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BAKERSFIELD, California (Eagle News) – In the Central Valley of California, also known as the “Salad Bowl of America” because of its high agricultural yields, Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo dedicated the house of worship of the Local Congregation of Bakersfield on Saturday, February 20. During the worship service, the Executive Minister reminded members of the Church to be mindful of true and fake members among them, and […]
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, United States (Reuters) — With the Republican race for the party’s 2016 nomination descending deeper into squabbling, South Carolina voters are noticing the increasingly bitter battle now more than ever. The Palmetto State holds its Republican party primary contest on Saturday (February 20), just days after a televised Republican debate on Wednesday when the race erupted into a four-candidate crossfire over which party candidate has the proper experience and is the most […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama will next month become the first US president to visit Cuba in almost a century, championing engagement with the Communist-ruled island and burying one of the last vestiges of the Cold War. The White House hopes the trip will be a “Berlin Wall” moment, crowning a policy they see as being among Obama’s greatest foreign policy achievements. “Next month, I’ll travel to Cuba to advance our progress and […]
PEARL HARBOR, HONOLULU, HAWAII, United States (Reuters) — A tourist helicopter crashed into waters off the Arizona Memorial visitors center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday (February 18), critically injuring a 16-year-old boy. Hawaii News Now reported that the Bell-206B chopper was carrying five people on board when it crashed around 10 a.m. local time (2000 GMT) and that good Samaritans pulled the victims to shore. The teen was reportedly under water for several minutes […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A gas well leak that spewed tons of methane into the environment and forced thousands of Los Angeles residents from their homes has been permanently capped, state officials said Thursday. The announcement confirmed earlier reports by the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) that a leaking well at its facility in Porter Ranch had been plugged. The news put an end to a four-month-long drama that saw thousands of Porter […]
(Reuters) — An expansive winter storm bore down on the U.S. East Coast on Monday (February 15), scuttling almost 1,400 flights and threatening a treacherous wet commute on Tuesday after the holiday weekend. In Forsyth County, North Carolina, roads were covered with snow and ice, making for tough driving conditions. Local NBC media showed cars stuck by the side of the roads. In Galax, Virginia, roads were covered with three to four inches of […]
FREMONT, California (Eagle News) – Thousands of Iglesia Ni Cristo members showed up here in Fremont, California early Saturday, February 13, to attend the special worship service officiated by INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, as the brethren here reiterated their commitment to remain united with the Church Administration. The Fremont house of worship was filled to capacity while the gigantic overflow tent beside it was standing room only. The members of […]
by Olivia Hampton WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)– Justice Antonin Scalia, a towering conservative voice on the US Supreme Court, has died at the age of 79, triggering a political showdown over his succession in the run-up to the presidential election. President Barack Obama ordered flags to fly at half-staff across the United States until the long-serving justice, first appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986, is laid to rest. Scalia’s death after three decades on the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A man in Britain who was infected with Zika while traveling to the Cook Islands showed evidence of the mosquito-borne virus in his semen for two months, health officials said Friday. The finding raises new questions for health authorities as they scramble to learn more about Zika — linked to a surge in birth defects in Brazil — and the risk of transmission through sex. The case involved a 68-year-old man […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber said Thursday it has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a pair of lawsuits challenging its promises on driver safety checks. The settlement submitted for approval in US District Court in Northern California called for the ride-share company to divvy up the cash between some 25 million customers and to “avoid using certain language in safety-related advertising as well as the term Safe Ride Fee.” “No means […]
WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) — Two more Republicans ended their White House runs Wednesday, whittling down the field as the party’s remaining candidates and Democrat Hillary Clinton look to blunt the momentum of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders down south. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina both called time on their presidential bids, one day after finishing sixth and seventh, respectively, in the New Hampshire primary. Trump and Sanders — […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA (AFP) — Authorities on Wednesday denied parole for the 15th time to Sirhan Sirhan, the man behind the 1968 assassination of US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. The 71-year-old Palestinian appeared before the California parole panel for about three hours, saying he could not recall the shooting that took place at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after Kennedy had won the California presidential primary. Sirhan, who is serving a […]
