South Korea punishes former president who thought he could unravel democracy

Yoon Suk Yeol’s reckoning is the result of South Korea’s mammoth push to hold a head of state accountable for almost tearing up his nation’s democratic institutions.

‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: How child care costs could swing a key US House district

Dana Eldridge and Paul Miller opened their first day care center in 2005 after nearly a decade of running a popular martial arts summer school. Over the next 15 years, they opened four more locations ...

While corporate America stayed silent, a small wine importer risked his business to challenge Trump’s tariffs

When President Donald Trump announced plans to raise the nation’s effective tariff rate to levels not seen since 1930 on April 2, 2025, most CEOs were silent. They’d seen how voicing opposition to any ...

Venezuela passed a law to free hundreds of political prisoners after US pressure. Here’s why some welcome it cautiously

Venezuela has passed an amnesty law to free hundreds of political prisoners, in what the government calls a step toward reconciliation after the US ousted President Nicolás Maduro.

Trump announces global tariffs will increase to 15% from 10% ‘effective immediately’

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will increase the global tariffs he imposed a day earlier to 15% from 10% following an adverse ruling at the Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court gives Trump — and the rest of the GOP — a gift in disguise

The Supreme Court on Friday dealt President Donald Trump perhaps the most significant rebuke of his second term. The justices, including two Trump appointees, struck down Trump’s signature economic ...

Timothée Chalamet compares himself to his ’Marty Supreme’ character

Timothée Chalamet has earned his third nomination for best actor in A24’s “Marty Supreme.” Chalamet explains, to a room full of students, how he channeled his New York City upbringing and drive in the ...

Matthew McConaughey on the role that required him to lose 47 pounds

Matthew McConaughey won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his portrayal of Ron Woodroof in “Dallas Buyers Club.” He explains to Timothée Chalamet that the role required him to lose 47 ...

US ambassador says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took over much of the Middle East

The US ambassador in Jerusalem, Mike Huckabee, has said it would be “fine” if Israel took control of a vast swathe of the Middle East.

A group of close friends embarked on a backcountry ski trip. Only two made it out alive

The President’s Day weekend excursion, including a group of moms, wives and close friends who shared a passion for skiing the untracked powder of the hushed, untamed wilderness of California’s Sierra ...

Former ‘American Idol’ contestant charged in wife’s killing, allegedly staging crime scene in his Ohio home

Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former contestant on “American Idol” with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators.