North Korean leader Kim Jong Un SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reported Wednesday, as it ramps up pressure on the U.S. following the...
President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the economy during an event at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender...
A woman injured in a stampede is helped into an ambulance by the banks of the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, on Mauni Amavasya' or new moon day during the Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP...
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while...
(Photo from #1 Metro Manila Fire Rescue Group) Two women reportedly died in a fire that hit a condominium unit on the 35th floor of a residential building in Ongpin Street, Binondo, Manila on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. Firefighters said the casualties were...
A 26-year-old father who is now detained after taking his one-year-old child hostage during a shocking standoff in Taytay, Rizal on Saturday, Jan. 25, is seeking forgiveness from his family. Authorities negotiate with a man who took a child hostage in Taytay, Rizal. (Photos from Mayor Allan De...
Photo from Pasay City Police Two Chinese nationals were arrested by members of the Pasay City Police for grave threat and for violation of the election gun ban on Jan. 27. Pasay City Police chief Col. Samuel Pabonita identified the suspects as alias “Li” and alias “Chien.” They were...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said on Monday, Jan. 27, that the city has breached its 2024 revenue target by 31 percent after collecting P24,151,652,347 last Dec. 31, 2024. Based on the report of the City Treasurer, Makati's local revenue sources comprised the bulk of collections...
The arrested suspects. A drug suspect, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI) for his illegal drug activities, and his cohort were nabbed in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Pasig City Police in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City on Sunday, Jan. 26, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said. The...
A cyclist was shot to death during a heated street argument with an e-trike driver in Rodriguez, Rizal on Monday, Jan. 27. A man points a gun at another following a street altercation in Rodriguez, Rizal. (Screen grab from Facebook/Lee) In a dash cam footage, the suspect was seen holding a gun and...
People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) GOMA, Congo (AP) — Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by...
The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice, Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal...
