Nearly 195,000 Texas children were on the state’s childcare assistance interest list in August 2025, a sharp increase from about 31,700 in 2020 as rising childcare costs and limited funding leave more families waiting for help.
The Senate Committee on Finance has approved a proposed P7.232-billion budget for the Office of the Ombudsman for 2027, including funding for a new marshal service and ongoing investigations into alleged irregularities in flood control projects.
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has rejected Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s request for reconsideration of its decision denying his bid to post bail without a hearing, saying he failed to show circumstances comparable to those that led the Supreme Court to grant temporary freedom to former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
Actress and beauty queen Winwyn Marquez urged government officials to show greater empathy, urgency and humility toward residents affected by severe flooding as heavy monsoon rains and a recent typhoon inundated parts of the Philippines.
A cargo ship sank in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul early Wednesday after colliding with an empty oil tanker, leaving all 10 members of its crew missing as Turkish authorities launched a search and rescue operation.
Nearly 50 San Antonio nonprofit programs could lose $5.1 million in proposed city funding in 2028, a reduction city staff estimates could affect services for about 9,350 residents as the city addresses a projected two-year budget deficit of $157.7 million.
King Haakon VIII formally pledged to uphold Norway’s constitution Tuesday during his first major institutional ceremony as monarch, while Queen Mette-Marit remained absent as she recovered from complications following a lung transplant.
Two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson died Tuesday in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, her manager said. She was 70.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce purchased a $5.35 million lakefront home in Bratenahl, Ohio, giving the couple a 3.5-acre property near Kelce’s hometown of Cleveland Heights, according to WKYC.
More than 27 inches of rain fell overnight north of Kountze in Hardin County as Tropical Depression Edouard continued to produce torrential rain Wednesday morning, prompting a Flash Flood Emergency for parts of Hardin and Tyler counties and a disaster declaration in Polk County.