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Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior lawyer in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the capital Nairobi.Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, a respected lawyer and former head of a political parties’ dispute tribunal, was driving home on Tuesday evening when a gunman on a motorcycle pulled alongside his vehicle and opened fire. Witnesses on the Lang’ata/Magadi road reported hearing multiple gunshots.The motive for the attack, which resembles the shocking killing of a lawmaker earlier this year, is unknown. Investigations are under way.The Law Society of Kenya has described the killing as “abhorrent” and said…
Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire. The interior minister announced nearly 200 arrests in the first hours of the planned day of nationwide protests. Fiery protests broke out across France on Wednesday. AFP via Getty Images A protester jumped on a police car as clashes erupted in Paris. AFP via Getty Images A group of students protesters faced anti-riot police officers during a demonstration. AFP via Getty…
If they squint, lawmakers can see the outlines of a bipartisan deal that could avoid a government shutdown later this year. But bringing an agreement into focus — and enacting it into law — will be no small task. The general parameters floated by multiple factions in the House and Senate is to couple, by the end of the year, an extension of federal health insurance subsidies that are set to expire on Jan. 1 with government funding through September 2026. But no one is willing to lock in that agreement yet, and getting there could take several more months…
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Tommy Fleetwood is already a Team Europe lifer — but for the first time, he is coming into a Ryder Cup as a PGA Tour winner. The 34-year-old England native joined the PGA Tour in 2018 after spending nearly eight years full-time on the European Tour, where he has earned seven total victories.It took him a long while to get his first on the PGA Tour, taking home the Tour Championship (and with it, the FedEx Cup) last month. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXBUSINESS.COM Tommy Fleetwood reacts on the 15th green…
Apple on Tuesday announced its iPhone 17 lineup, which consists of the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19. iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air Differential specs Display: iPhone 17: 6.3″ Super Retina XDR display iPhone 17 Air: 6.5″ Super Retina XDR display Size (L x W x H) and weight: iPhone 17: 5.89 in. (149.6 mm) x 2.81 in. (71.5 mm) x 0.31 in. (7.95 mm); 6.24 oz (177 grams) iPhone 17 Air: 6.15…
(File photo from a reader – that long stretch of greenbelt is the WDG) The largest remaining contiguous stretch of forest in Seattle is right here on the peninsula. This community announcement coalition we invites you to answer a survey meant to help shape its future: The Ridge to River Coalition (R2R) announces the 2025 West Duwamish Greenbelt Public Survey. All community members are invited to share experiences, connections, and ideas for Seattle’s largest remaining forest. To take the online survey, visit the R2R website r2rduwamish.org and click the “Share Your Ideas” button. The West Duwamish Greenbelt is an amazing…
A South Korean woman has been acquitted after a court revisited her decades-old conviction for biting off the tongue of a man during an alleged sexual attack.Choi Mal-ja was 18 when she was convicted of grievous bodily harm and sentenced to 10 months in jail. Her aggressor, who was 21, received a lighter sentence of six months.After a years-long campaign to clear her name, a retrial began in the southern city of Busan in July. In its first hearing, prosecutors apologised to her and, in an unusual move, asked the court to quash the conviction.”I could not let this case…
Mayor Vi Lyles of Charlotte, North Carolina, won Tuesday’s Democratic Party mayoral primary in an election overshadowed the past few days by the deadly stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee aboard a city train. The stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska last month on a light-rail train by a man with a history of mental illness and over a dozen arrests quickly grabbed national attention and reignited a conversation about crime after security video of the gruesome attack was released and went viral. Lyles’ response to the slaying has been criticized, and Republicans claim the mayor and other Democrats are too soft…
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Robert MacIntyre is back for Team Europe after a successful Ryder Cup debut — and he might be even better now than he was in 2023. MacIntyre, 29, did not join the PGA Tour until last year, earning his first Ryder Cup bid through success overseas.But now, the golf world knows who he is — and he is here to stay. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXBUSINESS.COM Robert MacIntyre reacts to his putt on the first green during the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country…
Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic’s AI in Office 365 apps, The Information reports, citing two sources. The move means that Anthropic’s tech will help power new features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint alongside OpenAI’s, marking the end of Microsoft’s previous reliance solely on the ChatGPT maker for its productivity suite. Microsoft’s move to diversify its AI partnerships comes amid a growing rift with OpenAI, which has pursued its own infrastructure projects as well as a potential LinkedIn competitor. Microsoft’s Anthropic deal also comes as the company negotiates a new deal with OpenAI to secure access to its AI…