NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Iranian mother detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers has been released this week following advocacy from Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Mandonna "Donna" Kashanian, 64, was detained by ICE officers last month as she gardened in the yard...
HUNT, Texas (AP) — As the search in Texas continued Wednesday for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people, the full extent of the catastrophe had yet to be revealed as officials warned that unaccounted victims could still be found...
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — At least three people were missing in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding Tuesday that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream. Emergency crews carried out at least 85 swift...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to receive a technical assistance grant from the World Bank that will support programs aligned with the forthcoming $1-billion program loan from the Washington-based multilateral lender. In a concept document published on July 7, the World Bank said its...
Dinosaur fatigue may be a theme in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” but moviegoing audiences don’t seem to have that reservation. The newest installment in the “Jurassic World” franchise ruled the Fourth of July holiday box office with a global, five-day launch of $318.3 million, according to...
After the successful bidding to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants, the government and private-sector players may next look forward to another public-private partnership (PPP) in rehabilitating the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex in Mindanao. Power...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A farmer was seriously injured when he was attacked by a lion that had escaped a zoo in southern Turkey on Sunday, local media reported. The lion was later shot dead. The male lion, named Zeus, escaped his cage at Land of Lions in Manavgat, a resort city on the Mediterranean...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate. Leo bid farewell to Rome during his Sunday noon blessing,...
BANGKOK (AP) — China said Sunday that European medical device companies will be barred from selling to the Chinese government as a countermeasure for the European Union 's restrictions on the sale of similar products from China. European companies will be excluded if the budget for...
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day. This year has seen a flurry of activity to address it. Part of Trump 's executive order on elections, signed in March but held up by lawsuits,...
DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials said on Sunday, as Israel 's military said it has struck over 100 targets in the embattled enclave in the past day. The strikes came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
ILOILO CITY – A recent surgical mission benefited 22 children from low-income families in the city and province of Iloilo. The World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP) partnered with power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) to bridge the gap of children from low-income...
