South Korean investigators spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked them from executing a warrant to detain him, in the latest confrontation of a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month. Yoon, a former prosecutor, has defied investigators’ attempts to question him for weeks.
Day: January 2, 2025
The NHL suspended Nashville Predators rookie forward Zachary L’Heureux for three games on Thursday for slew-footing Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon. https://t.co/ZJEUH3ezBU pic.twitter.com/J5Tj9joxpp
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2025
At least two people were killed and 18 were injured when a single-engine plane crashed into a commercial building near a small airport in Southern California on Thursday afternoon. https://t.co/l9XPiorzAT
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 3, 2025
British finance minister Rachel Reeves has warned ministers that they will have to consider cuts to frontline services if they want to fund above-inflation pay rises for public-sector workers, The Times reported on Thursday. https://t.co/XmYYNjGZVw pic.twitter.com/2uX6GSJiuo
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2025
Duty-free spending in China’s island province of Hainan, where global luxury players from LVMH to Kering have set up shop, slumped 29.3% last year as a weak economy saw a sharp drop in domestic visitors https://t.co/S1gUqu26Sq
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2025
Special prosecutor appointed in death of man beaten by New York corrections officers https://t.co/dWgDZPwlJF
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2025
Mike Johnson on homeland security: President Biden admin didn’t prioritize “the right things” https://t.co/nk7YZtgExK
— The Hill (@thehill) January 3, 2025
College football’s annual Sugar Bowl in New Orleans featured heightened security, a moment of silence and chants of ‘USA,’ one day after a truck attack killed at least 14 people less than a mile from the stadium https://t.co/oaathLanlW
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2025
After experiencing a major life event in 2024 with her retirement from full-time play on the LPGA Tour, Lexi Thompson announced another milestone on New Year’s Day — she and boyfriend Max Provost got engaged. https://t.co/P1TC67CWUu pic.twitter.com/cdQwGCNGsj
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2025