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South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korean investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, according to the Yonhap news agency. A joint investigation team reportedly announced on Monday they sought the warrant on insurrection and abuse of power charges after […]
STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock (WASHINGTON) — The Treasury Department was breached by a China-sponsored actor earlier this month, officials told Congress in a letter on Monday. The “major” breach was achieved by gaining access to a third-party cybersecurity service Treasury used, called BeyondTrust, they said. The actor then accessed Treasury workstations and “certain unclassified documents” on […]
Sdi Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Respiratory illness activity – a measure of how often conditions like the common cold, flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus are diagnosed – is currently “high” in the United States, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Currently, New Hampshire is listed as having […]
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Three luxury watches, including a Rolex worth about $9,000, that were stolen from actor Keanu Reeves‘ Los Angeles home have been discovered in Chile, police confirmed to ABC News. Authorities in Chile said a man was arrested in Santiago on Saturday in connection with the robbery, and that his arrest was part of a larger, local […]
Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The fund disbursing money to the victims of Bernie Madoff’s legendary Ponzi scheme began its 10th and final distribution on Monday, putting another $131 million in the pockets of swindled investors. Twenty-three thousand victims worldwide are receiving payments, bringing their total recoveries to 94% of their losses. […]
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Linda Lavin, the Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and star of the 1970s sitcom Alice, has died at age 87. She passed away unexpectedly Sunday due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her PR rep confirms. Lavin had been working as recently as December — she was set to star in the upcoming Hulu series Mid-Century Modern. […]
Photo by Dana Jacobs/Getty Images Variety has released a list of its picks for the 50 best songs of 2024, and a few hip-hop and R&B stars secured a spot. Kendrick Lamar made the cut with “Not Like Us,” while his former TDE label mate Doechii was praised for striking “a balance between humor and darkness” on her song “Denial Like […]
After 12 months of big-time fights and even bigger moments, it’s no surprise that so many big names would find themselves in contention for boxing’s fighter of the year award in 2024. With a huge influx of money into the sport from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which led to multiple “Riyadh Season” fight […]
Seongjoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEOUL) — A 33-year-old flight attendant, one of just two survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people, is awake and talking to medical staff, according to a hospital official. The survivor, who was only identified by his surname Lee, told doctors he had “already been […]
Benjamin E. “Gene” Forte/CNP/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held on Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral. Carter will also lie in state in the Rotunda at the U.S. Capitol, the Carter Center said on Monday, after an invitation […]
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