Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, gestures while standing next to his wife Kim Hye-kyung, as he greets his supporters in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. REUTERSKim Hong-Ji SEOUL -- Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's major...
[PhotoYunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences] KUNMING -- For centuries, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has intrigued humanity, and now a joint discovery by Chinese and German scientists may offer a significant clue. Based on the Transit Timing Variation TTV tec...
Photo Illustration by Thomas LevinsonThe Daily BeastGettyDHS Donald Trump’s FEMA chief left his staff scratching their heads when he said he was unaware that the U.S. has a hurricane season. David Richardson, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, sparked confusion and ...
HOUSTON AP — Jonathan Joss, a voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill,” was fatally shot near his Texas home, authorities said Monday. Police were dispatched to a home in south San Antonio about 7 p.m. Sunday on a shooting in progress call. When offic...
Election pitting liberal Lee Jae-myung against conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo comes after months of chaos following Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Seoul during the presidential election that will place liberal Lee Jae-myun...
Bill Gates is revealing his plans for the $200 billion he intends to give away through his foundation over the next 20 years, vowing that much of the money will go to Africa. Gates, who earlier this month told "CBS Mornings" about his plans to donate the bulk of his fortune, disclosed his intenti...
The man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails in an "act of terrorism" during a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, injuring 12 people, has been charged with a federal hate crime and state charges including 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to court documents. The s...
Doug Burgum says Biden order that banned drilling in 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will be reversed The Kaktovik lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National wildlife refuge in Kaktovik, Alaska, on 15 October 2024. Photograph: Lindsey WassonAP Millions of acres of Al...
BOSTON AP — A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs extended the block she imposed last week with a temporary restraining order, which allows the Ivy ...
A village in the Swiss Alps has been buried beneath ice, rock and mud after a massive piece of a nearby glacier collapsed. On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern Switzerland -- flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten ...
As Dragon Boat Festival draws near, the Miao community in Taijiang county is busy preparing its signature five-colored zongzi. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Zongzi, a palm-sized food made with glutinous rice and traditionally eaten during Dragon Boat Festival, takes on bright colors in Gu...
Thrifty Ice Cream is closing all of its locations. The 500 ice cream counters located within Rite Aid stores across the United States are set to close following the pharmacy chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing earlier this month, according toThe Street. Despite the outlets closing, Thrifty Ice Cr...
Children look on inside the UNRWA Siblin Training Centre, where displaced Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians are being hosted, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Sidon, Lebanon, October 29, 2024. [PhotoAgencies] Children around the world are in crisis. Every day, ...
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation had faced criticism from aid groups even before this week’s chaotic rollout Palestinians open a box from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Photograph: Abdel Kareem HanaAP After a rollout trumpeted by US officials, the ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. AP — Harvard University is holding its commencement Thursday at a pivotal moment, when its place as one of the world’s leading higher education institutions is under what increasingly seems like existential threats from the Trump administration. Other schools face the loss of feder...