ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said. FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right,...
The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone . FILE - A patient...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, held talks in the Kremlin on Friday before signing a broad cooperation pact to deepen their partnership amid stinging Western sanctions. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President...
JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s security Cabinet convened Friday to vote on a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there. A woman...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. FILE -President Joe Biden...
PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were convicted by a court Friday as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times. Lawyers Igor Sergunin, from left, Alexei Liptser and...
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate and part of Highway 1 in Northern California was closed after a major fire erupted at one of the world's largest battery storage plants. The fire started Thursday afternoon and sent up towering flames and black smoke, and...
The Malabon City government has has launched two new features of the Ahon Blue Card on Friday, Jan. 17. “Dalawang taon matapos nating ilunsad ang programang Malabon Ahon Blue Card ay patuloy na dumarami ang mga pamilya na tumatangkilik rito. Ito ay nagpakakita ng inyong suporta bilang kapwa...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced on Friday, Jan. 17, her plan to boost local tourism by advocating for changes to the Local Government Code and promoting public-private partnerships to strengthen the sector. [FILE] Makati City Mayor Abby Binay Binay cited the importance of...
The girl vendor being ejected by the security guard from the mall. The Mandaluyong City Police on Friday, Jan. 17, belied claims that the young female sampaguita vendor who went viral on social media after being ejected from a mall by a security guard is a member of a crime syndicate. The police...
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano with husband Egay Rubiano (Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO) More than 500 images of the Sto. Nino or Infant Jesus are on display at the Cuneta Astrodome as the annual Fiesta Del Sto. Nino kicked-off on Thursday, Jan. 16, the Pasay City government has announced. Pasay...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been more than a week since two massive fires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the Los Angeles area, and officials said Thursday residents won't be going home soon. As the search continues for human remains in the leveled neighborhoods,...
