Month: April 2026

A man has been charged with murder after a seven-month-old baby died after being shot while sitting in her pushchair in New York.

Amuri Greene, 21, has been charged with three counts of murder and one of attempted murder after police accused him of fatally shooting Kaori Patterson-Moore on 1 April.

Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal as search for US pilot continues
Trump does not reference downed jet in post but points to a US-set deadline for Iran to make deal and open the Strait of Hormuz.

MANILA, Philippines — Online recruitment activity in the Philippines rose 7% year on year in February, signaling a stronger start to hiring as companies activated new budgets and resumed recruitment after the year-end slowdown.

Data from the Foundit Insights Tracker showed hiring momentum accelerating from a 4% increase in January, with recruitment activity over the past three months rising 10%.

(UPDATE) PUBLIC trust and approval ratings for the country’s top leaders declined further in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting growing dissatisfaction and pessimism amid economic uncertainty and governance concerns, the latest Pahayag survey by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. showed.

The nationwide poll, conducted from March 21 to 24 among 1,509 registered voters, shows eroding confidence across key officials, even as broader public sentiment turns increasingly pessimistic.

Newsletter platform Beehiiv is introducing native podcast hosting, the company told TechCrunch. With this move, creators can now host, distribute, and monetize their podcast directly on Beehiiv. Users will be able to publish an episode, share it with subscribers, and track their analytics all on the platform.

With President Donald Trump present, US Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Wednesday toward the legality of his directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the US, part of his hardline immigration approach that would upend the long-held understanding of a key constitutional provision.

Having spent a month on the sidelines, Yemen’s Houthis have entered the regional conflict between their ally, Iran, and its enemies, the United States and Israel.

So far, however, that involvement has been limited – with only the March 28 confirmed attack on Israel so far – and has not targeted shipping in the Red Sea, as the Houthis previously did following the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza.