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Tear gas fired as clashes erupt outside White House: AFP

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 11:08 AM

Police fired tear gas to try to disperse protestors outside the White House late Sunday as violent clashes erupted in the US capital during the sixth night of nationwide demonstrations.  Read more »

Burning Minnesota

Adam Bettcher, Reuters
Posted at May 29 01:46 PM

Protests are erupting after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man who later died at a hospital. Read more »

Spartan Philippines is gearing up for a Trifecta Weekend this October

Partner Feature
Posted at Mar 11 02:48 PM

Budding OCR competitors can start preparing now for the challenging yet wildly popular event.  Read more »

Cycling: Jan Paul Morales wins Stage 6; Navy closes in on Ronda title

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 29 06:01 PM

Morales topped Stage 6 Saturday, as Standard Insurance-Navy virtually clinched the team title with still 4 stages to go in the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 10th anniversary race.  Read more »

Cycling: Bicycology-Army's Bordeos reclaims red jersey in Ronda

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 09:59 PM

Mark Julius Bordeos of Bicycology-Army snatched the individual lead back even as Standard Insurance-Navy dominated Stage 4 with a 1-2-3 finish to regain the team lead in the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 10th anniversary race that started in Daet, Camarines Norte and ended in Lucena on Wednesday. Read more »

White US police officers use guns more often than black officers: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 07:47 AM

UNITED STATES - White police officers are more likely to use their firearms than their black colleagues, and even more so in majority-black neighborhoods, according to a study. Read more »

Cycling: Aquino tops Ronda Stage 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 05:27 PM

Jerry Aquino, Jr. of Scratch It topped Stage 3 and snatched the overall general classification lead from Mark Julius Bordeos of Bicycology-Army in the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 10th anniversary race that started in Legazpi and ended at the Panganiban Drive in Naga City on Tuesday. Read more »

World defense spending spikes as rivalries heat up

Damon Wake, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 03:20 AM

Global defense spending saw its biggest jump in a decade in 2019, driven by the US and China, a study said Friday, as rivalries and conflicts stoke military investment. Read more »

US, China, Russia making world more dangerous: German president

Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 10:38 PM

In opening remarks at the annual Munich Security Conference, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier deplored the three big powers' approach to global affairs and, without naming Trump, took issue with his vow to "make America great again". Read more »

Mangudadatu: Arroyo asked me not to run vs Ampatuan in 2010

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 11:58 PM

Maguindanao Rep. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu reveals there were efforts by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and members of her Cabinet to dissuade him from running in the 2010 Maguindanao gubernatorial race against Andal Ampatuan Sr.  Read more »

VIDEO: This obstacle course race is for aspiring modern day Spartans

ANCX
Updated as of Dec 08 05:50 PM

Or, you know, just people like you and me. The ultimate goal of one of the biggest obstacle race promotions is to get people moving. ANCX was in the recent Spartan event in Pampanga to find out what it takes Read more »

SEA Games: Fitness coach fond of Larong Pinoy snatches gold in obstacle course race

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 11:17 AM

Never in his life did Nathaniel Sanchez expect that he will participate in an international sporting event such as the Southeast Asian Games as he has had no training in any sport, until only two months ago, when Obstacle Course Race was officially included to the newly added sporting event in the regional games. Read more »

SEA Games: Philippines wins more gold, silver in obstacle course

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 12:02 PM

The Philippines men's and women's obstacle course teams both took the gold and silver medals in their respective races Friday, further increasing the host country's haul in the Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 4, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 12:51 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

First Saudi woman driver to race car in kingdom

Anuj Chopra, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 23 05:44 AM

DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia—Sliding behind the wheel of a sleek electric SUV, Reema Juffali is set to blaze a trail in male-dominated motor sports as the first Saudi woman to race in the kingdom. Read more »

Kakaibang sports sa 2019 SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 05:36 PM

Narinig mo na ba ang underwater hockey? E ang obstacle course race, modern pentathlon, at esport? Ito ang ilan sa kakaibang sports sa 2019 SEA Games. Read more »

Popeyes sandwich strikes a chord for African-Americans

John Eligon, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 06 09:50 AM

The videos of mind-numbing first bites and long lines, the celebratory memes and fawning reviews: The return of the Popeyes chicken sandwich Sunday has met with the same social-media frenzy that first greeted it last summer. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 09:57 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Renewables-powered boat

Philip Fong, AFP
Posted at Oct 25 06:51 PM

The Race for Water catamaran, the world's largest maritime vessel to be powered solely by renewable energy, docks at a pier in Hong Kong Friday. Read more »

PET: Robredo lead over Marcos went up by 15,000 votes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 01:02 AM

A resolution by the Supreme Court sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal confirmed Vice President Leni Robredo's lead over former senator Bongbong Marcos increased by 15 thousand votes after it conducted a recount in three provinces. Read more »