Rappler's latest stories on The Nationals
World hunger worsening as coronavirus weighs and obesity rises – U.N.
Nearly 690 million people or 8.9% of people around the globe are hungry
Jazz 2020 playoff preview: Spida's tangled web
Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert need to settle their differences as the Jazz eye to make a splash when the NBA season resumes
PNPA cadets to undergo coronavirus testing
The Philippine National Police Academy will test its cadets for COVID-19 in the wake of two cadets' deaths due to heat stroke and electrolyte imbalance
LeBron among NBA stars supporting under-fire ESPN reporter
Veteran NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski gets suspended by ESPN following his vulgar response to a US senator
Phishing is top PH cybercrime during pandemic – authorities
Online selling scams and the proliferation of misinformation that cause panic among the public are the other cybercrimes often committed as Filipinos grapple with the COVID-19 outbreak, says the National Bureau of Investigation NBI-Cyber Crimes Division
LeBron forgoes wearing social justice message on jersey
‘I would have loved to have a say on what would have went on the back of the jersey, but I'm OK with that,’ says LeBron James
In House panel report, ABS-CBN accused of favoring Robredo in 2016
But ABS-CBN denies backing any candidate in the 2016 elections, which saw Vice President Leni Robredo defeat Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and 5 other male vice presidential bets
U.N. to vote on reduced extension of cross-border aid to Syria
Saturday's vote will be on a new draft text submitted by Germany and Belgium, which would provide for a single aid access point into Syria
All activities of PNPA Class of 2024 suspended following 2 deaths
Cadet Fourth Class Jiary Jasen Papa dies due to low potassium intake days after a fellow cadet died of heatstroke
Libya oil back online after months-long shutdown
Libya's National Oil Corporation says crude production and exports will resume, but at lower levels due to major damage to energy infrastructure
Rockets 2020 playoff preview: Innovative or insane?
Riding on the star power of James Harden and Russell Westbrook, the Houston Rockets look to go deep by pushing small-ball style to the extreme
Pandemic could push 45 million in Latin America into poverty – U.N.
The United Nations foresees a 7% rise in Latin America's poverty rate in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic hits the region's most vulnerable populations
More than 1,000 Philippine cops infected with coronavirus
Some 455 police personnel have recovered, while 9 succumbed to the disease
Pacers 2020 playoff preview: Victor-y slipping away?
The Indiana Pacers brace for a hellish run against topnotch teams, but it doesn’t mean they won’t give hell back
Spurs guard Mills donates $1M to Aussie social justice causes
Australian Patty Mills says he’s donating 'every cent earned' in the NBA restart to Black Lives Matter groups in his home country
Players reach Orlando 'bubble' ahead of NBA training camps
Some players still feel skeptical of the quarantined games, with some saying likely not everyone will follow the rules
Kawhi Leonard postpones Orlando trip due to ‘family matter’
The LA Clippers say league star Kawhi Leonard will join the team in a few days
U.N. forecasts even warmer temperatures over next 5 years
In 2020, the Arctic is likely to have warmed by more than twice as much as the global mean
Depleted Nets sign Jamal Crawford for season restart
At 40, Jamal Crawford shows no signs of slowing down as he joins a Brooklyn Nets side that lost yet another key cog
Colombia's ELN rebels propose ceasefire during pandemic
The offer receives short shrift from President Ivan Duque, who writes on Twitter: 'I will never stop complying with the constitutional duty to confront criminality throughout the territory'
Beal out for Wizards in NBA restart with shoulder injury
The Wizards absorb another major blow as Bradley Beal, the league’s second-best scorer, sits out the rest of the season
Slain Jolo soldier’s kin hopes ‘justice will prevail’ as AFP, PNP launch own inquiry
The military and police will check for 'what went wrong' when cops gunned down 4 soldiers on an intelligence mission in Jolo
Maligayang KKK Day from Kidlat Tahimik
'Tuloy ang labanan upang h’wag mamatay ang katutubong lakas-loob ng ating ninino — tungo as Liwanag'
2 Filipino artists featured in Vince Carter tribute
Jayson Atienza and AJ Dimarucot showcase their artwork in NBA Canada’s tribute to Raptors legend Vince Carter
Howard will play for Lakers when NBA resumes in Orlando
After initial apprehensions on the league restart, Lakers center Dwight Howard now plans to mix his team goals with his activism
Nets star Dinwiddie still has virus, to miss NBA restart
Spencer Dinwiddie won’t join the Brooklyn Nets in the Orlando ‘bubble’ after a second positive virus test
