racial discrimination he had encountered in the United States.

President Barack Obama lands in Nairobi for GES 2015

President Barack Obama has finally landed in Nairobi for the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

Mr Obama’s Air Force One touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi shortly after 8pm on Friday.

Video. Buhari Calls His Party "APC" (ANPC) While In Meeting With Obama

President Buhari is at it again! While appreciating the Americans for their support during the elections Made another of his now usual gaffe telling President Obama that his party The ALL NIGERIA PEOPLES CONGRESS (ANPC) is really grateful to the Americans.Instead of The ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS(APC)