Today's Top US Stories Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion. State District Judge Francis J. Mathew on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay $25 billion, the largest penalty ever imposed on Facebook's parent, after a Santa Fe jury found last mo...
Today's Top National Stories U.S. orders non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia. The State Department on Wednesday ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi attacks on the kingdom, in...
US News Roundup – October 20, 2026 Supreme Court leaves 9/11 plea deals dead, takes up home-distilling ban. The Supreme Court declined to reinstate plea agreements that would have spared accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed an...
1. "No Kings" Events Draw Millions, Focused on Getting Out the Vote Millions of people took part in more than 3,000 "No Kings" events in all 50 states on Saturday, this time aimed at rallying voters ahead of the November 3 midterms with marches to po...
1. Trump Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israel's Election President Trump endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection ahead of Israel's October 27 election — an endorsement he had withheld for months as the ...
Reflections on South Korea's Approach to Exchange Rate Challenges
Reflections on South Korea's Approach to Exchange Rate Challenges In recent weeks, the notable decline in the Korean won's value against the US dollar has sparked widespread discussion about the government's strategy. Many are questioning...
About the Current Political Direction of the Republic of Korea
1. Concerns About the Current Political Direction of the Republic of Korea Many of us have long admired the Republic of Korea as a vibrant liberal democracy that achieved remarkable economic growth and earned a reputation as a free, open, and hopeful...
South Korea met two criteria and was re-added to the Monitoring List
The South Korean government's foreign exchange intervention (primarily selling USD to defend the won's value) is a sensitive issue that can raise concerns about designation as a currency manipulator by the United States. However, as of Novembe...
The Precarious Bubble: South Korea's Artificial Stock Market Surge and Impending Crash Risk
The Precarious Bubble: Unraveling South Korea's Artificial Stock Market Surge and Impending Crash Risk In the heart of East Asia's economic powerhouse, South Korea's stock market has embarked on a meteoric rise that defies fundamental logi...
South Korea’s Credit Rating: One Notch Down Explained
South Korea’s Credit Rating: One Notch Down Explained Below is a summary of South Korea’s current sovereign credit ratings (as of November 2025) and what “one notch lower” would look like for each major rating agency. (“O...
Orange County News – October 20, 2026 Teamsters pause the county strike. More than 400 Orange County employees represented by Teamsters Local 952 are returning to work after union leaders paused the strike that began last Tuesday, calling it a ...
1. Norte Fire 80% Contained The Norte Fire in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano was 80% contained at about 570 acres as of Monday afternoon, October 19, according to Cal Fire, as weakening Santa Ana winds helped crews across Southern California ga...
1. Norte Fire: Evacuations Lifted, Containment at 60% All evacuation orders for the Norte Fire in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano were lifted by 6 p.m. Saturday, October 17, as crews gained ground on the wind-driven blaze. The fire has held at a...
1. Norte Fire Forces Mass Evacuations in South Orange County A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong Santa Ana winds, dry brush and high heat broke out just after 11:30 a.m. Friday in the San Clemente area, south of San Juan Capistrano. The Norte Fir...
1. DA Drops Charges Against Man Punched in Viral Santa Ana Arrest The Orange County District Attorney's office has dropped criminal charges against Florentino Lopez, the man seen being punched repeatedly by Santa Ana police officers in a viral vi...
Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Even Harder’ After Sussmann Acquittal
Former President Donald Trump pledged to “fight even harder” in the political arena after a former Clinton campaign lawyer charged with making false statements to the FBI was found not guilty. “If anything, it makes me want to fight ...
Durham Investigation Verdict Revives Trump-Era Claims of Politicization at DOJ
Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, leaves federal court in Washington, Monday, May 16, 2022. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP The acquittal of ...
Special Counsel John Durham Wins Key Motion in Case Against Former Clinton Lawyer
A federal judge on May 4 granted a motion from special counsel John Durham to review documents that Hillary Clinton’s campaign and other parties had claimed were protected by privilege, which means the documents may ultimately be made available ...
John Durham Issues Trial Subpoenas to Members of Clinton Campaign, DNC
Connecticut's U.S. Attorney John Durham in 2018. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP) Special counsel John Durham has issued trial subpoenas for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Fusion GPS, and Perkin...
Former Clinton Campaign Lawyer Made False Statements to Second Government Agency: Durham
Former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman, who is accused of lying to the FBI when he claimed he was not handing over information about then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016, made false statements to CIA officers in a meeting after Trump wa...
