WASHINGTON (AP) — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol . Within days of each other, if not hours, the justices are expected to rule on whether Donald...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday blocked parts of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings said that the U.S. Department of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified...
The Chinese restaurant Jasmine at the New World Makati has some history with my three sons and me. For more years than I’d like to count, it’s been a reliable go-to when we’re thinking dim sum or Cantonese cuisine for a regular Sunday lunch or a special occasion. If you asked us to list our...
The Philippines is facing a challenge in enabling its children to reach their full potential productivity by the age of 18, which places the country's human capital development behind that of its regional counterparts. According to the World Bank's "The Philippines Human Capital Review," the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three people were killed in a Russian bombing attack on Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. FILE - A drone is seen in the sky seconds before it fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 17,...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat held talks in Vietnam on Saturday and said that the trust between the two countries was at an "all-time high," just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Hanoi. FILE - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday, as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors beneath the rubble, according to Palestinian and hospital officials. A Palestinian mourner takes the last look at the body of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump told a group of evangelicals they "cannot afford to sit on the sidelines" of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to "go and vote, Christians, please!" Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority...
VIENNA (AP) — Three people were missing on Saturday after massive thunderstorms and rainfall in southeastern Switzerland caused a landslide, authorities said. An excavator removes stones from the bed of the Navizence river, which flows into the Rhone, in Chippis, canton Valais, Switzerland,...
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Recent rains and cooler weather are helping more than 1,000 firefighters gain ground on two wildfires in southern New Mexico on Saturday that have killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. In this photo provided by Pam Bonner, smoke...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to the territory's health officials and emergency workers. A Palestinian family mourns a...
