Backers of a new USVI registry present plans to Trump
WASHINGTON — The backers of a new open registry have dusted off plans first aired three years ago, and presented the concept of a US Virgin Islands (USVI) flag to Donald Trump, amid the current…
Rwanda confirms early talks to host deported US migrants
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda confirmed on Monday that discussions were “underway” with the United States regarding a potential agreement to host deported migrants. Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe on Sunday told state media that…
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation. The emergency…
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, passing shower in the morning, high 87
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a passing shower in the morning with a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy with a passing shower in…
Toyota sees 21% full-year profit decline as tariffs take a bite
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor expects profit to decline by a fifth in the current financial year, it said on Thursday, as weakness in the U.S. dollar and the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs weigh on the…
Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1-year prison sentence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison — the minimum penalty for the offense —…
Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. The suit filed in Los…
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and conflict.…
Police identify Fort Pladsen shooting victim as St. Croix man
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department today identified the victim of the shooting at Fort Pladsen in St. Thomas on Sunday. Dion Williams, 26, of St. Croix, was positively identified by a family…
Diddy trial thrown into chaos as key witness goes MISSING
NEW YORK (Daily Mail) — A star witness in the Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs trial is reportedly MIA, throwing the disgraced Bad Boy mogul’s sex trafficking case into chaos. Opening statements are set to begin next…