All posts tagged "Koreatimes"

  • FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2014, file photo, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals gather on the field for batting practice at Dodger Stadium before Game 1 of baseball's NL Division Series in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed a multi-year deal to book more high-end concerts at their venerable baseball stadium. The deal between the team and Oak View Group was announced Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
    Dodgers sign deal to bring more concerts to baseball stadium

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed a multi-year deal to book more high-end concerts at their venerable baseball stadium. The deal between the team and Oak View Group was announced Tuesday. OVG was...

    • Posted February 16, 2016
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  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell participates in a news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    How much does NFL commissioner make? Goodell earned $34 million in 2014

    NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell earned just over $34 million for 2014, according to the league’s tax filing released Tuesday. That total is actually down a bit from 2013 ($35 million) and 2012, when...

    • Posted February 16, 2016
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  • A woman holding her daughter tries to catch a cab in Myeong-dong, downtown Seoul, in this file photo. She complained taxi drivers refused to give her a ride. (Korea Times file)
    Korean gov’t to toughen punishment on overcharging taxi drivers

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The Cabinet approved a law revision Tuesday to toughen the punishment for taxi drivers who rip off passengers. Under the revision, a taxi driver who is caught three times for overcharging a customer will...

    • Posted February 16, 2016
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  • Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s courtroom chair is draped in black to mark his death as part of a tradition that dates to the 19th century, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, at the Supreme Court in Washington. Scalia died Saturday at age 79. He joined the court in 1986 and was its longest-serving justice. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    Senate GOP to Obama: Don’t bother nominating to Court

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans united behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in insisting that President Barack Obama’s successor fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. Democrats looking to reclaim the Senate majority immediately...

    • Posted February 16, 2016
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  • F-22 (Yonhap)
    US to fly F-22s over Korea this week: official

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The United States will send four F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea in yet another show of force against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, officials here said Tuesday. “The U.S. military plans...

    • Posted February 16, 2016
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  • Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Truckee Meadows Community College on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
    Clinton: Obama likely to pressure GOP with high court pick

    ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Hillary Clinton predicted Monday that President Barack Obama will nominate someone who’s already been confirmed by the Senate to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The Democratic candidate for president said...

    • Posted February 16, 2016
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  • diva
    Star’s husband files for divorce in California

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff The husband of musical actress and former K-pop singer Lee Min-kyoung from girl band Diva has filed for divorce after a two-year marriage. Samuel Cho, 42, filed for divorce in a...

    • Posted February 16, 2016
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