Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members. Yet for many of the women of Capitol Hill, the moment of accountability was years in the making — and far from enough. Reps. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, both announced within hours of each other Monday that they were leaving Congress. Their decisions came the day before the House returned to Washington and as both faced the prospect of being expelled from the chamber by their colleagues. It was a reckoning of sorts for Capitol Hill, the most...

Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital. The pileup Tuesday prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Denver, the Colorado State Patrol said in a statement. Officials evaluated 19 people for injuries and took eight of them to the hospital, including one person who had “sustained serious bodily injuries,” according to the state patrol. Images online show multiple semitrucks involved in the pileup, with debris lining the roadway, fronts of vehicles smashed and...

The trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona resumed on Tuesday, nearly a year after the original proceedings collapsed when a presiding judge stepped down after appearing in a documentary about the case. The negligence case centers on seven medical professionals accused of failing to provide adequate care in the weeks leading up to Maradona’s death five years ago at a home outside Buenos Aires. Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, died at age 60 from cardiac arrest while recovering from a procedure...

Afghan migrants in Poland face forced deportations and fear for their lives at the hands of the Taliban-run government back home, concerns that rights groups say have soared after Poland last year moved to partially suspend the right to seek asylum. Rights groups warn the measure, introduced in March 2025, is now being overused by authorities. It’s based on an amended Polish law that imposed temporary restrictions on the right to apply for international protection at the border with Belarus for those who crossed into the NATO and European Union member state illegally. “I tried more than a billion times...

A California woman on Tuesday said she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018 and now plans to make a report to law enforcement. Lonna Drewes said during a news conference that the assault occurred at a hotel in Southern California. She said she had one glass of wine that evening and believes Swalwell drugged her before raping her. Swalwell dropped out of the California governor’s race on Sunday and said he would resign from Congress this week following earlier allegations of sexual assault from a different woman. “I did not consent to any sexual activity,” Drewes said. Attorney...

Troops of 33 Artillery Brigade under Operation WUTAN DAJI have recorded a significant operational success following a coordinated clearance operation in Kumbodoro Forest and Kumbodoro Village in Bauchi State. The offensive offensive operation dealt a major setback to bandit networks operating within the area. Troops successfully cleared multiple bandit enclaves, including the notorious Azuge camps within the Kumbodoro Forest axis. Supported by the Air Component, the troops neutralised several bandits and dismantled key operational bases, further degrading the criminals’ capability to threaten lives and property of citizens. The operation led to rescue of eight kidnapped victims. A thorough search of...

…As Steel Sector Attracts Over $2.2bn FDI Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda The Honourable Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, in a landmark investment drive, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian conglomerate, Rashmi Metaliks Group, on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, in Kolkata, India, for a projected investment of $1 billion over a three-year period. This followed the Minister’s tour of the Rashmi Metaliks Steel Plant in Kolkata, where he commended the scale of the operations and advanced technology deployed at the facility. He also lauded the company’s integrated operations — spanning Direct...

A closer look unveils the famous “Solider Idunmota Cenotaph” in the middle of the photo Date: 01/01/1963 Time: 12:18 Noon  Credit: UN Photo/Prasad Ranganath “The first object in founding a new Colony is to find a revenue from and provide police protection for, the lieges; in short to work a government. Lagos has been the ideal Colony from the Downing Street point of view, self-supporting and self-protecting. For the first few years after the cessions there was a Parliamentary grant of € 2,000 which dropped in 1863 t0 €1,000 and the ceased. In 1874 $2,000 was borrowed from the Imperial...