North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cut the inaugural tape at a new coastal tourist site during an extravagant ceremony on Tuesday, though the resort won’t immediately be open to foreign tourists. Kim toured the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone, calling its construction "one of the greatest successes this year" and "the proud first step" toward a new era in the government’s tourism industry, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Hotels and other accommodations for nearly 20,000...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Donald Trump on Thursday after the latter called for the cancellation of his corruption trial. "I was deeply moved by your sincere support for me, and your incredible support for Israel and the Jewish people," Netanyahu wrote in English on X, after reposting Trump's message Wednesday on Truth Social in which the US president called his trial in Israel a "witch hunt." This trial "should be CANCELED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Great Hero...

Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill introduced legislation Thursday that calls for the elimination of a Biden-era office dedicated to green energy projects known as the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). The OCED Elimination Act would dissolve the federal office, which is under the Department of Energy (DOE) and initially established under a section of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IJJA), according to the bill text. OCED was Congressionally chartered in 2021 during...

A champion wingsuit flyer who featured in a BBC documentary called The Boy Who Can Fly has died after he was critically injured in a jump over the weekend. Liam Byrne, 24, was taking part in a high-risk jump at nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in the Swiss Alps on Saturday when tragedy struck, according to The Telegraph, citing local police. Byrne, of Scotland, was wearing a wingsuit, a specialized webbed-sleeved jumpsuit with membranes between the arms, body and legs which allows a diver to...

The prosecution in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking and racketeering trial began closing arguments Thursday morning. Prosecutors argued the disgraced music mogul used his inner circle, money and influence to cover up the alleged crimes he committed. Authorities charged Diddy with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. "Over the last several weeks, you’ve learned a lot about Sean Combs," Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Slavik said during closing...

Surprised that Joy Reid was pulled off the air back in February? So was she. The former MSNBC anchor is speaking out about how she found out that her show “The ReidOut” was, poof, gone. During a new interview on “The Breakfast Club” with Charlemagne tha God, Jess Hilarious and guest host Lauren Larosa, Reid reveals that her bosses reassured that her numbers were adequate just two weeks before the ax came down. “They were like, ‘You guys lost less than your competitors, and you’re actually doing...

Omead Afshar, Tesla’s vice president in charge of sales and manufacturing in North America and Europe, has reportedly been fired by CEO Elon Musk, according to Forbes. It’s not immediately known why Musk fired Afshar, who was one of his top lieutenants and closest confidants at the company. Afshar, Musk, and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment. Afshar’s departure was first reported by Bloomberg News. Afshar was posting support for the limited rollout of Tesla’s robotaxi service in...

A new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that cancer will be the leading cause of early deaths worldwide by 2050, with cases projected to rise by 74%. The Cancer Atlas, 4th Edition, produced by ACS and the International Agency on Cancer (ARC), chronicles the alarming increase of cancer globally. There are 19 million people diagnosed with cancer and 10 million deaths worldwide each year. The report emphasizes that without intervention, those numbers could rise to more than...

Joining the growing ranks of downsizing news organizations across the country, the Chicago Tribune offered a buyout to its union newsroom employees Thursday, the first since days after the newspaper was purchased by hedge fund Alden Global Capital in 2021. The Tribune did not disclose the scope of the buyouts or whether it is also considering layoffs to reduce the size of the newsroom, but said in an email to union employees that “business necessity will limit the number of positions” eligible...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the U.S. would "see probably slightly more cavities" if fluoride is removed from drinking water. In an appearance on Fox News' "Faulkner Focus," Kennedy said, "Well, people will still get indemnified for it to the extent that they're already indemnified. But, you know, it is an issue, it's a balance. You're gonna see...