KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled the central part of the state earlier this month and killed at least 132 people. Search and rescue operations along...
BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Israel’s army said Monday it has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias. Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting between local militias and clans in Syria ’s Sweida province....
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn 't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days. The Republican president made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. “We’re going to...
BERLIN (AP) — Arachnophobes beware: Customs officials on Monday released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in western Germany. Customs officials found the shipment at...
CAVITE – Two sisters were injured in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank explosion inside their house in Tanza on Sunday, July 13. A report from the Provincial Regional Office identified the victims as alias Ana, 20, and alias Carie, 18, both students. Investigator-on-case Staff Sergeant...
The Malabon City Government has declared Filipino historian and writer Epifanio Delos Santos a local hero, following the passage of City Ordinance No. 12-2025. Under the ordinance, Delos Santos is officially recognized for his contributions to Philippine literature, culture, and national identity....
The Las Piñas Commission on Elections (Comelec) scheduled a satellite voter’s registration in nine areas in the city on August 1 to 10. According to the Las Piñas Public Information Office (PIO), the satellite voter registration conducted by the Comelec will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon and the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Muntinlupa refuted claims on social media that the name of a public high school in Muntinlupa was changed. Biazon and the SDO said the name of Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS), located in Barangay Poblacion, was not changed to One...
A total of 15 families or 45 individuals lost their homes in a fire that hit a 2-story residential building in Makati City early Sunday morning, July 13, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. Based on the incident report, the fire that hit Barangay Bangkal started at around 12:42 a.m. and was...
A high-value individual (HVI) wanted for illegal drugs and his two cohorts were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Burgos, Rodriguez, Rizal, on July 12, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) reported Sunday, July 13. The suspects were identified as alias Didog, 47, tagged as an...
The Quezon City government passed an ordinance aimed at making public healthcare services more accessible and responsive to the needs of LGBTQIA+ individuals, becoming the first local government unit in the country to institutionalize gender-inclusive health policies. The gender-inclusive health...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in extra military spending in the next two years because of new and unprecedented threats, ranging from Russia to nuclear proliferation, terrorists and online attacks. The French leader laid out...
