By one metric, LeeJae Myung’s eight months as South Korean presidenthave been a smashing success, with the stock market more than doubling on his watch. Before Lee’s election in June, he ran on a Kospi 5,000 platform that struck many as fanciful. At that time, the benchmark was below 2,500. Lee pledged to raise the…
A bizarre, previously unreported incident involving a naked man at Japan’s Imperial Palace during a new year’s celebration has raised questions about the emperor’s security as the royal household prepares for his birthday audience on Monday. The breach occurred on January 2 but only came to light this week, when the magazine News Post Seven…
Shia LaBeouf’s arrest in New Orleans in the early hours of Tuesday, as the city’s Mardi Gras celebrations were underway, is facing fresh scrutiny, as an alleged victim of the actor’s rampage that night says he was targeted in the confrontation, which he is characterizing as an alleged hate crime. The altercation that took place…
The White House declined on Wednesday to comment on reports that US President Donald Trump is weighing whether to cancel or delay a US$11 billion arms package to Taiwan, as he seeks to keep an expected April summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on track amid pressure from Beijing. “I don’t have any announcement or…
Feb 18, 2026, 02:34 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb received a one-game suspension from the Horizon League on Wednesday for comments he made while criticizing officials after a 75-72 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday. Gottlieb slammed the table at one point and used an expletive in his postgame news…
FCC chair Brendan Carr confirmed Wednesday that the commission has started enforcement proceedings that will look into The View‘s alleged violations of political equal time rules. “Disney has a program called The View. And they’ve been asserting the position that The View is what is known as ‘bona fide news’ in the statute,” Carr said…
Netflix is doubling down on its presence in Mexico as it opens a new headquarters south of the U.S. border. “We’re not just opening doors and adding desks. This space was conceived as a creative hub, a place where writers, directors, actors, crew members, and producers can come together, and where business partners, brands, and…
Retail tycoon Les Wexner told US lawmakers on Wednesday that he was “conned” by Jeffrey Epstein and denied any knowledge of his crimes, as Democrats pressed him over his decades-long relationship with the notorious sex offender. The 88-year-old founder of L Brands – the former parent of Victoria’s Secret – gave closed-door testimony from his…
When Jane Kingsbury, 80, last had her eyes tested, she says her optician told her that her eyesight was OK. But Jane, from Cambridge, says she is giving up driving at night because the feeling of being “dazzled” by other vehicles has left her feeling unsafe. “I am worried about the glare from oncoming lights,”…
