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South Korea warns of growth slowdown as it holds rates to shore up won
The BOK said the decision was taken so it could further assess any changes in domestic and external conditions.CNBC - 55m -
U.S. pastor abducted in South Africa rescued in shootout, authorities say
Josh Sullivan, a U.S. pastor kidnapped at gunpoint while delivering a sermon in his church in South Africa Thursday evening has been rescued in a shootout that left three suspects dead, authorities ...CBS News - 11h -
U.S. consumers are "panic-buying" K-beauty products amid Trump's tariff war
Almost all of the serums, face masks and creams sold at Senti Senti, a Brooklyn skincare store, are imported from South Korea and Japan.CBS News - 3h -
Apr 8: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET
President Trump holds a call with the acting president of South Korea to discuss a potential tariff deal; In shrinking rural towns, these Texas high schools are teaming up to stay alive.CBS News - 8h -
Florida art dealer and another man charged in scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks
Authorities say a South Florida art dealer and another man face charges involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol artworksABC News - 6d -
Bosses said I'd lose visa if I complained - care worker
The South Yorkshire care worker says she "suffered in silence" over living and working conditions.BBC News - 23h -
In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts
A secluded corner near South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addictionABC News - Apr. 4 -
U.S. Pastor Josh Sullivan, Kidnapped in South Africa, Is Rescued After Police Shootout
Three suspects were killed as the police moved in on a safe house where the pastor from Tennessee was being held.The New York Times - 8h -
BHP says China boosting domestic consumption is key to global economy
World’s biggest miner says tariff impact ‘limited’ so farFinancial Times - 2h -
Trump Is Relying More on Tattoos to Identify Gang Members. Experts Say That’s Unreliable.
The administration appears to be using little more than body art to deport people that it says are members of Tren de Aragua, a move that critics say ignores decades of protocol.The New York Times - 3h -
Ringleaders of attacks on French jails will be punished, Macron says
Wave of assaults ‘declaration of war’ by drug gangs after crackdown on bosses operating from jail, French media say. Emmanuel Macron has warned that those behind a wave of apparently coordinated ...The Guardian - 10h -
Microsoft says it's 'slowing or pausing' some AI data center projects
Microsoft says it's “slowing or pausing” some of data center construction, including a $1 billion project in OhioABC News - Apr. 9 -
Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So
The president is trying new shortcuts to eliminate energy and environmental rules, but legal experts say the efforts could face high hurdles.The New York Times - 5d -
Bukele Has Power to Return Deportee in El Salvador to U.S., Experts Say
Experts say President Nayib Bukele has the power but not the interest to return a man deported from Maryland to El Salvador in error.The New York Times - 16h -
Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely
Israel’s defense minister says troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitelyABC News - 11h -
Healthy Returns: What drugmakers are saying about Trump’s looming pharmaceutical tariffs
What Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly are saying about Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs, and Dexcom scores FDA approval for its glucose monitoring system.CNBC - 11h -
Trump’s tariffs put Fed’s jobs and inflation goals at risk, says Powell
US central bank chair says ‘without price stability, we cannot achieve long periods of strong labour market conditions’Financial Times - 9h -
At least 100 people killed in attacks in Sudan's Darfur, UN official says
A United Nations official in Sudan says at least 100 people, including 20 children and nine aid workers, have been killed in a two-day offensive by a notorious paramilitary group.CBS News - 4d -
Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
Social media company Meta says that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after privacy ...ABC News - 2d -
Australian prime minister says he trusts Trump and Xi during debate
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has no reason not to trust U.S. President Donald Trump or Chinese President Xi Jinping while debating his rival ahead of the May 3 electionABC News - 14h -
France says prisons are targeted with gunfire and arson over new anti-drug crackdown
French officials say several prisons have been targeted in incidents including gunfire and arsonABC News - 1d -
Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles
Four space tourists are back on Earth after orbiting over the north and south polesABC News - Apr. 4 -
A Cautionary Tale of 408 Tentacles
One pet octopus suddenly became more than four dozen. They went viral. Then it all went south.The New York Times - 3d -
Mike Krzyzewski praises UConn's Geno Auriemma after Huskies' national championship win: 'One of the best ever'
'Coach K' gave kudos to UConn, who dominated South Carolina to win its 12 national title in program historyCBS Sports - 9h -
NIH ultra-processed food scientist says RFK Jr. aides censored him
HHS denied censoring Dr. Kevin Hall, the researcher who announced his early retirement on Wednesday, saying it was a "deliberate distortion of the facts."CBS News - 12m -
Author, wife of Weezer bassist arrested after being shot by police who say she pointed a gun at them
Authorities say Jillian Lauren, author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot and injured by Los Angeles police and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pointing a gun at ...ABC News - 6d -
World Trade Organization says global trade could slide this year because of Trump's tariff policies
The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies and a standoff with ChinaABC News - 14h -
US senator says El Salvador denied request to meet Kilmar Ábrego García
Chris Van Hollen condemns ‘unjust situation’ and says vice-president blocked access to wrongly deported man. Who is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador? Maryland’s ...The Guardian - 8h -
Nick Carter faces fourth sexual assault lawsuit: Accuser says alleged rape led to HPV, cancer
Nick Carter, sued by three women alleging sexual assault, faces new claims. A fourth woman says he raped her twice and gave her HPV, causing cervical cancer.Los Angeles Times - 7h -
Lil Nas X reveals half his face is paralyzed: 'Can't even laugh right,' he says from hospital bed
Singer Lil Nas X stays calm, cool and comedic as he tells fans from a hospital bed that half of his face is paralyzed. 'Imma look funny for a lil bit,' he says.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Jordan Says It Foiled a Plot Against the Kingdom
The country’s main intelligence branch said the plans, apparently years in the making, involved rockets, weapons manufacturing and drones.The New York Times - 1d -
France Says It Will Expel 12 Algerian Officials
The move followed expulsions of French officials by Algeria after an Algerian official was accused of kidnapping an influencer who had been granted political asylum in France.The New York Times - 1d -
Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Sperm Whale Teeth and Bones
Lauren H. DeLoach of South Carolina admitted to importing more than $18,000 worth of sperm whale parts from Australia, Latvia, Norway and Ukraine, prosecutors said.The New York Times - 3d -
Colossal Squid Caught on Video During First Ever Sighting
An expedition spotted a baby of the species in the South Sandwich Islands. This cephalopod can grow to more than 20 feet and has proved elusive in its deep-sea environs.The New York Times - 1d -
Playwright Keiko Green invites audiences to party like it's the apocalypse
Keiko Green's 'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World,' a comedy about family, loss and environmental destruction, has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory in a production ...Los Angeles Times - 18h -
Apr 16: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation flight orders; South African police rescue kidnapped American pastor amid shootout with abductors.CBS News - 2h -
State Department says Maryland man mistakenly deported is "alive and secure"
In a filing on Saturday, the U.S. State Department, however, did not address a judge's demands that the Trump administration detail what steps it is taking to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the ...CBS News - 4d -
Trump, Xi "don't have any plans" to speak, trade representative says
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer said President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping "don't have any plans" to speak amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.CBS News - 3d -
Health and Human Services Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.Wired - 2d