LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)— A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a newlywed during a robbery more than 25 years ago. Alvin Braziel Jr., 43, received lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the 1993 slaying of 27-year-old Douglas White, who was attacked as he and his wife walked on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank Group today announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current 5-year investments to around $200 billion in support for countries to take ambitious climate action. The new plan significantly boosts support for adaptation and resilience, recognizing mounting climate change impacts on lives and livelihoods,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- There was no mistaking the odd man out. The Washington funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush served as a rare reunion of the remaining members of the presidents club, but the front-row banter among Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and their spouses came to an end when…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Chicago woman is suing hotel operator Hilton Worldwide for $100 million, claiming an employee took nude footage of her without her consent and used it in an extortion attempt. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said an employee at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Albany, New York, used a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NESRANGERS) – British radio presenter Gavin Ford was laid to rest Sunday near Beirut in a ceremony that brought together dozens of fans, friends and family members days after his murder. Ford’s lifeless body was discovered Tuesday at his home in Beit Meri, a mountain town east of the capital where his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at age 94. His death was announced by his family Friday night. The president’s health had been in decline in recent months. “George Herbert Walker Bush, World War II naval aviator, Texas oil pioneer, and 41st President of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six days after Yazmin Juarez and her 19-month-old daughter, Mariee, entered a U.S. immigration facility in Dilley, Texas, the toddler developed a severe respiratory infection. Six weeks after the two were released, Mariee died of the illness. Now Yazmin has filed a wrongful death claim in which she seeks $60 million from…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of people protested in the Centre of the Tunisian Capital Tunis on Tuesday against a planned visit by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the country. The crown prince is expected to arrive on Tuesday, as part of a tour of several Arab countries on his first trip abroad…
