Wall Street is split as Tesla drops while other US stocks climb

NEW YORK (AP) - A mixed day of trading left the U.S. stock market split, as Wall Street's momentum slowed after setting record highs in each of the last two days. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Tuesday for its first loss in four days. The Dow rose roughly 400 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.8%.

 

South Korea instigates probes into ousted leader Yoon

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Just a week into his term in office, South Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae-myung moved against his ousted conservative predecessor, approving legislation to launch sweeping special investigations into Yoon Suk Yeol's ill-fated imposition of martial law in December as well as criminal allegations surrounding his wife and administration.

Mystery surrounds Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

WASHINGTON (AP) – It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The FBI, she said, was reviewing “tens of thousands of videos” of the wealthy financier “with children or child porn.”

RM and V of BTS complete military service

CHUNCHEON, South Korea (AP) - K-pop superstars RM and V are the latest members of BTS to be discharged from South Korea’s military after fulfilling their mandatory service.

Pro-Iran hackers threaten to release Trump-tied emails

WASHINGTON (AP) – Pro-Iran hackers have threatened to release emails supposedly stolen from people connected to President Donald Trump, according to a news report, a move that federal authorities call a “calculated smear campaign.”

South Korea has endured 6 months of political turmoil

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Images from the election of South Korea’s new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, are everything you'd expect to see in one of the world's most vibrant democracies.

Editorials from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and others

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South Korean President faces crucial challenges

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Winning a tense election that capped off months of political turmoil, new South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country's return to normalcy following the crisis sparked by then-conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law in December.