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Philippine senate convenes as impeachment court to try vice president as political storm rages
44+ min ago (573+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 05: 11: 44 AM. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach Duterte last Monday over alleged unexplained wealth, misuse of state funds and a public threat to have the president assassinated if she herself were killed due to their political…...
Talks to end a strike shutting down the largest US commuter rail system will resume Monday
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (1035+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 01: 37: 40 PM. Unions representing rail workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, which runs the railroad, negotiated through much of Sunday and early Monday after some prodding from the National Mediation Board and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The two…...
Argentina's icy outpost at the end of the world fears the hantavirus will chill tourism
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (1095+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 04: 04: 54 AM. Despite a lack of any evidence to suggest the outbreak started in Ushuaia, people here whose livelihoods depend on foreign visitors say they are feeling the effects. "This is a place that we've tried to promote as…...
The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (155+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 02: 47: 10 AM. May 16, 2026 6: 14 am AST AST The Public Health Agency of Canada says one of the four Canadians isolating in British Columbia who had been on a cruise ship where there was an outbreak of hantavirus has tested positive....
It's official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain's next prime minister
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (971+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 05: 01: 57 AM. But if anyone was unaware, it's now official " the former health secretary announced on Saturday his intention to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer. "We need a proper contest with the best candidates on the field, and I'll…...
Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (560+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 03: 01: 45 AM. Ebony Parker's criminal trial is set to start Monday in Newport News, Virginia. Parker is charged with eight counts of felony child neglect, one for each of the eight bullets in the gun that was brought into…...
Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (685+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 02: 04: 46 AM. Hong Kong for decades was the only place in China where a large-scale public commemoration of the crackdown was held. The vigils were banned in 2020, and the two former organizers were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under…...
Portuguese procession held in Montreal despite permit refusal
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (615+ words) By Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2026 01: 40: 13 PM. MONTREAL " The annual Portuguese Santo Cristo procession took place Sunday in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal, drawing relief from the city's Portuguese community after a permit was refused last week. Organizing member Emanuel Linhares…...
PHOTO ESSAY: A symbolic marriage ritual and beauty pageant brings India's trans community together
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (611+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 01: 19: 21 AM. Held each year in Koovagam village in southern India's Tamil Nadu, the annual Koovagam festival brings faith and beauty together. By day, transgender women gather at a temple to honor a Hindu deity through rituals rooted in…...
Washington prayer rally draws thousands to the National Mall, in photos
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (155+ words) Posted May 18, 2026 01: 03: 46 AM. May 16, 2026 6: 14 am AST AST The Public Health Agency of Canada says one of the four Canadians isolating in British Columbia who had been on a cruise ship where there was an outbreak of hantavirus has tested positive....