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Philippines Organization and beauty queen Imelda Schweighart announced on Saturday, May 2, that Schweighart had withdrawn from the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 competition hours before the coronation night at the Mall of Asia Arena.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.
Micah Parsons said he is progressing as expected in his recovery from a torn ACL suffered late in the 2025 NFL season, but did not provide a timeline for his return to play.
Texas added 46,800 nonfarm jobs in March, bringing total employment to more than 14.4 million, according to data released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission.
The Internal Revenue Service’s independent watchdog said tens of millions of U.S. taxpayers may qualify for refunds or reduced penalties and interest tied to filing delays during the COVID-19 emergency period, following recent court rulings on federal disaster declarations.