The Philippines may invoke the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with the US if a sailor or a member of its military is killed in an attack in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos said yesterday.
The government has no plan of giving US forces access to more military bases in the country under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, President Marcos said yesterday, even as he expects expanded joint combat exercises with US and Japanese troops in the coming months.
The Philippines is a major focus of US efforts to strengthen regional
Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared to signal they may hand former President Donald Trump a partial victory in his presidential immunity case by possibly Read More
The Supreme Court said Monday it would take up the issue of "ghost guns" next term.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Beyond Neuralink: Meet the other companies developing brain-computer interfaces In the world of brain-computer interfaces, it can seem as if one company sucks up all the oxygen in the room. Last month, Neuralink…
A 25-year-old woman involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Hilo over the weekend allegedly had a blood alcohol concentration more than three times the legal limit, according to the prosecuting attorney’s office.
On April 5, the Supreme Court had observed that the allegations of terrorism against Sen were prima facie untrue.
President Joe Biden promised to deliver more wins for the black community if given a second term in a Friday speech before a group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton. “I see an America where, with your help, I sign the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, into law,” he said […]
The fake audio content circulated this month amid mounting tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea.
An appeals court in Texas has upheld a ruling in favor of Sidney Powell, an embattled attorney aligned with former President Donald Trump.According to CNN, "Powell stands out as a Trump-aligned attorney who has so far been able to defeat the professional misconduct allegations that have been brought against several others who assisted Trump in his schemes to overturn his 2020 electoral loss. However, Powell did plead guilty in the criminal prosecution brought by the Fulton County district...
Disgraced former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar has been allowed to delay the start date for his 13-year prison term, citing confidential medical information, according to recent court filings. The 55-year-old former head of the council's Planning and Land Use Committee was sentenced in January for his role in a sprawling federal corruption case that involved him taking cash payouts and other bribes while in office. He was ordered to surrender to federal authorities April 30. But in...