COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state's first execution in more than 13 years. This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Freddie Eugene Ownes. South Carolina was...
SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — An attacker with a knife killed three people and seriously wounded at least five late on Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, authorities said. Police and ambulances near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in...
PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for the White House and endorsed Donald Trump on Friday, a late-stage shakeup of the race that could give the former president a modest boost from Kennedy’s supporters. Republican presidential nominee former President...
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. A person holds a 2,492-carat diamond which was found in the country and on...
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava continued to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Friday — the sixth time since December the volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption from a new fissure began shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday following a series of strong earthquakes and...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his role “as a friend” to bring peace to Ukraine in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, during a brief visit that many in Ukraine hope will pave the way for an Indian role in peace mediation. This...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region while also claiming to have recaptured some territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched an offensive in the spring....
Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza , including 12 just in August, have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says. Gunmen fire their weapons during the funeral of three...
A total of 4,255,398 million tons of silt and waste were removed during the massive cleanup in the rivers of Bulacan. The cleanup was conducted by San Miguel Corporation (SMC), SMC Chairman and Executive Officer (CEO) Ramon S. Ang said the river cleanup initiative is already in its second...
Residents of Malolos, Bulacan received medicines, medical, and dental consultations through the Bayanihan sa Barangay project in Cofradia Village on Thursday, August 22. Mayor Christian D. Natividad led the bringing of medical aid in Barangay Cofradia, City of Malolos, Bulacan on...
A Chinese national who was caught urinating in public by members of the Pasay City Police MOA Substation was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia on Friday, August 23. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as "Huang," 33. He was arrested at around 12:30 a.m. at the CBP...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay underscored the importance of the city's air quality sensors as it accurately detected the quality of air in its various barangays during the height of volcanic smog or vog emissions from the Taal volcano this week. According to Binay, the sensors have greatly helped...
