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Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I'll return missiles to US

Jan. 30, 2025 06:29 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered on Friday to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts what he called its “aggressive and coercive behavior” in the disputed South China Sea. The U.S. Army installed the Typhon...

US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the Philippines

Jan. 29, 2025 05:11 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A United States-based watchdog on Wednesday launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the crimes amounted to a cover-up. ...

Steven Soderbergh: 'I'm the cockroach of this industry. I can survive any version of it'

Jan. 22, 2025 12:21 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Soderbergh isn’t just the director and cinematographer of his latest film. He’s also, in a way, its central character. “Presence” is filmed entirely from the POV of a ghost inside a home a family has just moved into. Soderbergh, who serves as his own...

PGA Tour stays in California and misses a pair of stars at Torrey Pines

Jan. 21, 2025 09:27 AM EST

PGA Tour FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Course: Torrey Pines GC South (Yardage: 7,765. Par: 72) and North (Yardage: 7,258. Par: 72). Prize money: $9.3 million. Winner's share: $1.674 million. Television:...

Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue

Jan. 09, 2025 22:14 PM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Thursday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus. Some said they prayed for good health for their families, an end to tensions in the South China...

Today in History: January 2, Armed militia occupies Malheur refuge in Oregon

Jan. 02, 2025 00:03 AM EST

Today is Thursday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2025. There are 363 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 2, 2016, a heavily armed group led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, beginning a 41-day standoff to...