Month: January 2025

New USFK commander U.S. Gen. Xavier Brunson, the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea, is pictured as he meets with acting President Choi Sang-mok at the government complex in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2025. Brunson also serves as commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command and the U.N. Command. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News …

The aftermath of a New Year’s attack in New Orleans.

The new year was just three hours old, the chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” and the sound of fireworks still ringing in the ears of merrymakers, when the pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street – the beating heart of the French Quarter.

As investigators and police approached the heavily guarded gates of the presidential compound, they were met with fierce resistance.

US Republican leader Mike Johnson was set to face down critics Friday in a vote in Congress that could see him returned as one of the country’s top statesmen — or jettisoned to the back benches and political obscurity. If there is no speaker by Monday, Congress will not be able to certify Trump’s election victory and the Republican — who only gets one more term, having served in the White House from 2017-21 — will face delays in implementing…

HONOLULU (AP) — In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed-martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal fireworks. The increasingly sophisticated displays, loved by some and loathed by others, are so prevalent that some people consider them part of the s…