Breaking News

US and European officials sounded a pessimistic note Friday as the latest round of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal concluded, saying that Tehran's maximalist demands and push to unwind previously agreed upon points are leaving them disappointed and concerned.

Team Dasma and Go For Gold-Air Force barged into the finals Friday night with flawless records after hurdling their respective semifinals assignments that tested their worth to dispute the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Champions League men's championships. The Monarchs and the Aguilas clash in a winner-take-all championship match on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Aquamarine Recreation Center in Lipa City, Batangas. But while Go For Gold only needed to be jolted in the opening set before downing Global Remit, 26-28, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19, Team Dasma squandered a two-set lead before pulling out a 25-20, 30-28, 20-25, 21-25, 18-16 squeaker over the Manileo Spikers. That could spel...

Keep on reading: Team Dasma, Air Force seal Champs League title clash

WASHINGTON -- The Delta variant is still Americans' leading coronavirus health threat even as reports surface of the Omicron strain in a sixth U.S. state on Friday amid concern that winter holidays may further the spread, experts said. Nebraska on Friday reported six confirmed cases of the highly contagious Omicron strain, the state's health department said. Only one of the six people was vaccinated and none have needed to be hospitalized with COVID-19, the department said. While Omicron has been grabbing headlines as the newest coronavirus variant, the predominant U.S. strain remains the Delta variant, said U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Wale...

Keep on reading: As sixth US state finds Omicron cases, Delta remains nation’s top coronavirus threat

The Taliban released a so-called "decree on women's rights" on Friday that failed to mention access to education or work and was immediately panned by Afghan women and experts, who said it was proof that the militant group was uninterested in upholding basic freedoms for millions of Afghan women who have largely been constrained to their homes in recent months.

Justice Department prosecutors say they have evidence that an alleged rioter who brought a gun to the US Capitol on January 6 was targeting both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald shares the timeline that led her to charge the parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley with four counts of involuntary manslaughter following the Oxford High School shooting in Oakland County, Michigan.

A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy, in an attempt to get a vaccine certificate without actually getting inoculated.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a violent mob killing of a Sri Lankan national on Friday "a day of shame for Pakistan."

Hot Secret Service agent has posters panting..."Please wrestle me to the ground." CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

Norway's annual Christmas tree gift to London provoked unseasonably abrupt responses on Thursday, including demands that the 24-meter (78 foot) Norwegian spruce be replaced, after it appeared to be less than symmetrical with some broken branches.

A boy snatched by a leopard is lucky to be alive after the animal let go of him when his mother gave chase.

MANILA, Philippines --- Businesswoman Rose Nono Lin, who holds various posts in companies linked to a former presidential adviser, is only acting as a dummy for her husband Lin Wei Xiong, according to Senator Richard Gordon. Gordon during the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the anomalous pandemic supply procurement on Friday made the accusations against Nono-Lin after questioning her about the operations of various companies where she is either president, treasurer, or corporate secretary. Documents used by Gordon and the committee have shown Nono-Lin's involvement in companies linked to Michael Yang, who is said to be a close friend and business partner of Lin Wei Xiong. ...

Keep on reading: Gordon says Rose Nono Lin is husband’s dummy, but she denies senator’s accusations

Serious cooks may quibble about the best way to sear a steak or bake a cake. But on one point, there is virtually unanimous agreement: To make food taste good, you've got to have salt.

MANILA, Philippines --- Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez on Friday said that the poll body is "unlikely" to require voters to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to exercise their right to vote, saying that such a requirement is "unconstitutional." "Unlikely," Jimenez said in a meeting regarding the elections when asked about the possibility of requiring voters to be fully vaccinated for them to be able to vote. "Wala dapat [There should be no] additional requirements to exercise their right to vote, that is unconstitutional, I think," Jimenez added. A total of 37.3 million individuals in the country are already fully vaccinated against the new coron...

Keep on reading: ‘No vaccine, no vote’ unconstitutional, says Comelec

Adele reveals that meeting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson would make her "actually cry" during an interview with YouTube personality NikkieTutorials.