Irving leads Celtics past NY Knicks
BOSTON (AP) – Kyrie Irving heard all of the doubts when the Celtics, who were among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, still had a .500 record through Thanksgiving.…
PAGCOR bus kills street sweeper
A STREET sweeper died Friday morning after being run over by a bus of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) along United Nations Avenue in Ermita, Manila.…
3 guards injured in Caloocan grenade blast
THREE security guards were injured after a hand grenade exploded in Pangarap Village, Caloocan City, before dawn Friday. Police identified the victims as Michael Maramag, 32; Nelson Villabos,…
AWOL cop shot dead in Tondo
A MANILA policeman on absent without leave (AWOL) was gunned down by unidentified motorcycle-riding men in Tondo, Manila, Thursday afternoon. Manila Police District (MPD) director Senior Supt. Vicente Danao identified…
30 kilos of chemicals used in producing shabu seized in Pasig
A few hours after a clandestine shabu laboratory was raided in San Juan City, police swooped down on a building in Pasig City Thursday leading to the recovery…
It’s all about entertainment – Floyd
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Boxer Floyd Mayweather says his New Year’s Eve bout with Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa will be “all about the entertainment”. The nine-minute exhibition in Japan will…
Paris shops, monuments to close as fears of protest violence mount
The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum and scores of shops on the Champs-Elysees are set to close as authorities warned Thursday of fresh violence this weekend during protests which have…
George H.W. Bush, president and servant-statesman, is laid to rest
Former US president George H.W. Bush, remembered as much for his legacy of service as his impact on history, was buried Thursday, capping days of tribute from a nation that…
WHO: Road accident deaths swell to 1.35 million each year
Road accidents kill someone every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, the World Health Organization said Friday, demanding global action. The…
Canada defends Huawei arrest after markets wobble
Canada on Thursday defended its arrest of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei on a US extradition request after markets wobbled on fears of fresh friction between Washington and…
California teacher arrested for forcibly cutting boy’s hair
VISALIA, Californie (AP) — A high school teacher in central California was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after forcibly cutting the hair of one of her students while…
US couple jailed for driving with children in trunk
CASPER, Wyoming (AP) — A man and woman admit in court they drove from Arizona to Wyoming with two children in the trunk of their car. Sixty-three-year-old each pleaded guilty…
Mark shows old fire in Game 1 – Jio
By Jonas Terrado Jio Jalalon can still recall the time he first saw Mark Barroca flashing the talents that turned him into one of the PBA’s best guards. That’s why…
Hotshots eye 2-0 lead
By Jonas Terrado Game Today (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 7 p.m. – Alaska vs Magnolia (Magnolia leads series 1-0) The guards of the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok will be put under…
Hopes up on ceasefire in US-China trade war
THE Group of 20 (G20), the world’s top economies, succeeded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last Sunday, December 2, where the Asia-Pacific Economic (APEC) Summit had failed in Papua…
NU team to beat in PSSBC-ROS Cup
All eyes will be on defending champion National University when the 7th Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship ‘Rain or Shine Cup’ tips off on December 15 at the SGS Gym…
