MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday withdrew his senatorial candidacy in next year’s elections in his latest change of mind over what he plans to do after his turbulent term ends, when critics say he would likely face an array of lawsuits for an anti-drugs crackdown that has left thousands of…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was facing calls for his resignation on Thursday after a leaked video showed his staff joking about hosting an illegal Christmas party while the country underwent strict COVID-19 restrictions last year.According to a report from the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, the party took place on December 18, 2020, and…
Throughout President Donald Trump’s tenure, a suspicion of the press was a defining quality of many members of his inner circle.Trump, who had been a media fixture for decades, frequently created tension with journalists, leading to many sharp exchanges with them at the White House.Before the first presidential debate between Trump and Joe Biden, then…
Envelopes full of cash and checks were found behind a loose toilet by a plumber doing repairs at celebrity televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Texas, according to a church representative.The plumber detailed the bizarre discovery, made on Nov. 10 at the Houston megachurch, on the morning show of 100.3 The Bull, a country music…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns of a return of the “nightmare scenario of a military confrontation” in Europe, as tensions spike over Ukraine. Speaking at the OSCE meeting in Stockholm, Lavrov accuses NATO of bringing its military infrastructure “closer to the Russian borders”.
The former White House doctor who raved about Donald Trump’s “excellent” health to a skeptical public is now claiming that the disturbing new COVID-19 variant omicron is nothing but a midterm election ploy by the Democrats.Dr. Ronny Jackson, now a Republican MAGA congressman from Texas, scoffed at the variant the World Health Organization has deemed…
President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden sent Thanksgiving greetings to the nation on Thursday. (Nov. 25)
Across a crowded parking lot, you might mistake the upcoming F-150 Lightning for just another gas-drinking Ford truck.But once you dig deeper, the traits that set apart Ford’s electric pickup become clearer.Up front, you’ve got a textured black panel instead of a grille — a tell-tale sign that there’s no engine under that hood.The headlights…
Republican US Senate candidate Mark Pukita of Ohio, who bragged last week that he has not received the COVID-19 vaccine, is making money from companies that produce the vaccine, a new disclosure with the US Senate indicates.Pukita, an IT executive, holds up to $50,000 in Johnson & Johnson stock, making up to $1,000 in dividends…
President Joe Biden is telling people he plans to run for reelection in 2024, despite concerns over his age and falling approval ratings, The Washington Post reported.”The only thing I’ve heard him say is he’s planning on running again,” former senator Chris Dodd told The Post. “And I’m glad he is.””What he is saying publicly…