US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and US Ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2025. Waltz is to leave his post following a scandal in which a journalist was accidentally included on a chat between officials about air strikes on Yemen, US media reported May 1, 2025. Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong were both set to leave, CBS News reported, while Fox News said Trump was expected to comment on the matter soon. The White House did not immediately comment. —Photo…

Thursday is the NFL deadline for teams to formally pick up the 5th year option on their first round rookies from the 2022 draft, and while it was just three years ago it really underscores just how monumentally the New York Giants screwed this one up. The Giants will be one of two teams to not option a 1st round pick they drafted, and the only team not to option a top-10 pick. Offensive tackle Evan Neal was taken with the No. 7 overall pick, and has been an absolute disaster since he arriving. A decent run blocker, Neal has…

The pick-up vehicle driven by a priest of the Kidapawan diocese turned turtle in a highway accident in Barangay Lower Kalaisan, Kidapawan City on Thursday morning, May 1, 2025. The priest and his altar servers survived but sustained injuries and are now undergoing medication in a hospital in Kidapawan. (Photo courtesy of DXND Radyo Bida) COTABATO CITY – A diocesan priest and several altar servers were injured when a pick-up vehicle they were riding flipped along the national highway in Cotabato province on Thursday morning. Rev. Freed Moore Billena, parish priest of Sta. Teresita del Niño Jesus Parish in Mlang…

A currency trader gives a thumps up near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) TOKYO, Japan — Asian shares advanced Thursday, with many markets in the region closed for Labor Day holidays. This was after US stocks stormed back from steep early losses to a seventh straight day of gains. Uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the US economy remains a key focus for investors. Article continues after this advertisement Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225…

US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (right), speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States — Contraction? What contraction? As far as US President Donald Trump and his cabinet were concerned on Wednesday all was well with the economy — and with everything else too. News that the US economy unexpectedly shrank amid the chaos of Trump’s tariffs did not stop his top team from heaping praise on…

It’s a quick transition for WNBA rookies. One day, you’re playing in the NCAA tournament with your college team, and a week or two later, you’re drafted and officially a professional basketball player. A week after that, you’re in training camp for your rookie WNBA season. In just a month’s time, you’ve finished college, started your career, and your life has done a complete 180-degree turn. Due to that, it’s completely reasonable for a rookie to be taking it all in at training camp. They have been thrown into a completely new system with new coaches and new teammates, now…

Satellite image taken at 7:10 a.m. on May 1, 2025. — Photo from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration MANILA, Philippines — One or two tropical cyclones may form within the Philippine area of responsibility in May. This was according to the state weather bureau on Thursday. Benison Estareja, weather specialist of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said this in a public forecast where he presented the tropical cyclone climatological track for the month. READ: Pagasa: Rains in Cebu expected this weekend due to LPA, ITCZ “We will still expect the increasing chance of typhoons…

With Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong returning to the court and Geno Auriemma coming back to the sidelines, UConn is widely expected to once again contend for the national championship in women’s college basketball next year. Even with Paige Bueckers off to the WNBA, the Huskies are still armed with the winningest coach in the sport, perhaps the best shooter in the sport in Fudd, and a versatile do-it-all forward in Strong who seems to have an unlimited amount of potential. A healthy Caroline Ducharme will be back for UConn too, as will other key contributors like KK Arnold, Ashlynn…

Filipinos must be confused by the apparent mixed signals brought about by several political survey results released recently. In a survey conducted by Pulse Asia Research from March 23 to 29, Vice President Sara Duterte garnered the highest rating among top public officials. She obtained an approval rating of 59 percent and a trust rating of 61 percent. In contrast, President Marcos’ approval rating and trust rating were both at 25 percent. Article continues after this advertisement In a more recent survey conducted by OCTA Research from April 2 to 5, Marcos’ trust rating was still at 60 percent, although…

A harsh reality of WNBA training camp is that most draftees and undrafted signees will not make their teams’ opening-day rosters. Although WNBA rosters have a limit of 12 players, most teams keep their rosters to 11 players to have more cap space flexibility. With 18 players usually signed at the beginning of training camp, teams usually cut about 7 players over the two-week training camp period. Often, that means anywhere from 8-10 players are competing for 1-2 roster spots at the end of the day. When cuts start being made to training camp teams, they happen fast. Coaches are…