California declares emergency as 40,000 evacuated after chemical leak
Water is sprayed on a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove, Calif., Friday, May 22, 2026. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP) LOS ANGELES –…
1 dead, dozens injured in New York shipyard explosion
Firefighters respond to an explosion at a shipyard in Staten Island on Friday, May 22, 2026 in New York. (Staten Island Advance via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — One person…
New US Ambassador to PH Lee Lipton set to begin post in mid-June
Photo from the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Incoming US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton is set to begin his new post in mid-June following his…
Fil-Am mayor condemns San Diego mosque shooting amid hate crime probe
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks near the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) SAN…
More than 17,000 ordered to evacuate as California wildfire spreads
A water tanker drops water while firefighters walk below, as the Sandy Fire approaches, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman) SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – More…
San Diego bishop condemns ‘senseless’ deadly shooting at mosque
Two women react as they leave a reunification center following the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in southern California, May 18, 2026. A shooting at the largest…
3 killed at largest mosque in San Diego, 2 suspects dead
A sheriff’s deputy stages at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) SAN DIEGO –…
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US, Iran signal readiness to resume war
A man collects his family’s belongings from the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike the previous day in the southern village of Maarakeh, Lebanon, Sunday, May 17,…
DOJ report flags worsening conditions at ICE detention facilities
FILE PHOTO LOS ANGELES – The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign led to overcrowding and deteriorating medical care at the seven immigration detention facilities operating in California last year, according…
Takeaways from Trump’s trip to China: Taiwan tensions, praise for Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures towards Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)…