A woman used her government pandemic relief cash to hire a hitman to murder a love rival, police have said. Jasmine Martinez allegedly used some of her $15,000 (£11,000) US Paycheck Protection Program to pay a gunman who fatally shot Le’Shonte Jones and wounded the 3-year-old daughter she was holding outside their Miami apartment last
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A public inquiry has begun to examine the wrongful convictions of hundreds of people who ran post offices. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 people were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a flaw in a computer system. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on
CNN’s John Avlon reacts to the Republican National Committee punishing Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for participating in the January 6 committee investigation. #CNN #News
In this article @CL.1 DVN A Halliburton oil well fielder works on a well head at a fracking rig site January 27, 2016 near Stillwater, Oklahoma. J. Pat Carter | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has long made it clear that he is no fan of U.S. shale drilling. But, if he invades Ukraine,
Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang attends an event during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Nvidia reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales on Wednesday that beat analyst expectations and provided a strong outlook for the current quarter. The stock fell over 1% in extended trading. Here’s how the chipmaker did
More than 14,000 people suffered power outages and uprooted trees created chaos on roads and train lines as Storm Dudley pummelled the UK and Ireland with winds of more than 80mph. Northern Powergrid, which maintains electricity networks across northern England, said on Wednesday evening that it had reconnected 10,000 homes within hours, but it could
A judge has blocked the release of “graphic” records relating to an investigation into the death of the American comedian Bob Saget. Saget’s family had filed a lawsuit to stop the sharing of evidence collected from the scene of the comedian’s death last onth. They said it depicted him “graphically” and should be released only
A Russian invasion of Ukraine would bring “massive consequences” for Moscow, the foreign secretary is set to warn Vladimir Putin during a speech in the Ukrainian capital. Liz Truss will visit Ukraine this week as part of continuing diplomatic efforts to avoid a war between Russia and its neighbour. It comes as a senior US
The widow of a sub postmaster wrongly convicted of theft has told Sky News that the Post Office “contributed” to his death. Julian Wilson, who ran a post office in Astwood Bank, Worcestershire, took a plea deal in 2008 after auditors found more than £27,000 missing in the branch accounts. He was among some 700
Satellite imagery disproves Russian claims it is withdrawing troops from Ukraine’s border, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said – as he expressed concern that yesterday’s large cyberattack could be a possible precursor to an invasion. Speaking after a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels, Mr Stoltenberg stressed there was no sign of a military
Tesla (TSLA) has signed a contract to secure lithium supply from an upcoming mine in Australia developed by Liontown. The critical material to battery production is expected to start flowing in 2024. With the rise in popularity of electric vehicles, several critical materials to battery production, like nickel, lithium, and cobalt, are becoming bottlenecks in
Ukraine’s President says it’s important to stay calm and has even criticised Western leaders for stoking paranoia but Ukrainians are preparing for the worst. The Ukrainian Prime Minister says the government has allocated 400 million Euros to keep its airspace open as several airlines review suspending flights to the country. Sky’s Alex Rossi reports. SUBSCRIBE
Some residents in Miami say their voter registration was unknowingly changed from Democrat to Republican. CNN’s Randi Kaye reports on why one Florida lawmaker is calling for an investigation into voter registration tactics. #CNN #News
Coachella, one of the biggest and most popular music festivals in the world, will not be requiring ticket-holders to be vaccinated, wear masks or test negative at the 2022 event, organisers have said. The eased restrictions for the event, which is among the first to make such a change, conform with state guidance, organisers added,
7:00 AM ET Jack Eichel is ready for his Vegas debut. The center will suit up for the Golden Knights at home Wednesday against Colorado, in his first game action since March 7, 2021. Eichel, then with the Buffalo Sabres, suffered a herniated disk in his neck that night, and went through a prolonged disagreement
Some pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field on November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices are soaring and nothing appears to be stopping their ascent. December to January saw international benchmark Brent crude climb by roughly $11 a barrel, and it’s gone up nearly
Looking for a new film or TV boxset to start this weekend? This is our guide to what’s new and coming up. Featuring our biggest celebrity interviews of the week, our Backstage entertainment review also includes details of the other new and noteworthy works coming to your screens. Severance – Apple TV+, out now Directed
Ukraine’s newly chosen Eurovision act has been suspended, amid claims she travelled to the Russian-controlled Crimea in 2015. Alina Pash is facing scrutiny from Ukraine’s national broadcaster for the trip she was said to have made seven years ago, and now faces a nervous wait to see if she will represent her country at the
Virtual reality is seen as a key technology for the metaverse. Chinese technology companies are starting to explore metaverse applications. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images A Chinese industry body designed to develop the country’s metaverse applications has added a new batch of companies as it pushes ahead with the latest technology craze. The metaverse does
An investigation into a bid to give honours and citizenship to a Saudi national linked to the Prince of Wales’ charity has been launched, police have said. The Metropolitan Police Service said it is investigating allegations of offences under the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925. It said in a statement: “The decision follows an
It was Tim Robbins’ Andy Dufresne who pulled off the big screen’s most famous prison break, the wrongly jailed innocent man who “crawled through a river of s*** and came out clean on the other side”. But it was Morgan Freeman and that famous voice, deep and calming, instantly recognisable, who told his story. Almost
Russia will retaliate if new sanctions are imposed by Britain, according to the country’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. UK ministers last week gained powers to impose tough new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and businesses. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the “very, very tough” package of sanctions is “ready to go” should Russia launch a
NASA’s Juno mission has yet again stunned us with breath-taking images of Jupiter and its moon, Ganymede. Scientists are awed by an image of Jupiter in a crescent phase. The picture was taken when NASA’s Juno spacecraft approached the giant planet during a regular close pass. The crescent shape of Jupiter can never be captured
A US patient with leukaemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday. The case of a middle-aged woman of mixed race, presented at the
The world must judge Russia with its own eyes as to whether it is de-escalating, the defence secretary said as he warned an invasion of Ukraine is still possible. Ben Wallace told Sky News: “I can also tell you judge with your own eyes at the scale of that Russian deployment on the borders of
Inflation hit 5.5% in January, its highest rate since March 1992, as the cost of living in Britain continued to surge, official figures show. The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation, up from 5.4% in December, was in line with economists expectations – as clothing, housing, and furniture prices climbed higher, the Office for
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7:09 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — No surprise this time. Michael McDowell topped the leaderboard again at Daytona. McDowell opened the first Daytona 500 practice session with a top speed of 192.736 mph, the first time NASCAR showed off its new car at the track ahead of Sunday’s sold-out race. McDowell, last
Warning: This video shows the moments following the fatal shooting of Sudesh Amman. Undercover police officers have described the moment that they shot dead terrorist Sudesh Amman, in south London, last year. One member of the surveillance team told the inquest how he ‘locked eyes’ with the attacker and thought he was going to be
CNN’s Sara Murray looks at Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani T. Willis’ probe investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results. #CNN #News
Employees arrive at ConocoPhillips headquarters in Houston, Texas. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil and gas major ConocoPhillips is in the bitcoin mining fuel business. The company said in a statement to CNBC on Tuesday that it has one bitcoin pilot project currently operating in the Bakken, a region in North Dakota
Journalist and political satirist PJ O’Rourke, has died. The American writer and best-selling author who rose to fame as editor-in-chief of the now-defunct satirical magazine National Lampoon, was 74. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Morgan Entrekin CEO of Grove Atlantic, a New York-based publisher of his books, described him as “one of the