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Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in 1998. The decision regarding the fate of Taberon Dave Honie, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8, was announced in a one-paragraph notice from Scott Stephenson, chair of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole. “After carefully reviewing all submitted information and considering all...

Boy severely injured in group attack

Two boys were reportedly attacked by a group of eight to 15 teenagers.

Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan

ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced this month that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet (15.2 meters) of water off Algoma, Wisconsin, on May 12. The Muir was a 130-foot (39.6 meters), three-masted schooner that was built in 1872. The ship was en route from Bay City, Michigan, to...

New York family of Holocaust victim reclaims Nazi-looted art

US authorities announced Friday the return of another artwork stolen by Nazis to the family of Fritz Grunbaum, the Austiran-Jewish cabaret performer and collector who originally owned it. The drawing, by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele, was returned at a ceremony Friday by another Austrian-Jewish family, who purchased the piece without knowing that it had been stolen.

Venezuela accused of grounding Latin American ex-leaders' flight

Ahead of Sunday's presidential election, Venezuela is accused of blocking international observers.

‘POGO ban won’t end Senate probe’

MANILA, Philippines — The ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) will not stop the Senate investigation on their criminal activities, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said yesterday. “It’s not over yet,” Hontiveros, chair of the Senate committee on women, family and gender equality, said. Hontiveros initiated a probe on POGOs in response to reports on their alleged involvement in human trafficking, victimizing mostly women who were forced into...

How deep is the divide between Israel’s military and its government?

Both agreed on the need to attack Gaza, leaving 40,000 Palestinians dead, but is the difference just in the details?

'Massive attack' on French rail threatens more chaos

French rail officials warned of travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of people throughout the weekend after saboteurs following a meticulous plan paralysed much of the train network Friday as the Olympic Games started. With one of France's busiest holiday travel weekends clashing with the start of the Olympics, SNCF said about a quarter of trains will be cancelled on Saturday and Sunday on the lines attacked.

Philippines, Singapore sign MOA to broaden defense ties

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Singapore have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to broaden the two countries’ defense ties. “Philippines Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and I signed the Memorandum of Understanding concerning Defense Cooperation today in Singapore,” Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a post on his X account. Ng did not expound on the extent of the MOU on defense cooperation, but added...

Boy, 16, killed woman after inhaling laughing gas

The youth and victim had a physical fight, during which he stabbed her in the chest.

Venezuela holds elections on Sunday. Could real change be coming?

An economic crisis has forced millions to flee Venezuela. Could Sunday's election bring real change?

INQToday: At least 32 dead due to Carina, habagat; Man dies after falling from New Senate Building

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: Marcos: Start of classes set July 29, flood-hit schools may need more time President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said the opening of classes will continue on Monday, July 29, but administrators of schools affected by the recent flooding have the discretion to decide whether or not they need more time to recover. Marcos shared his directive to the Department of Education (DepEd) after...

Saltwater crocodile caught off beach in Boracay

MANILA, Philippines — A saltwater crocodile 2.5 meters long was caught off Diniwid Beach in Boracay late Thursday. According to reports, the crocodile was first spotted in the morning at Sinagpa Beach, prompting authorities to ban swimming in three of the island’s stations until the reptile was caught or rescued. The Malay town government said members of the Philippine Coast Guard – Boracay, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, alleged Mexican kingpin, pleads not guilty to US charges

By Luc Cohen and Drazen Jorgic NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the notorious alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges on Friday after he and a son of a Mexican drug lord were arrested in Texas in a dramatic achievement for U.S. law enforcement that could usher in a seismic shift to Mexico's criminal landscape. Court records showed that

Trump and Zelensky just had a phone call to discuss Ukraine

‘Sabotage’ on French rail network before Olympics: What we know

Arson attacks scrambled France’s high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of “sabotage” just hours before the Paris Olympics opened. Friday’s attacks were launched as the French capital was under heavy security ahead of the Games opening ceremony, with 300,000 spectators and an audience of VIPs expected at the event. READ MORE: Locked-down Paris nervously awaits Olympics...

Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff's deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. The report was released shortly before civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Massey’s family, denounced the killing by ex-sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson as senseless, unnecessary and...

My family went to help landslide victims and ended up dead

Meselesh Gosaye's home area in Ethiopia was hit by two landslides that buried hundreds under the mud.

Couple selling fruits killed after SUV hits their tricycle in Pangasinan

A couple selling fruits died after their tricycle was struck by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) on the national highway in Barangay Maronong, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. The victims were identified as Salvador and Barbara Martinez, both 58. Closed circuit television (CCTV) footage captured the moment the SUV, driven by a 21-year-old student, veered into the opposite lane and hit the couple's tricycle. Based on police investigation, the SUV was...

Makati takes down ‘Gil Tulog’ street signs

MANILA, Philippines — The city government of Makati has taken down the viral “Gil Tulog Avenue” street signs that were posted along Gil Puyat Avenue for a supposed advertising campaign. In a statement yesterday, Mayor Abby Binay apologized to the family of the late Senate president Gil Puyat, adding that the request to change the street signs did not reach her office. “I apologize to the public and to the family of the late Senate president...

