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955 сюжетовTexas set to execute Jamaal Howard for 2000 killing of store clerk
Texas is set to execute Jamaal Howard, 46, by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 2000 fatal shooting of convenience store clerk Vickie Swartout, 42, during a robbery in Silsbee. It would be the 30th execution in the U.S. this year and th…
Apple and LG co-develop smart home devices including doorbell, lock and thermostat
Bloomberg reports that Apple and LG have co-developed a line of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera. The products are expected to carry…
South Korea's Lee orders CPTPP talks restarted from the beginning amid farm concerns
President Lee Jae-myung instructed at a cabinet meeting on Oct 6 that the government should not fix a conclusion on joining the CPTPP and should “restart dialogue from the beginning,” saying the pact's strategic value is cited alongside ver…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Begin With Discounts on Apple Macs, AirPods and iPads
Amazon's fall Prime Big Deal Days sale is live, with early discounts on Apple products including AirPods Pro 3 at $179.00, down from $249.00, AirPods Max 2 at $429.00, and about $200 off most M5 MacBook Air models. Outlets also reported all…
Seoul defense chief: North Korea appears “taken aback” by DMZ mine response
South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul told a parliamentary audit on October 7 that North Korea appeared “considerably taken aback” by Seoul’s response to the Demilitarized Zone explosion and its mine-clearing operation. He pointed to…
Amazon’s October Prime Day runs October 6-8 as retailers cut prices early
Amazon’s October Prime Day, also called Prime Big Deal Days, runs from October 6 at 3AM ET through 3AM ET on October 8, with discounts already live, according to The Verge, NBC News and Wired. Wired listed Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at $190 ($…
Trump signs order allowing tax-free red-dyed diesel on highways
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily allowing off-road red-dyed diesel to be used for highway driving and deferring the federal excise tax on that fuel through the end of 2026 without interest or penalties.…
Шведский военный самолет провел радиолокационную разведку над Черным морем, сообщает ТАСС
Российские государственные издания сообщили, что самолет ВВС Швеции провел разведку над Черным морем; ТАСС уточнил, что полет был радиолокационной разведкой и что самолет взлетел с военной базы Мальмен. Позже ТАСС со ссылкой на источник в с…
Криста Пайк в сознании и говорит после неудачной казни в Теннесси, заявляют адвокаты
Криста Пайк, 50 лет, находится в сознании, говорит и получает неотложную медицинскую помощь почти через неделю после того, как попытка казнить её в Теннесси с помощью препарата пентобарбитал не удалась, сообщили во вторник её адвокаты. Они …
В Сызрани возбуждено дело после сообщений об избиении детей в лагере
Российские authorities возбудили уголовное дело после сообщений о том, что детей избивали в лагере в Сызрани, сообщили официальные СМИ. Публикации в соцсетях, на которые ссылается ТАСС, утверждают, что вожатый избил двух братьев с аутизмом.…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy case involving 21 children
Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, were arrested Tuesday at their Arcadia, California, home and charged with child abuse, conspiracy to commit child abuse, accessory after the fact and dissuading a witness, Los Angeles County District A…
Cornell protests grow; faculty push no-confidence vote over rape case handling
Students at Cornell University protested Monday and Tuesday over the school's handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity, after activists vandalized the Day Hall administration building with red-painted messages and a s…
Hoban Construction develops AI design tech to auto-apply per-unit buyer options
Hoban Construction said it developed AI-based design technology that automatically reflects apartment buyers’ option contract choices in each unit’s building information model (BIM). The technology was developed jointly with building and in…
Christa Pike awake after failed execution; attorneys seek Tennessee records
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness after the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection on Sept. 30, and her attorneys were due in court Wednesday seeking more information about what went wrong…
Seoul appeals court to rule in ex-President Yoon's free opinion poll case
A Seoul appeals court is due to deliver its verdict on Oct 7 in the political funds case against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of receiving 58 free opinion polls from political broker Myung Tae-kyun. The first trial sentenced Yoon…
Appeal rejected: 1 year 6 months for driver who dragged police officer 200m
A South Korean appeals court upheld a 1 year 6 month prison sentence for a 53-year-old driver who dragged a police officer on his car for more than 200m during a drunk-driving stop in Jeonju. The Gwangju High Court's Jeonju bench dismissed …
Couple in their 60s found dead in Naju house; police seek suspect
A couple in their 60s were found dead at a house in Naju, in the Jeonnam-Gwangju region, according to police reports carried by several South Korean outlets on Oct 6. Local reports described the bodies as bound and said police believe the c…
Четырём бывшим руководителям Sanko Seika предъявлены обвинения в связи с пожаром 2022 года, унёсшим шесть жизней
Прокуратура района Ниигата предъявила обвинения четырём бывшим руководителям производителя рисовых крекеров Sanko Seika, включая бывшего генерального директора Мотоясу Сато (56 лет), по обвинению в профессиональной халатности, повлёкшей сме…
Полиция Окинавы передала морпеха США прокуратуре в связи с ограблением и убийством в отеле в Нахе
Полиция префектуры Окинава арестовала морского пехотинца США, младшего капрала Девина Джейкоба Балларда, 20 лет, с базы Футэнма, по подозрению в ограблении и убийстве 39-летней женщины в отеле в Нахе и 5 октября передала его в окружную прок…