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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 07:07

What could bring the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war

Since conservative Yoon Suk Yeol became president of South Korea eight months ago, North Korea has drastically increased military provocations. In an incident last month, at least five North Korean drones freely crossed into South Korea's airspace. One drone infiltrated the northern end of a no-fly zone surrounding the president's office. Many South Koreans fear that the Nort...

2023-01-19 16:30

Privileged, tormented and, finally, liberated: Prince Harry unshackles himself from the royal family

As if being considered a "spare" child isn't insulting enough, here are some other ways Prince Harry describes his family's view of him in his new memoir: "The shadow." "The support." "A nullity."

2023-01-18 16:30

Lisa Marie Presley was born 'a princess,' but 'never wanted to trade off her fame'

Andrew Slater remembers explaining to Lisa Marie Presley how this whole thing was going to work. Twenty years ago, the veteran manager and record producer - then also the president of Presley's storied label, Capitol Records - had cut the singer's debut single with her in the studio, and now he was prepping her for what was to come.

2023-01-17 16:40

Dear Dry January, we need to talk

A lot of people I know are weeks into what has now become an annual tradition: Dry January. The concept behind Dry January is that with the revelry of the holidays behind us and the new year beginning, the consumption of alcohol is reined in for a month of sobriety.

2023-01-16 16:30

No debate anymore: Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say

MIAMI - South Florida has always been hot, rainy and vulnerable to hurricanes. So it's understandable that some longtime residents remain skeptical that climate change is doing anything to make the region's age-old problems any worse.

2023-01-15 16:30

Four powerful words for the new year - 'Do you need help?'

On New Year's Day, I found myself thinking of Mr. Rogers. "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,'" Fred Rogers famously told his neighbors on "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood" years ago.

2023-01-12 17:00

It's not as simple as 'get a job'

When frigid temperatures struck Morgantown over the Christmas weekend, organizations and volunteer groups struggled to find accommodations for 110 people who are homeless. Sixty people hunkered down in the emergency warming shelter; another 20 had been placed in hotel rooms; and 30 waited out the cold in Bartlett's year-round shelter.

2023-01-12 16:47

'Extraordinary' K-drama gets winning verdict

K-drama seems to be everywhere these days, which is fortunate for its Hawaii fans, who even have a TV channel dedicated to it. But streaming platforms such as Netflix are also showing K-drama, and with the multitude of options to see these shows, it's easy to miss a good one.

2023-01-12 16:30

Another senseless tragedy

Shock. Anger. Sorrow. Outrage. Even as those emotions flow in abundance following Friday's shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, none seems sufficient. That a 6-year-old boy would bring a firearm to a schoolhouse and use it to harm his teacher - which the police chief said was no accident - defies comprehension.

2023-01-11 16:30

Time to call a truce in the history wars

One of the most striking things about Volodymyr Zelensky's recent address to the U.S. Congress was the way the president of Ukraine invoked the history of the United States. In framing his country's fight for freedom as a universal struggle, Zelensky cited the Battle of the Bulge, the Revolutionary War victory at Saratoga, and Franklin Roosevelt's appeal to the “righteous mig...

2023-01-10 16:40

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