All posts tagged "topstories"

  • Firefighters go back into the church to check on its condition. The roof of the Korean Union United Methodist Church collapsed during services for the Manantial De Vida Church, Sunday, April 5, 2015, in Rahway, NJ. One person was seriously injured; about a dozen others had minor injuries. The injured people reportedly were members of a separate congregation that rents out space at the church. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, Aristide Economopoulos)
    Ceiling collapses, injures 14 inside New Jersey Korean church

    Fourteen people were hurt during Easter service after a ceiling caved inside Korean Union United Methodist Church in Rahway, N.J., Sunday. According to police, the injured — who were renting out the church from a separate congregation...

    • Posted April 6, 2015
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    Reload Studios’ Taehoon Oh: From Call of Duty to Virtual Reality

    By Tae Hong The first time Taehoon Oh tried on a virtual reality headset, he was a lead artist with Infinity Ward, its prolific 10-year veteran weaponsmaker for “Call of Duty.” A coworker had brought in the...

    • Posted April 3, 2015
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  • Switzerland Iran Nuclear Talks
    Seoul hopes Iran’s nuke deal can help resolve N. Korea nuke

    SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s nuclear envoy on Friday expressed hope that a tentative deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program could pave the way for helping resolve North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. The Iran deal,...

    • Posted April 3, 2015
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    Increasing number of Korean Americans renounce S. Korean citizenship

    The number of Angelenos renouncing their South Korean citizenships saw an increase this year, according to the Korean Consulate General. From Jan. 1 to the end of March, 161 Korean Americans with dual citizenship applied to give...

    • Posted April 2, 2015
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    Pelosi urges Abe to apologize over wartime sex slavery

    SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) — Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House minority leader, called on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday to apologize for the sexual slavery of Korean and other Asian women during World War II. “We...

    • Posted April 2, 2015
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    Miss A’s Suzy gives $100K, joins big-money charity society

    Miss A member Suzy is the seventh celebrity, and the 791th overall, to become a member of the Honor Society, an organization comprised of big-sum charity donors, Yonhap reported. Community Chest of Korea said Wednesday the young...

    • Posted April 1, 2015
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    Adoptee from South Korea faces deportation from US

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than three decades ago, a 3-year-old South Korean boy and his sister flew to the U.S. to become the adopted children of American citizens, but their life together didn’t last long. They...

    • Posted April 1, 2015
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