DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with killing two teenage girls in a small Indiana community forced them off a hiking trail before cutting their throats, a prosecutor said Friday, telling jurors that the evidence includes an unused bullet and video recorded on the eldest girl's phone. FILE...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored. A person drives a classic American car past a floating...
This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. He ordered his military to hold drills involving battlefield nuclear weapons with...
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said it's important for Ukraine's Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country as he held meetings Friday with European partners, with the upcoming U.S. presidential election casting a long shadow over his visit to Germany. President...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas confirmed Friday that its leader, Yahya Sinwar , was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, and the militant group reiterated its stance that hostages taken from Israel a year ago will not be released until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and a withdrawal of Israeli troops. This...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine . If confirmed, the move would bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West. Russian President Vladimir...
Financial markets in the Philippines and the broader Asia-Pacific region stand to benefit from downward interest rates in the United States, although risks from a "benign" US economy may temper gains, according to a World Bank economist. "So far, the decline in interest rates in advanced...
BACOLOD CITY – The city council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday, Oct. 16, congratulating businessman Ricardo “Cano” Tan for his rooster-shaped building that entered the Guinness World Record. READ:...
Incomes of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have climbed, thanks to a World Bank-financed project of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In an Oct. 16 implementation status and results report, the Washington-based multilateral lender said the DA's Rural Development Project has so far jacked up the...
Despite delays due to budget cuts, the World Bank has lauded the implementation of its one-decade-old financing for a local community poverty-reduction program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Referring to its loans for the DSWD's National Community-Driven Development...
FILE - Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, with Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and UAW President Shawn Fain, speaks at a campaign rally at UAW Local 900, Aug. 8, 2024, in Wayne, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich....
The Italian navy ship Libra arrives at the port of Shengjin northwestern Albania Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, carrying the first group of migrants who were intercepted in international waters. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj) SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian...
