Two men were arrested by authorities in Makati City on Maundy Thursday, April 17, after being caught selling dried marijuana and for carrying a firearm. Two men are arrested after being caught in the act of a drug transaction in Makati on Maundy Thursday, April 17. (Photo courtesy of SPD)...
A 30-year-old construction worker was arrested by the police for sexually abusing his seven-year-old stepdaughter in Pasig City. Operatives of the Pasig City Police Station arrest a man accused of sexually abusing his 7-year-old stepdaughter in Pasig City. (Photo from EPD) The Eastern Police...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing three people, including a child, and wounding dozens, officials said Thursday. In this photo, provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters extinguish fire...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the Islamic State group, a U.S. official said Thursday. U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters stands on their vehicles, as they withdraw from two neighbourhoods in Syria's...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in a very crucial” stage, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Thursday while on a visit to the Islamic Republic. In this photo released by the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find an agreement with the European...
MILAN (AP) — A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed to the ground Thursday after a cable snapped, killing at least four people and critically injuring one, officials said. In this photo released by the Italian Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps on Thursday, April 17, 2025,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally has...
The Associated Press and the Trump administration returned to a courtroom Thursday — and will be in another on Friday — as part of the high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists are able to question the president. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s claim that it can't do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. “should be shocking,” a federal appeals court said Thursday in a blistering order that ratchets up the escalating conflict between...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez's bid for shorter sentences and a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and the brothers' lawyers. FILE - This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , a required step as prosecutors work to make good on the Trump administration’s order to seek the death penalty for what it called a “premeditated,...
