The United States and the Philippines are deepening defense cooperation near the South China Sea, focusing on Balabac, a strategic island group close to disputed waters and the Spratly area. Balabac hosts a 300-hectare Philippine air base designated in 2023 as an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement site, giving U.S. forces...
Cincinnati — The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday when starter Landen Roupp allowed one hit over six innings and a two-out RBI double by Matt Chapman ignited a three-run seventh-inning rally. Roupp departed after 87 pitches; the Giants combined to allow a single hit while...
Los Angeles: Netflix chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings said he will not stand for re-election at the company's annual meeting in June and will step down as chairman after 29 years, the company said in a shareholder letter released Thursday. Netflix said he plans to focus on philanthropy and other...
Minneapolis. Hennepin County prosecutors announced Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. was charged with two counts of second-degree assault after Minnesota authorities say he pointed a firearm at occupants of a vehicle while driving on Minnesota State Highway 62 on Feb. 5; the arrest warrant...
Washington — U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Thursday blocked above-ground construction of President Donald Trump's planned $400 million, 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom while permitting below-ground work on a bunker and other national security facilities at the East Wing demolition site, following instruction from an appeals court panel to reconsider...
Gulf of Oman — A U.S. Navy destroyer enforcing a new maritime blockade intercepted two oil tankers that had departed Iran’s Chabahar port on Tuesday and ordered them to turn back, according to Reuters. The destroyer contacted the tankers by radio as they transited the Gulf of Oman, but it...
MOBILE, Ala. Alabama saw widespread deterioration in drought conditions over the past week, with nearly the entire state slipping by at least one category on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Extreme drought expanded in the southeastern portion of the state while severe drought tightened its grip across much of Alabama, reflecting...
United States: Walmart announced in 2026 that it will remodel dozens of stores across multiple states to modernize in-store and digital shopping, updating layouts, technology and services. Company statements this week list state-specific plans including 12 Indiana stores, 13 Georgia stores (seven in metro Atlanta), 18 Ohio locations and eight...
Fort Dodge, Iowa — Firefighters were dispatched at 2:22 a.m. Thursday to Westridge Townhomes after flames were reported in a two-story apartment building; crews located the fire in a middle unit that had spread to the attic, knocked down flames and ventilated smoke, and two people were taken to UnityPoint...
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres clinched a Stanley Cup Playoff berth this week, ending a 14-year postseason drought, and will host the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at KeyBank Center on Sunday. Players including captain Rasmus Dahlin and center Tage Thompson are preparing for...
