By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired spectacularly for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now, the former prosecutor and conservative firebrand’s political career hangs by a thread, with an impeachment motion
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing more delays. The mission was previously set to launch in 2026 but will now take place no earlier than mid-2027. Here’s what else you need
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, Ivan Watson, Ava Ko, Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s ruling party said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeoul needs to be immediately suspended from duty to protect the country from “grave danger,” in a dramatic reversal of opinion that compounds the
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Editor’s Note: An earlier version of our social media post reported that the student died at the school. This was inaccurate. The article has been updated with the correct information. A fundraising page has been set up to help the family of a local middle school student who died earlier this week. Gavin Fournier, a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Greg Roman has faced his share of criticism in his first year as the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive coordinator. With his unit struggling to reach the end zone over the past 2 1/2 games, Roman put the onus on himself to make sure there are improvements going
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry and Draymond Green sat out against the Houston Rockets on Thursday with the hope they will return for the second game of the back-to-back when the Golden State Warriors host Minnesota on Friday night. Curry has been dealing with pain in both knees. He underwent an
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned over Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play
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An Indio man suspected in an October shooting that left one person injured in downtown Palm Springs has been arrested, police announced Thursday. The 23-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday morning after Desert Regional SWAT team members, which includes officers from Palm Springs PD, Indio PD, and Cathedral City PD, served a warrant at the 48000
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Following a shooting in Coachella on Wednesday, near a tree lighting event, News Channel 3 is speaking with local police departments to find out what they’re doing to keep crowds safe during holiday events. Lieutenant Gustavo Araiza with PSPD says his department is equipped to handle any holiday gatherings. “When something like this happens in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Arsonists have extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue in what Australia’s prime minister has condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. Police say a witness who had come to Adass Israel Synagogue to pray saw two masked people spreading an accelerant inside the building before dawn Friday. About 60
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison delivered a steadfast defense of his party’s commitment to racial equity Thursday, drawing on his own identity as a Black man to push back forcefully against critics who say Democrats need to abandon “identity politics.” People of color need to see Democrats fighting
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A baby survived a high-speed police chase in New York City that ended with a passenger in the car being fatally shot by officers and the driver wounded. Police on Thursday only discovered there was an infant inside after they had stopped the car and fired multiple rounds. That’s according to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely. Opposition parties are pushing for a parliamentary vote on Yoon’s impeachment on Saturday, calling
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — Police are searching for two masked suspects after a synagogue was set on fire in southeastern Australia early Friday in an attack condemned by the prime minister as an act of antisemitism. Worshippers fled from the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne when the blaze
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the friendly competition is fierce each day among the four talented young pass rushers on the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive front, this week was a whole new tune. Defensive tackle Braden Fiske won the NFL’s defensive rookie of the month award Thursday — but he had to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the friendly competition is fierce each day among the four talented young pass rushers on the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive front, this week was a whole new tune. Defensive tackle Braden Fiske won the NFL’s defensive rookie of the month award Thursday — but he had to
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexico hopes to strike a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to limit the number of third-country deportees it could receive from the US, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday. A similar deal to send deportees directly to their country of origin is already in place with the current
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Beatles legend Paul McCartney is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection The Royal Mint, which has struck the coins of monarchs from Alfred the Great in the ninth century through to King Charles III, revealed Friday that it is launching a McCartney coin collection for collectors to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he presided over his final Christmas tree lighting at the White House, President Joe Biden on Thursday said his wish for the nation now, and always, was that “we continue to seek the light of liberty and love, kindness and compassion, dignity and decency.” Biden spoke briefly to the
Continue ReadingCNN By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Rob Kuznia and Brian Stelter, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — When President Donald Trump first considered Pete Hegseth for a Cabinet position in 2017 and 2018, he marveled at a soldier who seemed straight out of central casting. The telegenic Fox News host, a decorated combat veteran with a chiseled
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