Senate confirms worker's death at construction site

THE Senate confirmed on Friday the death of a worker at the construction site of the New Senate Building at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Initial report said the unidentified victim accidentally fell from an unspecified floor of the North Tower at around 10:00 p.m. Senate spokesman Arnel Jose Bañas said in a statement that Senate President Francis Escudero was immediately informed of the incident. He added an investigation was ongoing. The...

Abby Binay slams ad changing street sign

MAKATI City Mayor Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Binay-Campos on Friday rebuked an advertising campaign that changes street signage along Gil Puyat Avenue, saying her office has not received any request for permit. In a Facebook statement on Friday, Binay said she would have rejected right away any request for permission to change Gil Puyat Avenue's street signs."The city officials who issued the permit should have exercised prudence. They should have...

North Korea's Kim calls for 'people's paradise' marking Korean War 'Victory Day'

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said it was a sacred mission of the current generation to build a "paradise for the people" based on the ideology defended by a previous generation of victors with their blood as the country marked the Korean War anniversary on Saturday. Kim visited memorials honouring the veterans of the 1950-53 war on Friday including the Tower of Friendship

2 broadcast journalists face child porn raps

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines — Two radio reporters here surrendered to the police after a court issued a warrant for their arrest on charges of using pornographic images of minors in their news page on Facebook. According to reports of the Cotabato Provincial Police Office and Police Regional Office 12, Brigada News FM station manager Eva Molina and reporter Robert Charles Encio surrendered to the police in nearby Makilala town when they learned...

Questions surround German man sentenced to death in Belarus

A heavily choreographed video shows Rico Krieger apparently confessing to planting explosives, but there is no direct evidence shown.

Exclusive-Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences

By Tom Balmforth LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has begun including new, cheaply-made drones in its long-range attacks on Ukraine, to try to identify air defences, film any damage and act as decoys, a Ukrainian military spy official said. The two new types of drone, which Russia has used in five drone attacks in the last two to three weeks including an overnight strike on Thursday, are produced from

Philippines flagged for unreliable broadband service

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has one of the worst broadband reliability and access distribution in the world, a study showed, in yet another proof that the country is far from bridging its digital divide. In the study, Opensignal said the Philippines ranks among the lowest countries in the world for internet reliability, joining the likes of India, Colombia, Mexico and Indonesia. The study covered 18 countries and employed a scale of...

DPWH gets salvage team to remove barge swept from Marikina River

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said a salvage team will soon be deployed by the contractor of the barge to remove it from the waters in F. Manalo Bridge in Pasig City. According to a "24 Oras" report by Mariz Umali, the strong current of the Marikina River at the height of typhoon Carina on Wednesday caused barge No. 20 to lose its anchor and collide with another barge before drifting toward the bridge. Based on the location...

Bohol acting governor laid to rest

TAGBILARAN CITY – Boholanos on Friday, July 26, bid goodbye to Acting Gov. Dionisio Victor Balite. A funeral Mass officiated by Bishop Crispin Varquez of the Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar and co-celebrated by Balite’s son, Rev. Fr. Bernadine Jade Dionne Balite was held at the St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral in Tagbilaran City prior to the burial. Balite died last July 17 at the age of 52. READ: President asked to declare Dagohoy Day in...

DOH issues list of medicines currently on price freeze

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday released the list of medicines that are on “price freeze” due to the state of calamity declaration in some localities in Luzon. Metro Manila, Batangas, Cainta in Rizal, Cavite, Oriental Mindoro, Bataan, and Bulacan are currently under a state of calamity because of the onslaught of Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” READ: DTI orders...

DOTr starts feasibility study for Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas railway

MANILA, Philippines — The funding for a feasibility study for a Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas railway is being prepared, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said in a statement on Friday. The railway project is part of the Luzon Economic Corridor initiative unveiled last April during the trilateral summit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. According to the DOTr, the plan for...

Uganda protester sexually assaulted in police cell - lawyer

The police have denied opposition accusations that protesters were sexually assaulted in custody.

She conquered Everest 10 times - and escaped an abusive marriage

Lhakpa Sherpa, who has climbed Everest more than any other woman, wants to inspire women and girls.

Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia convened Saturday in the Laotian capital with their powerful dialogue partners in the last of the three-day regional talks that have grappled with tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea, escalating fighting in Myanmar, and regional rivalry. Meetings on Saturday will bring together in the same room allies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — including the United...

Trump says his relationship with Netanyahu has always been good

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited former U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump's Florida resort on Friday (July 26) for a meeting that could ease tensions between two leaders who forged a close alliance during Trump's years in the White House.

