Insurers deemed mold too risky decades ago. That coverage gap still surprises homeowners
When a nor'easter struck in 2018, intense winds blew shingles, gutters and siding off Brandi Schmitt's home in Lothian, Maryland.
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Philippines, US launch live-fire drill with South China Sea in sight to show unity
The exercise for the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is meant for defensive scenarios including a possible conflict in the South China Sea that may threaten the sovereignty of the Philippines, analysts say.
US ambassador to Japan to skip A-bomb memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year’s atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited, the embassy said Wednesday.
Will the Philippines’ Subic Bay become a US naval hub once again?
Austin visited the base in Subic Bay, located in Zambales province north of Manila, as the final stop on his 11-day trip through the Indo-Pacific last week alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Austin previously visited the base in April 2023.
Philippines and Japan hold first joint exercise in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippines and Japan held their first joint military exercises in the South China Sea on Friday, the Philippine armed forces said, in the latest collaboration between countries that have pushed back against China's regional assertiveness.
Microsoft says OpenAI is now a competitor in AI and search
Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI has officially become more complicated.
Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission since deal with Beijing
MANILA: The Philippines on Saturday (Jul 27) completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its foreign ministry said, the first such mission under a new arrangement with China aimed at cooling tensions.
Yellen suggests Japan's yen intervention differs from typical manipulation
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Japan's efforts to shore up the yen are different from the deliberate currency weakening that has long been a U.S. concern, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested to Nikkei in an exclusive interview.