All posts tagged "topstories"

  • U.S. Postal Service letter carrier delivering packages during the holidays (PRNewsFoto/U.S. Postal Service)
    Postal Service adds Sunday delivery for holidays

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service will deliver packages on Sundays in major cities and high volume areas during the holiday season. Seven-day delivery will run from Nov. 17 through Christmas Day in response to anticipated...

    • Posted November 6, 2014
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    Korean American catcher Hank Conger traded to Houston

    By Brian Han The Los Angeles Angels traded Korean American catcher Hank ‘Choi Hyun’ Conger to the Houston Astros for right-hander Nick Tropeano and minor league catcher Carlos Perez. Conger mentioned that he was “taken aback” by...

    • Posted November 5, 2014
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  • Candidates Young Kim, fifth from left, and Michelle Park Steel, second from right, celebrate after their general election victories Tuesday night. (Park Sang-hyuk/The Korea Times)
    Young Kim, Michelle Park Steel emerge victorious

    Choi Seok-ho in Irvine, Steve Hwangbo in La Palma re-elected Tuesday’s general elections brought a mixed bag of joy and disappointment to 23 Korean American candidates across the United States. Young Kim and Michelle Park Steel, both...

    • Posted November 5, 2014
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  • Leverkusen's Son Heung-min, center, tries to score during the Champions League group C soccer match between Zenit St. Petersburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
    Son Heung-min becomes 1st Korean to score 2 goals in Champions League match

    Leads Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-1 win at Zenit St. Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Son Heung-min scored twice to give Bayer Leverkusen a 2-1 win at Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League on Tuesday,...

    • Posted November 5, 2014
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  • A voter heads to a voting booth with his ballot in hand at Speedway High School, Speedway, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Record-low voter turnout could be the most notable development of the day as California is not faring much better. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
    Voter turnout might reach record low in California

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – About 18.8 percent of Los Angeles County’s 4,898,031 voters had cast ballots as of 4 p.m. today, the latest figures available, according to the county Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office. The figures include vote-by-mail ballots, assuming 40...

    • Posted November 4, 2014
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  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives for a speech to a session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE, at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
    Ban Ki-moon – South Korea’s next president?

    U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is avoiding a discussion about a potential presidential candidacy for the 2017 South Korean election despite his rising popularity among the citizens. The 70-year-old career diplomat finds himself at the center of...

    • Posted November 4, 2014
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    The Korean American voters’ dilemma in NJ

    By Brian Han As election day rolls around on Nov. 4, there is a potential dilemma for Korean Americans in New Jersey’s 5th District as they decide on which candidate deserves their vote. Six-term incumbent U.S. Rep....

    • Posted November 3, 2014
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