The Daily Populous

Pruitt is the first EPA administrator to have a 24-hour security detail that accompanies him at all times, even at the agency’s headquarters in Washington.

Pruitt said he was not involved in the decision for him to fly first class.

Federal regulations allow government travelers to fly business class or first class when no cheaper options are “reasonably available” or if there are exceptional security circumstances. »

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned after intense pressure from his own party.

: Five years after apartheid ends, he becomes deputy president of South Africa - he loses the position in 2005 after being implicated in a fraud trial April 2009 : Two weeks after corruption charges are dropped, Mr Zuma becomes president of South Africa.

: Two weeks after corruption charges are dropped, Mr Zuma becomes president of South Africa October 2017: The Supreme Court of Appeal rules he must face 18 counts of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering. »

A link between highly processed foods and cancer has been suggested by French researchers.

A study of 105,000 people hinted the more of such foods people ate, the greater their risk of cancer.

There are also factors that muddy the waters as people who ate a lot of ultra-processed foods had other behaviours that have been linked to cancer. »

- Panic and fear swept through a South Florida community Wednesday afternoon after a gunman opened fire at a suburban high school.

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel says 17 people were killed and more were injured during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

LINK: Nikolas Cruz, ID'd as Florida high school shooting suspect, reportedly showed warning signs. »