WASHINGTON (AP) – Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive spelling career marked by triumph and heartbreak that he knew could end at any moment. Then he listened...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City residents and visitors look up at the sky to experience a phenomenon twice a year known as Manhattanhenge. The setting Sun was framed by a canyon of skyscrapers Thursday as it sunk below the horizon, perfectly aligned with the Manhattan street grid. The dramatic...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo 's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population, and armed groups in a volatile region. A white cargo plane with aid...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test being conducted ahead...
Fifteen families in Las Piñas City have been given a fresh opportunity to improve their livelihoods after the city government distributed additional food carts under its ongoing assistance program. Mayor April Aguilar announced that the food carts were awarded to selected beneficiaries to help...
A 62-year-old passenger bound for Tagbilaran was arrested Tuesday afternoon, May 26, after airport authorities discovered an unlicensed .45-caliber Colt pistol in his luggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The firearm, loaded with a magazine containing six live rounds, was...
The Makati City government on Thursday, May 28, began distributing mid-year cash incentives worth ₱6,000 to 59,414 registered Blu Card holders in the city through electronic payment channels. On Friday, May 29, Makati Mayor Nancy Binay said the city has allocated P356.48 million for the mid-year...
A delivery rider was arrested after punching and stabbing two people in Pasay City Thursday morning, May 28. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the suspect as Ryan, 27, who was apprehended at a basketball court on Tramo Street in Barangay 56, after being chased and cornered...
Makati City police officers rescued a mother and her three-day-old baby after they were found in distress along the road in Barangay Bel-Air on Thursday morning, May 28. According to the Southern Police District (SPD), the rescue was initiated after a concerned citizen reported at around 8:43 a.m....
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm any...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Thursday securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war ends will require more ships, including more vessels from Europe, and the expansion of a current EU naval mission. The EU mission in...
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s air force carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of Lebanon 's capital on Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military said, further straining a fragile ceasefire a day before crucial negotiations in Washington. The strike hit an apartment building, but the...