Cops who killed soldiers in Sulu restricted to Camp Crame
The 9 Jolo cops who gunned down 4 intelligence officers are detained in Camp Crame as the National Bureau of Investigation continues its probe
'Significant' virus spread could thwart NBA restart – Silver
As teams start to arrive in the NBA 'bubble' in Orlando, commissioner Adam Silver admits a fresh virus outbreak may be more damaging
LOOK: Ex-Lakers star Gasol celebrates birthday with Kobe’s kids
Pau Gasol celebrates his 40th birthday without his partner-in-crime Kobe Bryant
Rights group leader served arrest warrant by cop disguised as delivery man
The warrant is served despite the rights leader already obtaining a recall order since April
U.S. killing of Iran's top general 'unlawful' – U.N. expert
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, concludes it is an 'arbitrary killing' that violated the UN charter
Deadlock? Gov't rejects revisions to NAIA rehab
The NAIA Consortium says it can only move forward with the project 'under revised conditions' due to the coronavirus pandemic
7 Women's NBA players positive for coronavirus
Indiana Fever delays travel to the IMG Academy at Bradenton, Florida, by at least 5 days
China censors Hong Kong internet, U.S. tech giants resist
Online censorship plans include giving authorities the ability to control and remove online information, seize equipment of internet firms, and force companies to provide identification records and decryption assistance
Duterte task force behind red-tagging is part of COVID-19 'strategic communications'
Task force spokesman Major General Antonio Parlade Jr says their job is to counter 'communist propaganda' supposedly exploiting government lapses in dealing with the pandemic
After Sagada, Banaue bars entry of Joyce Bernal's SONA video team
The Banaue municipal government strictly enforces its executive order on a week-long ban on travel to and from the town following the confirmation of a new COVID-19 case
Suspects in slay of soldier, 3 others surrender in Basilan
The suspects – all barangay peacekeepers – surrender to the 4th Special Forces Battalion through the assistance of a village chief
ABS-CBN failed to air ads of many candidates, not just Duterte's
ABS-CBN says presidential bet Mar Roxas and vice presidential candidates Leni Robredo, Alan Peter Cayetano, and Antonio Trillanes IV are among those who have unaired ads during the 2016 campaign
Navotas PNP files complaint vs 17 residents for breaking quarantine, going to party
'The family’s utter disregard of safety regulations endangered their lives and all those living at H. Monroy,' says Mayor Toby Tiangco
Rappler Talk: Patricio Abinales on PNP's institutional weaknesses
On Monday, July 6, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug talks to Asian studies professor Patricio Abinales about how the Philippine National Police can be reformed
House panels to seek NBI probe into ABS-CBN's 'deception' in hearings
House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Jesus Crispin 'Boying' Remulla wants the National Bureau of Investigation to launch a probe into ABS-CBN, and also into the 'cyberbullying' against lawmakers
Democracy activist Joshua Wong says world must 'stand with Hong Kong'
Joshua Wong, one of the city's most prominent young activists and a figure loathed by Beijing, speaks outside a court where he and fellow activists are being prosecuted for involvement in last year's democracy protests
Bucks reportedly close practice facilities over virus concerns
The Bucks close their practice facility after receiving results from coronavirus tests conducted, although it is not clear how many may have come back positive
Thunder 2020 playoff preview: Defying the odds
Proving all predictions wrong, Chris Paul and the Oklahoma City Thunder plan to pull off more surprises in the playoffs
Sixers 2020 playoff preview: Rust the process
After a heartbreaking end to last season’s run, the Philadelphia 76ers hope to get luckier this time
Oladipo to continue rehab, plans to return next season
'I really want to play, and as a competitor and teammate this is tearing me apart,' says Pacers star Victor Oladipo
Anti-terror law's next battleground: Crafting of IRR, Supreme Court
'Labag ito sa karapatang nakasaad sa Saligang Batas, kung kaya't dapat ito ibasura ng Korte Suprema,' says Akbayan
Heat close practice facility after 2nd virus positive
The Miami Heat continue to test players before leaving for the NBA 'bubble' in Orlando next week
Ukraine central banker says gov't made job 'impossible'
Resigned National Bank of Ukraine governor Yakiv Smoliy says he was told to let inflation rise and the national currency devalue to benefit exporters
Europe radioactivity likely linked to nuclear reactor – U.N. watchdog
The United Nations nuclear watchdog says the detected activity poses no risk
