Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies - 10:05 a.m.
LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had...
US sweeps Federer's Switzerland out of Davis Cup - 12:22 a.m.
FRIBOURG, Switzerland -- The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup on Saturday, as Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Teaming up for only the second time, Fish and Bryan comfortably handled the 2008 Olympics...
Low pressure area spotted - 05:12 p.m.
CEBU – A Low Pressure Area (LPA) was spotted 350 kilometer east of Mindanao on Saturday morning, the state weather bureau in its 5 p.m. bulletin said.
Both LPA and tail-end of a cold front will continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms in...
NBA: Paul's late basket lifts Clippers over Sixers - 05:08 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA -- Los Angeles' Chris Paul hit a 17-foot jumper with 3.2 seconds left to lift the Clippers to a 78-77 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday (US time) in a clash of NBA divisional leaders.
Paul finished with 24 points and Blake Griffin had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the...
Ex-lawmaker's boyfriend shot dead - 05:03 p.m.
MANILA -- Representative Nanette Castelo-Daza's long-time boyfriend was shot dead in Quezon City Friday.
The victim Noel Orate was shot five times inside Daza's house in Barangay Teachers Village East in Quezon City. Orate, Daza's boyfriend of 12 years, died on the spot.
The...
'Luv U' opens February 19 - 04:32 p.m.
MANILA -- Teen oriented show "Luv U" is set to grace afternoon weekend viewing beginning February 19 on the Kapamilya Network.
Batanes lawmaker hit for not acting on oil price control bills - 04:30 p.m.
MANILA – Militant fishermen has accused Batanes Representative Henedina Abad, chairman of the House of Representatives committee on energy, of sitting on nine bills that push for the control of prices of oil.
Syria says suicide bombers kill 28 in Aleppo - 10:09 a.m.
ALEPPO, Syria — Two suicide car bombers struck security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, Syrian officials said, bringing significant violence for the first time to an industrial center that has largely stood by President Bashar Assad during the 11-month uprising against his rule...
US author Zaslow killed in car accident - 09:10 a.m.
WARNER TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow has died after he lost control of his car on a snowy road in the state of Michigan. He was 53.
Literary agent Gary Morris says Zaslow was killed Friday. Zaslow was co-author of the inspirational "The Last Lecture" and recently...
Grammys promise plenty of intrigue - and music - 03:05 a.m.
LOS ANGELES — This year's Grammy Awards ceremony promises plenty of intrigue and drama — much of it having little to do with the competition.
Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone's needs - 01:51 a.m.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared Friday he has found a solution that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free birth control, as he rushed to defuse an election-year political uproar that threatened to overtake his administration.
Bridge in Zambo del Sur collapsed - 11:52 a.m.
A BRIDGE connecting Barangay Tolan, Mahayag and Dumingag in Zamboanga del Sur province collapsed early morning Friday due to flood brought about by heavy downpour, the national disaster council reported.
Flooding also occurred in Dapitan City in the same province Thursday, affecting 3,...
US OKs transfer of 2nd warship to Philippines - 09:53 p.m.
MANILA — The U.S. Congress has approved the transfer of a second Coast Guard ship to the Philippines, an official said Friday as Washington shifts its military ties with the Southeast Asian nation that has been engaged in a territorial spat with China.
In the past, U.S. cooperation with...
Police urged to hasten probe on killing of forester - 06:17 p.m.
MANILA—Environment Secretary Ramon Paje has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to hasten the probe on the recent killing of forester in Cagayan.
Paje said the death of Melania Dirain could be related to the anti-illegal logging...
NBA: Block on buzzer gives Lakers win over Celtics - 02:44 p.m.
BOSTON -- Los Angeles' Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime as the Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 in Thursday's (US time) clash of the NBA's old rivals.
Kobe Bryant had 27 points, Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds for the...
Is Hayden, Vicki's engagement off? - 01:45 p.m.
MANILA -- Celebrity Doctor Vicky Belo surprised the Twitter world Friday noon when she posted a message hinting of a break-up between her and boyfriend Hayden Kho Jr.
She tweeted that "nancycastiglione you can now openly date @haydenjr . You have my blessings . Hope you'll both be happy...
House Speaker junks plan to impeach 8 SC justices - 01:31 p.m.
MANILA -- Prosecutor Rodolfo Fariňas’ plan to impeach the Supreme Court (SC) justices who voted in favor of the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) on PSBank records Thursday will likely get nowhere after the House Speaker himself said he will not support the move.
In a text...
Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames - 08:01 a.m.
ROCHESTER, New York -- Picture it: Except for a few disposable point-and-shoots, Kodak is exiting the camera business.
Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday (US time) that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in a move that marks the end of an era...
NBA: With Lin's emergence, Knicks games added in Asia - 07:22 a.m.
NEW YORK -- Jeremy Lin is making the New York Knicks must-see TV in Asia.
The NBA says on Thursday (US time) its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of Lin, the first American-Taiwanese NBA player.
Sina in China will show...
LinkedIn's 4Q earnings strong, revenue doubles - 05:56 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO — LinkedIn is reporting a strong fourth quarter as the online professional networking service added 14 million members. Its net income and revenue beat Wall Street's expectations.
The results announced Thursday provided further evidence of online networking's popularity and...
FBI file: Steve Jobs was considered for US post - 04:34 a.m.
WASHINGTON — FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple founder Steve Jobs reveal a man so driven by power that he sometimes lost sight of honesty.
The newly released FBI interviews conducted in 1991 were part of a background check for an appointment to the President's...
Federer makes Swiss a Davis Cup title contender - 03:17 a.m.
LONDON — With Novak Djokovic on a skiing holiday and Rafael Nadal defending Spanish sports from French TV comedians, Roger Federer highlights the start of Davis Cup for the first time in eight years.
Since Federer decided to skip the first round from 2005, Switzerland hasn't won in the...
Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine - 01:58 a.m.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Mexican troops have made a historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, an amount equivalent to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009.
The sheer scale of the bust announced late Wednesday in the western state of Jalisco...
Bishop warns of priest sex abuse cases in Asia - 10:18 p.m.
ROME -- A top Asian church official told a Vatican-backed conference on fighting priestly sex abuse Thursday that a culture of silence prevalent on the continent has kept many victims from coming forward, as concerns rise that Asia may be the next ground zero in the abuse scandal.
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Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday - 09:11 p.m.
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian accused of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings is scheduled to go on trial next week on terrorism and murder charges, a court official said Thursday.
Umar Patek, 41, was Asia's most wanted terror suspect with a $1 million bounty on his...
