Breaking News

How has the US-South Korea relationship evolved under Trump?

U.S. President Donald Trump's order to scale back joint military drills with South Korea has revived one of the most contentious issues from his first term, underscoring how his deal-focused approach continues to test the more than 70-year-old alliance.Here's a look at how U.S.-South Korea ties have evolved under Trump.HOW HAS TRUMP'S NORTH KOREA POLICY SHAPED THE ALLIANCE?Trump moved from threatening North Korea with "fire and fury" in 2017 to meeting its leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore in 2018, Hanoi in 2019 and at the Demilitarized Zone later that year.After the Singapore summit, Trump sus

UK grocery inflation eases further, says Worldpanel

Glencore’s planned Australian debut draws interest as investors look past coal

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

Selling grips bond markets from US to Japan as inflation, fiscal worries take hold

Long-term borrowing costs from the United States to Japan and Germany rose to their highest levels in decades on Tuesday, as renewed inflation worries added to lingering concerns of fiscal pressures across major economies, dealing bond markets a fresh blow.Thirty-year bond yields in the United States, the world's most systemically crucial government bond market, hit their highest since 2007 as oil prices rose back above $90 a barrel, fanning inflation worries as U.S.-Iran peace hopes faded.In Japan, inflation angst and expectations that the Bank of Japan could hike interest rates as early as

Russia warns Britain of 'consequences' for supplying drones to Ukraine

US 30-year yields hit highest level since 2007 as war, oil worries fester

Asia|Political|World

Philippines sees no impact on defence ties from US Middle East redeployment

The Philippines does not expect a reduction in military activities with its treaty ally the United States amid redeployment of some U.S. defence assets to the Middle East, an official said on Monday. The movement of assets including the USS George Washington aircraft carrier from the Pacific to the Middle East had raised some questions about U.S. defence arrangements in the Indo-Pacific, but no doubts about its commitment, said Roy Vincent Trinidad, a military spokesperson. "We do not foresee any dip or any slowing down in our activities," he told a press briefing. "The defence commitment

European shares slip as oil prices and bond yields surge on Middle East fears

Ship attacked during Strait of Hormuz transit and other news from the Middle East

US News

See all »

Fact check: Every single part of this Trump story about South Korea is wrong

President Donald Trump told a story about South Korea on Monday. Every single part of it is false.Trump has delivered versions of his fictional story before; CNN debunked one telling last year. The president delivered Monday’s version the day after he announced the US would reduce military exercises with South Korea – citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and also mentioning that South Korea declined to participate in the US war with Iran.The latest version of Trump’s tale, which you can watch in full here, went like this:South Korea “essentially�

Environment|Political|US|World

Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

The Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing construction of a contentious border construction project in Texas' Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.” The project through the national park in southern Texas has faced fierce bipartisan opposition by critics who say it is marring the area's pristine environment. They argue the region’s rugged and remote terrain already serves as a deterrent to migrants and smugglers. Border crossings in the area have historically been lo

Who is Natalie Harp? Ossoff ignites personal feud over Trump’s aide

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial effectively postponed

Paramount wants a $1.9 billion bond from state AGs fighting the Warner Bros. merger

Paramount wants the states that are suing over the Warner Bros. Discovery deal to post a $1.9 billion bond.The states are scoffing at the idea. “They don’t have any legitimate claim. I mean, honestly, this reeks of desperation,” California attorney general Rob Bonta told CNN in response.Paramount made the request in a court motion on Monday, asserting that “this is a textbook case for requiring bond.”It remains to be seen if the judge overseeing the case, Araceli Martinez-Olguín, will agree, but there is reason to be skeptical.Such bonds are up to the judge, and earlier in the case

Crime|Environment|Political|US|World

Feds halt controversial work on border security inside Big Bend National Park

All border security construction work in Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, Rodney Scott, commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, announced Monday.Scott said in a video posted to X he had landed in Texas and was on his way to visit the park and talk to local law enforcement and other stakeholders.“Last night I put a pause on all activity in that park as far as construction goes till I can get down there and do a personal evaluation,” he said in the video.Scott’s action came after reporting by CNN and others about the government’s use of heavy machinery thi

Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Jeanie Buss to contest siblings' plan to sell their Lakers minority ownership stake to Kushner, Iger

World News

See all »

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading up to next month's parliamentary election. The verdict against Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko party, was another step by the Kremlin to stifle dissent since Russia invaded its neighbor in February 2022. Yabloko is the only official political party overtly opposing the war. In a separate ruling Monday, Russia’s Supreme Court upheld its ear

Health|MidEast|Political|World

Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers

The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week traveled to his property on Monday to join other family members who have been defending it. The standoff, in the village of Qusra, has seen groups of settlers surround several Palestinian houses and prevent residents from leaving. The United States has condemned the siege and the Israeli military has deployed troops it says are there to maintain order. The siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers comes as violence in the West Bank has soared in

Teen lifeguard and boy he rescued are honored at White House after Trump saw dramatic viral video

ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

‘Brazen act of self-dealing.’ Lawmakers, watchdogs alarmed after Trump regulators let Trump firm start a bank

Regulators appointed by President Donald Trump are allowing the Trump family’s flagship cryptocurrency venture to become a bank, a move that is alarming ethics watchdogs and some lawmakers.World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm Trump and his sons launched in 2024, announced late Friday that it received a preliminary conditional approval from banking officials to become a trust bank. Final approval hinges on a series of conditions being met.The green light from regulators is a big win for World Liberty.The firm won’t be able to take deposits or make loans. But the bank charter will allow Wo

Top Russian economist replaced after warning of economic costs of Ukraine war

Andrey Klepach, one of Russia’s top economists, has been replaced as chief economist of the country’s national development bank shortly after a speech was made public in which he reportedly said Russia’s economy was being damaged by the war in Ukraine.Russia’s state news agency TASS confirmed Sunday that Klepach “no longer holds the position of chief economist at VEB,” one of Russia’s largest banks, but did not give a reason for his departure. A new candidate has been selected and will be appointed soon, TASS added.That announcement came two days after The Moscow Times, an indepe

British PM Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Trump’s chief of staff

Lindsay Clancy’s mother says daughter thought medication was ‘destroying her mind’ as defense begins case in murder trial

Latest

Crime|Economy|Technology

Hood County shuts down Flock cameras over privacy concerns

Crime|Political

Democratic congressman under investigation by House Ethics Committee over sexual misconduct allegations

Business|Crime|Entertainment|Political

Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s last-ditch effort to deny $5.6 million payment to E. Jean Carroll

Political

Trump weighs a plan for press briefings when Leavitt leaves, sources say

Health|MidEast|Political|World

Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

‘A million dollars over asking’: AI wealth is fueling housing market frenzy in San Francisco

States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

Crime|Europe|Political|World

British PM Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Trump’s chief of staff

Business|Health|Political|World

Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news

The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East has visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

Crime|MidEast|Political|World

What the death sentence for former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad tells us about the future of the country

California & Local

See all »

Local

From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls