WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the unraveling of a $2.9 million computer chips deal that he concluded threatened U.S. security interests if the current owner, HieFo Corp., remained in control of the technology. The executive order cast a spotlight on a business deal that drew scant attention when it was announced…
Controversy is growing in China over comments made by Jang Won-young of the K-pop group IVE after she referred to Hong Kong as one of the “countries” she likes during a recent behind-the-scenes video. The remark appeared in a video on IVE’s official YouTube channel. While the members were shown visiting Hong Kong to attend…
Enzo Maresca’s departure from Chelsea in the early hours of 2026 has dominated Premier league headlines to start the year, and other prominent managers across the division have since shared their thoughts on the bombshell news. Maresca, who was named November’s Premier League Manager of the Month, left Chelsea after his relationship with senior figures…
Concerns over an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, the weakening won and potential changes in U.S. interest rate policy loom as major variables — so-called “gray rhinos” — that could shake the Korean stock market in 2026, analysts said Thursday. A gray rhino is an economic term referring to a danger that is plainly visible and…
Jan. 2, 2026, 3:43 p.m. ET With the beginning of a new year, more than 10 new laws have been enacted in North Carolina. Several significant laws were passed throughout 2025, including House Bill 307, also called “Iryna’s Law”, named for 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. Zarutska was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light-rail train in late…
Strengthening risk oversight in major maintenance projects in the wake of the deadly Tai Po fire is a top priority for Hong Kong lawmaker Julia Lau Man-kwan, who represents the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape sector. In an interview with the Post, Lau, who is also president of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, pledged…
Jan 2 (Reuters) – Arsenal have never won the Premier League after being top of the table on New Year’s Day, but manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday that his squad’s enthusiasm for the title race could finally break their historical jinx. Arsenal sit four points clear of Manchester City at the season’s halfway point,…
The past year was remarkably notorious for the Supreme Court. Its conservative supermajority tore and tore into the very fabric of the Constitution, siding with the Trump administration—a count in October showed Trump winning 21 of 23 cases—in cases that repeatedly, and recklessly, expanded his use of executive branch powers. The high court approved the…
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 19. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump said he takes a higher dose of daily aspirin than his doctors recommend and he has been doing so for 25 years….
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