Early voting results released Saturday night by the Galveston County Clerk’s Office show former city council member John Paul Listowski leading in the race for mayor of Galveston, receiving 61% of 4,244 ballots cast, compared with 36.2% for Marie Robb and 2.8% for William Boike.
Congress missed a May 1 deadline to authorize continued U.S. military involvement in the conflict with Iran, as required by the War Powers Resolution of 1973, while the administration of Donald Trump said the requirement does not apply because active hostilities had ceased following an April ceasefire.
Comedian-host Vice Ganda used his platform on It’s Showtime to highlight a frustration many Filipinos can relate to: the gap between hard work and fair pay.
Rabiya Mateo and Jake Cuenca appeared together onstage as presenters during the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 coronation night on Saturday, May 2, at the Mall of Asia Arena, marking their first joint public appearance at a major event.
The Miss Universe Philippines Organization and beauty queen Imelda Schweighart announced on Saturday, May 2, that Schweighart had withdrawn from the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 competition hours before the coronation night at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Supreme Court has ruled that former President Rodrigo Duterte acted without authority when he dismissed former Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang in 2018, finding that the removal violated constitutional limits on executive power and amounted to “executive overreach.”
Comic book writer Gerry Conway, who co-created characters and storylines across Marvel and DC Comics, including the Punisher, died Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, from pancreatic cancer. He was 73, according to his wife, Laura Conway.
Bea Millan-Windorski of La Union was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2026 on Saturday, May 2, at the Mall of Asia Arena, where she competed against 49 other candidates.
The Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 on Friday with a 98-78 victory at Toyota Center, advancing in the NBA playoffs behind a 28-point performance from LeBron James.
The Houston Rockets were eliminated from the 2025–26 NBA playoffs on Friday after a 98-78 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round series, ending their season and prompting early offseason speculation about the team’s roster.