South Korea is claiming North Korean artillery drills have invalidated long-established buffer zones. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Monday that it will resume drills in the area in response to the North Korean artillery bombardment, saying the restrictions on the zone “no longer exist.” An agreement in […]

At least four Ecuadorian police officers have been kidnapped, and explosions have been reported in cities in the South American country Tuesday following the prison escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, the leader of the Los Choneros criminal organization.  The developments come as Ecuador’s prosecutors’ office charged two corrections officers in […]

Marin Alsop will become principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra next season, succeeding Nathalie Stutzmann. Alsop, 67, was music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 2007-08 through 2020-21, the first woman to lead a top-level American orchestra. She agreed to a three-year term with the Philadelphia Orchestra starting […]

Opening statements are expected Tuesday as the trial in a long-running legal challenge to the constitutionality of Georgia’s election system begins in federal court in Atlanta. Election integrity activists argue the system is vulnerable to attack and has operational issues that amount to an unconstitutional burden on citizens’ fundamental right […]

Actress and musician Chynna Phillips has admitted that her strong faith nearly “ruptured” her marriage with actor Billy Baldwin. Phillips says she and Baldwin have recently endured “big challenges” in their relationship, admitting the past several years have been particularly trying. “It’s a primary relationship and when that relationship starts […]

Travis Barker’s ex-wife did not hold back while talking about the Blink 182 drummer’s new family. Shanna Moakler, 48, was married to Barker for four years before splitting in 2008. The former couple also shares two children, Landon and Alabama. In 2022, Barker married Kourtney Kardashian and the couple welcomed […]

Fox News Channel is set to host a live town hall with Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, January 9. The hour-long event will air at 6 p.m. ET in front of a live audience in Iowa — where GOP candidates are competing for voter attention ahead of […]

Under pressure to live up to expectations and win big in Iowa’s Jan. 15 Republican presidential caucuses, former President Trump is urging his supporters to turn out. “We don’t want to take anything for granted,” Trump told a crowd Friday as he campaigned in Mason City, Iowa. Trump encouraged his […]

Photos of actor Paul Giamatti dining at In-N-Out after his Golden Globes win lit up the internet and delighted fans on Sunday. The actor known for his roles in “Billions” and “Sideways” won Best Male Actor for a Musical/Comedy in “The Holdovers” on Sunday evening.  Afterward, he was spotted eating […]

A bomb stuck to a minivan exploded in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least three civilians and wounding four others, a Taliban official said. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the explosion occurred in the eastern part of the city, in Alokhail area. Police have launched an investigation […]