Monthly Archives: July 2021

Philippines raises Taal volcano danger level as thousands evacuate

Authorities in the Philippines started evacuating thousands of people on Thursday after raising the alert status on a restive volcano that spewed a 1-kilometer (0.62-mile) high plume of gas and steam.Authorities in the Philippines started evacuating thousands of people on Thursday after raising the alert status on a restive volcano that spewed a 1-kilometer (0.62-mile) […]

Hillbilly Elegy author enters large, pro-Trump GOP field for Ohio Senate seat

The Republican primary for Ohio’s open Senate seat got even more crowded Thursday with the entry of best-selling author J.D. Vance — setting up a messy fight for the GOP nomination in a state that voted for former President Donald Trump twice.The Republican primary for Ohio’s open Senate seat got even more crowded Thursday with […]

Japan to hold first joint air force exercises with Philippines in sign of closer defense ties

The air forces of Japan and the Philippines will hold their first-ever joint exercises next week, Japan’s embassy in Manila said on Thursday, in a further sign of deepening defense ties between the two countries.The air forces of Japan and the Philippines will hold their first-ever joint exercises next week, Japan’s embassy in Manila said […]

Co-conservator of Britney Spears’ estate requests to resign

One day after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ordered Bessemer Trust co-conservator of Britney Spears’ $60 million estate, making official a November request, the wealth management firm has asked to resign.One day after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ordered Bessemer Trust co-conservator of Britney Spears’ $60 million estate, making official a […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland orders temporary halt of federal executions

Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior officials review the policies and procedures for the controversial punishment.Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior officials review the policies and procedures for the controversial punishment.

Takeaways from the Trump Org and Allen Weisselberg indictment

On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed “to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was ‘off the books.”On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, […]