The Houston City Council approved Mayor John Whitmire’s proposed $7.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year on a 15–1 vote, adopting a plan that closes a more than $200 million deficit without raising property taxes.
South Korean singer and actress Sandara Park has launched her own talent management label, Aradnas, marking a new phase in her entertainment career, according to a statement released on Monday, June 8.
Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday from pole position to extend his record-breaking run in Formula 1 and strengthen his lead in the drivers’ championship.
Ateneo de Manila University basketball player Rene Baterbonia died of asphyxia by drowning during a training activity in Dipaculao, Aurora, the Aurora Provincial Police Office said Wednesday.
The United States launched additional military strikes against targets in Iran on Wednesday on the orders of President Donald Trump, as negotiations aimed at ending the more than three-month conflict stalled and tensions in the region intensified.
The Jeju Island government resumed its inter-Korean exchange program after a 16-year suspension by sending 160 million won ($105,000) worth of agricultural, medical and forestry supplies to North Korea, officials announced Monday.
Saudi Arabia has lifted a five-year ban on Lebanese imports, Saudi and Lebanese officials announced on Wednesday, in a move aimed at restoring economic and diplomatic ties between Lebanon and Gulf states.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is examining 16 computers assigned to suspended officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities involving flood control projects, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
The Senate Impeachment Court’s decision to close the June 18 pre-trial conference in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte to the public and media follows standard court practice, lead House prosecutor Gerville Luistro said on Wednesday.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has informed the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) that it will not renew an agreement assigning state troopers to patrol NTTA toll roads when the contract expires at the end of August, according to a June 1 letter.