NEW YORK (AP) — New York City residents and visitors look up at the sky to experience a phenomenon twice a year known as Manhattanhenge. The setting Sun was framed by a canyon of skyscrapers Thursday as it sunk below the horizon, perfectly aligned with the Manhattan street grid. The dramatic...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo 's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population, and armed groups in a volatile region. A white cargo plane with aid...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test being conducted ahead...
In celebration of World Bee Day 2026, environmental advocates, scientists, and diplomats are placing renewed focus on the vital role bees play in protecting ecosystems, food systems, and sustainable livelihoods. During a media briefing ahead of the “Bee Together for People and the Planet”...
The P-pop landscape continues to expand with the arrival of MEI MEI, an eight-member girl group introduced under Groovy Garden Records, a new music label under Pulp Group. The group officially debuted on May 27 at Skydome, SM North EDSA, unveiling their first single “Telebong” alongside a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm any...
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Thursday securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war ends will require more ships, including more vessels from Europe, and the expansion of a current EU naval mission. The EU mission in...
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s air force carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of Lebanon 's capital on Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military said, further straining a fragile ceasefire a day before crucial negotiations in Washington. The strike hit an apartment building, but the...
GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered on Thursday for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes the night before, including five children and an elderly person, as well as a Hamas militant. More than 20 people were injured in the strikes, according to...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market pushed to more records Thursday as profits keep piling up for companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods. A tentative deal to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran by 60 days also helped lift the market and rein in oil prices. The S&P 500...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he 's being “very persistent” in pressing the United States to provide his country with more Patriot air defense missiles that can counter devastating Russian ballistic missile attacks. Zelenskyy said he...
HONOLULU (AP) – A tourist from Washington state pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges accusing him of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal and was ordered to stay away from Hawaii beaches. Igor Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, was in US District Court in...
