• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

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  Sei Young Kim soars to front with two eagles

  PHOENIX (AP) — Sei Young Kim made two eagles in a 6-under 66 round on Friday in the JTBC Founders Cup to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend. The 23-year-old South Korean player had a tournament-record...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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  First GOP senator calls for vote on Garland court nomination

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mark Kirk became the first Republican senator to break with party leaders and call for a vote on President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court selection, saying Friday, “It’s just man up and cast a...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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  UN names Angry Birds character Red to tackle climate change

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday named Red, the starring animated character in the soon-to-be-released “The Angry Birds Movie” as an honorary U.N. ambassador to encourage young people to go “green” and step up...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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  UN strongly condemns North Korea ballistic missile launches

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches, calling them “unacceptable” and a clear violation of U.N. resolutions banning such tests. A unanimous statement from the U.N.’s most powerful...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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  S. Korean women get longer (legs), men get fatter: Survey

  (Yonhap) — Nearly half of South Korean men in their 30s are obese, while women have longer legs nowadays compared with 10 years ago, a nationwide survey showed this week. According to the survey on 6,413 people...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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  Romney to vote for Cruz in Utah caucuses

  (AP) — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday he will vote for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the upcoming caucuses in his home state of Utah, intensifying his attack against front-runner Donald Trump. “There is...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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  Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115 million in Gawker sex tape suit

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A jury sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan on Friday and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media. The jurors reached the decision Friday evening, less than...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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