The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has long been a source of morbid fascination in rival South Korea, which sits in the shadow of Kim's 1.2-million-strong army and his growing arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles.
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While questioning FBI Director Christopher Wray about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack in a hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said Ashli Babbitt, who was killed as she attempted to breach a set of doors in the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack, was "executed" and that the officer who shot her was "lying in wait." In April, the Department of Justice cleared the U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot Babbitt of criminal wrongdoing in the shooting.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned about possible food shortages and urged the country to brace for extended COVID-19 restrictions as he opened a major political conference to discuss national efforts to salvage a broken economy. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency also said Wednesday that Kim called for discussions on how the North should deal with the “current international situation,” though it did not mention any specific comments from Kim about the United States or South Korea. Monitors assessing the situation in North Korea have yet to see signs of mass starvation or major instability, but some analysts say conditions could be aligning for a perfect storm that undercuts food and exchange markets and triggers public panic.
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Japan's world number two Naomi Osaka must take the time to be in a "safe space" and seek help to figure out the dilemma she finds herself in, according to American tennis great Chris Evert. Osaka withdrew from the French Open before the second round in the wake of controversy caused by her decision to skip mandatory post-match news conferences at the tournament. Osaka is yet to announce whether she will return to play at Wimbledon which starts on June 28.
A San Francisco shoplifter filled a trash bag with Walgreens (WBA) merchandise in front of several shoppers and a security guard on Monday — and then rolled out of the store on a bicycle without anyone stopping him. Lyanne Melendez, a local reporter for ABC7’s sister station KGO-TV, caught the brazen theft on video, which she posted to Twitter (TWTR) on Monday. Melendez tagged Walgreens and the city’s district attorney, Chesa Boudin, in the post, which has been viewed more than two million times on Twitter.
A policeman has been charged with murder and two officers charged with attempted murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Honolulu prosecutors said Tuesday.
Images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appearing thinner led some online speculators to believe his health could be in jeopardy, though a South Korean analyst recently downplayed such theories.
Katie Thurston is firing back after some fans sent the Bachelorette star suggestions for ways she can change her physical appearance.
The world of UFOs has been ignited by a recent report that the U.S. government is taking the phenomenon seriously. Now, J.J. Abrams is getting in on the act and is exec producing a four-part documentary series on our fascination with unidentified flying objects for Showtime. The ViacomCBS premium cable network will premiere UFO on […]
North Korea has imposed strict anti-virus measures even though it claims that it doesn’t have even a single case of Covid-19
Viktor Orbán stepped up his war on LGBT rights on Tuesday as Hungary’s parliament passed legislation banning the promotion of homosexuality in schools. Mr Orbán's government claimed that the latest in a string of anti-gay measures was aimed at protecting children and fighting paedophilia. The bill outlaws LGBT people from featuring in educational material or TV shows for the under-18s. It means that films featuring gay character or seen as promoting homosexuality could only be shown at night wit
Greeted by a raucous crowd at One World Trade Center, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reflected on the heydays of his pandemic briefings.
President Joe Biden announced plans to nominate Ken Salazar to be the U.S. ambassador to Mexico and Tom Nides to be ambassador to Israel.
Latinas have left the U.S. workforce at rates higher than any other demographic and have struggled throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a report says.
Dr. Kedar Toraskar hasn't been able to sleep much over the last few months. The recent coronavirus surge in India affected young people on a scale his team of critical care doctors hadn’t previously seen, Toraskar said. India is slowly emerging from the darkest days of the pandemic.
ReutersOstensibly showing up on pal Sean Hannity’s Fox News show Wednesday night to discuss the recent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump instead spent much of his time grumbling about the thing he hates most: windmills!Over the years, Trump has obsessively railed against wind turbines, accusing them of causing cancer, killing birds, and being just plain ugly. That obsession hit the next level on Wednesday night. “They’re making
If you're caught up with Disney's Marvel series, it seems a little weird to fans that the Sorcerer Supreme is MIA while major events are happening.
Linn County JailAlexander Jackson, a 20-year-old University of Iowa student, called police Tuesday morning in a panic, claiming a masked intruder had shot him and his father inside their home.When Cedar Rapid officers arrived at the scene, they found Jackson’s parents and his 19-year-old sister—a high-achieving student who introduced then-presidential candidate Andrew Yang during his 2019 visit to Iowa—fatally shot in different rooms of the expansive house. Jackson had suffered a gunshot wound t
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger reported Fanone's interaction with Rep. Andrew Clyde via Twitter on Tuesday.
