Filipino flyweight Miel Fajardo is preparing for his first world title opportunity after the International Boxing Federation ordered champion Masamichi Yabuki of Japan to make a mandatory defense of his 112-pound belt.
Converge survived a late scare from import-less NLEX, 112-110, on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to post its second straight win in the PBA Governors’ Cup.
American actress and singer Selena Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey and former business partner Daniella Pierson face a lawsuit from investors who allege fraud and breach of contract involving their mental health startup, Wondermind Global.
Sweden’s parliament voted Thursday to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14, as the right-wing government intensifies its crackdown on gang-related crime ahead of the country’s national election.
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges stemming from the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting in court that he tracked the executive to an investor conference and shot him on a Manhattan street.
The lawyer representing the remaining “maleta boys” said Friday he will prepare an affidavit disputing claims from four former bodyguards who recanted allegations against several government officials, saying they were pressured into signing their earlier statements.
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has dismissed the graft case against Interior Undersecretary Jed Patrick Mabilog after ruling that the more than seven-year delay in filing the case violated his constitutional right to the speedy disposition of cases.
Actress and beauty queen Rabiya Mateo has officially started medical school at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), attending the university’s Thomasian Welcome Rites on Thursday, Aug. 13.
Houston’s 2026 Pride parade will take place Saturday, Aug. 15, after organizers rescheduled the annual event twice this year because of a calendar conflict and severe weather.
Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable Ali Sheikhani is rejecting attacks over his Pakistani heritage and Muslim faith after conservative activists accused him of “Pakistanifying” law enforcement.