Man found dead in Navotas River after 'swim race'

The Navotas City Bureau of Fire Protection on Friday morning recovered the body of a man in Navotas River who went missing Tuesday after an alleged swim race with a friend in Malabon City. In Vonne Aquino’s report on “Saksi,” Barangay Bangkulasi kagawad Michael Angelo Lita said that two children first discovered the floating body along the river. The victim was identified as Ernesto Oprenario Jr, 26, a resident of Barangay Longos in Malabon...

DA: Agricultural damage due to Carina, Habagat hit nearly P400M

Damage and losses sustained by the agriculture sector due to the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Carina and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat have reached nearly P400 million, according to the latest tally from the Department of Agriculture (DA). In its situation bulletin as 3 p.m. on July 26, the DA reported that the total value of production loss resulting from heavy rains and flooding wrought by Carina and Habagat amounted to P399.91...

Prison employee admits relationship with inmate

A prison employee admits to misconduct in public office relating to her time at HMP Holme House.

Man started California wildfire by pushing burning car into gully, prosecutor says

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A man was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of starting a wildfire that forced thousands to flee their homes in a fast-moving blaze that is the largest in California so far this year. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said in a statement that the man, Ronnie Dean Stout II, was jailed without bond on a Butte County judge's warrant after he was identified as the

The Nipah virus outbreak: should you be worried?

Health authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are on high alert following a flare-up of the deadly Nipah virus in July 2024. It comes after a 14-year-old boy died from the infection on July 21. The virus was first identified in 1999 in Malaysia and has led to outbreaks in Bangladesh, India, and Singapore. Parts of Kerala are among those most at risk globally for outbreaks of the virus. Nipah, which comes from fruit bats and other animals such as pigs, can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever in humans. Click on to learn more about the Nipah virus.

Ambuklao, Binga dam gates still open July 27

Some gates of the Ambuklao and Binga dams in Luzon remained open on Saturday morning, July 27, data from PAGASA showed. Ambuklao Dam in Bokod, Benguet had one gate open at 0.50 meters as of 8 a.m. This was a decrease from the six floodgates open on Friday morning. Binga Dam in Itogon, Benguet meanwhile had two gates open on Saturday morning at 1 meter. Six floodgates were open on Friday morning. Ambuklao Dam's water level reading was at 751.03...

China welcomes POGO ban in the Philippines

(UPDATES) THE Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has taken note of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s decision to ban all Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), and stated that the move would benefit Filipinos and the Chinese. "We have noted President Marcos' announcement of banning all POGOs and welcome this development. We believe this decision echoes the call of the [Filipinos] and serves the common interests of the peoples of both...

BSP ready to welcome more digital banks

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will resume accepting applications for digital banking licenses in the country after three years, a move that would open up the nascent industry to more players as it navigates the path to profitability. It is still unclear how many digital banking slots would be up for grabs to prospective players, but BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. told the Inquirer that a circular on this matter will be released “soon.”...

PMI to pay tribute to late Chino Trinidad in ‘Kumong Bol-Anon 17’

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL — The upcoming “Kumong Bol-Anon 17” boxing event was set to mark a milestone collaboration between PMI Bohol Boxing Promotions and the late veteran sports journalist Chino Trinidad on July 27 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Tragically, Trinidad passed away suddenly on July 13, 2024, casting a shadow over what was to be the debut live broadcast of the boxing event. READ MORE: Kumong Bol-Anon 17: PH vs China Showdown in...

Number of new voter registrants about to reach 5 million, says Comelec

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission of Elections (Comelec) said the number of new voter registrant is nearing the five-million mark ahead of the May 2025 national and local elections. In a data sent to reporters on Friday, the poll body said there are already 4,672,947 new voter registrations from all regions of the country, including its main office in Intramuros, Manila. READ: Comelec breaches 3 million target of new voter registrants The...

‘What’s new?’ Bato shrugs off International Criminal Court suspect tag

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald dela Rosa shrugged off the latest developments in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, wherein he is reportedly tagged as one of the suspects, as claimed by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Dela Rosa said his name has been dragged into the ICC probe since 2016, while he was still chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and implementer of Duterte’s drug...

PNP taking steps to take down President Marcos ‘polvoron’ video

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police has taken steps to take down from social media platforms a viral video supposedly showing President Marcos using illegal drugs, a PNP official said yesterday. Col. Jean Fajardo, the PNP’s chief public information officer, said the Anti-Cybercrime Group coordinated with the Department of Information and Communications Technology for the possible removal of the video from social media sites such...

New LPA spotted off Mindanao

(UPDATES) THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday said that a new low-pressure area (LPA) was sighted 1,035 kilometers east of southeastern Mindanao, but its effect will not be felt in the country for the next 48 hours."It was forecast to unlikely affect the country in at least over the next 48 hours, but it would bring rain in some areas," Pagasa weather specialist James Daniel...

Man who killed mum in crash and fled scene jailed

Leon Roberts is jailed for causing Sharna Burgin's death in Sheffield in February 2023.

Mega Millions winning numbers for July 26 drawing: Jackpot now worth $306 million

Mega Millions players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the July 26 drawing.