WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration officially threw its support behind South Korea’s trade minister to be the next World Trade Organization Director General, saying that Yoo Myung-hee is a successful trade negotiator with the skills needed to lead the
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South Korea’s Moon Says Virus Has Been Contained
© Bloomberg. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – AUGUST 15: South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Liberation Day at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) on August 15, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. The 75th
Lindsey Graham has been begging for money on Fox. CNN’s Keilar rolls the tape
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is in a dead heat for the Senate seat in South Carolina and is getting vastly outspent by his Democratic challenger. #CNN #News
Mikva could conjugate ‘democracy’
Abner Mikva, after having his South Side congressional district gerrymandered away, announced in 1973 he would run for Congress in the northern suburbs. | Sun-Times file WTTW documentary on the longtime Chicago leader stresses the value of political involvement among
DNA sample after gun charge led to 1976 SC murder arrest
Authorities say a DNA sample that a South Carolina man was required to give after his arrest this year for pointing a gun while drunk has cracked a long-cold murder case ByThe Associated Press October 27, 2020, 5:19 PM •
Voting by mail isn’t so easy on Native American reservations
The small, brick post office in Mission, South Dakota, sees steady business most days as people wait outside to allow one family at a time to check for mail at one of just four such depots scattered across the Rosebud
Sudan says it will discuss trade, migration deals with Israel
2/2 © Reuters. Sudanese migrants in south Tel Aviv, Israel 2/2 By Khalid Abdelaziz and Dan Williams (NYSE:) KHARTOUM/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Sudan and Israel will discuss agreements to cooperate on trade and migration issues in the coming weeks, the Sudanese
Lee Kun-Hee, chairman of Samsung, dead at 78
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung says Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing chairman of Samsung Electronics, has died. A Samsung statement says Lee died on Sunday with his family members, including his son and de facto company chief Lee Jae-yong, by his
In South Korea, Draft Resisters Still Go to Prison. But Now It’s a Job.
SEOUL, South Korea — Like thousands of other Jehovah’s Witnesses who refused to join the military because of their religious beliefs, Lee Seung-ki will serve time in a South Korean prison. But unlike those before him, Mr. Lee will not
Man arrested in 1976 slaying in South Carolina
Authorities say man has been charged with rape and murder in the slaying of a South Carolina woman who was killed more than 40 years ago ByThe Associated Press October 23, 2020, 1:03 PM • 2 min read Share to
In Xi’s Homage to Korean War, a Jab at the U.S.
SEOUL, South Korea — First China’s leader, Xi Jinping, visited the national military museum in Beijing and hailed the country’s “victory in the war to resist American aggression and aid Korea.” Then he wrote a public letter to veterans in
A Common Retort After Insensitive Remarks by Elected Leaders: Resign
On a tiny barrier island in South Carolina, the three dozen protesters lined up on a muggy Saturday morning this month for the third time in six weeks. Holding signs, they marched across a highway, over a bridge and along
Obama encourages people to vote with retweet of Chicago doctor
Ora Smith, 102 years old, casts her vote in Hampton, South Carolina on Tuesday. | Provided by Kay Williams With a little help from a former president, Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Quentin Youmans’ went viral with his tweet about his 102-year-old
South Korea Tries to Quell Anxiety Over Flu Shots After 9 Unexplained Deaths
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths of nine people after they had been vaccinated against seasonal influenza. And though officials said there was no link between the deaths and the vaccinations, there was
Chicago turkeys: Meet Chicago’s latest turkey at South Shore Cultural Center Park
A turkey at South Shore Cultural Center Park. | Provided by Bettina Rousos The latest turkey sighting in Chicago comes from the South Shore Cultural Center Park. Bettina Rousos photographed a turkey last week at South Shore Cultural Center Park.
Rare white sea turtle found on South Carolina beach
Volunteers checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach came upon a rare sight: a white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand ByThe Associated Press October 19, 2020, 3:49 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to
College football roundup: South Carolina upsets No. 15 Auburn
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kevin Harris ran for two touchdowns and South Carolina turned three interceptions thrown by Bo Nix into points to defeat No. 15 Auburn for the first time in 87 years with a 30-22 victory on Saturday. The
Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. — Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn’t see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks, its rate of new cases per
2 dead, 1 wounded in Los Angeles law enforcement shootings
Police say a man who pointed a gun at people in a South Los Angeles gas station parking lot was shot and killed by officers ByThe Associated Press October 16, 2020, 5:01 AM • 2 min read LOS ANGELES —
Mother convicted in deaths of 2 newborns left in trash bags
A jury has convicted a South Carolina mother in the deaths of two of her newborns, who were thrown into trash bags after they were born 13 months apart By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press October 15, 2020, 7:51 PM •
BTS band members’ fortunes surge thanks to record label’s IPO
Members of the superstar South Korean boy band BTS reaped a multimillion-dollar windfall Thursday thanks to their record label’s blockbuster initial public offering. Shares in Big Hit Entertainment — the Seoul-based music firm behind the wildly popular K-pop act —
Vote for the Fair Tax or you’ll be paying more soon enough
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, of Saint Sabina Church on the South Side, joins dozens of other faith leaders to speak in support of the Fair Tax Amendment at a press conference on Oct. 6 2020. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times If
Mom on trial for deaths of 2 babies says she blacked out
A South Carolina mother on trial for placing two of her newborns in trash bags and throwing them away about a year apart told investigators she blacked out from the pain of delivering the second child alone By JEFFREY COLLINS
South Dakota AG told 911 he hit ‘something’ in fatal crash
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg told a 911 dispatcher that he had hit “something” in the middle of the road the night that he struck and killed a pedestrian By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press October 13, 2020, 9:55 PM
South Carolina Is Changing. Is It Enough to Put Jaime Harrison Over the Top?
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jaime Harrison, the surprisingly competitive Democratic challenger in the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina, will need a lot more supporters like Nikki Hinske if he wants to defeat Lindsey Graham, the savvy, shape-shifting fixture of Republican
South Dakota AG had no alcohol in system day after crash
Officials in South Dakota say state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg had no alcohol in his bloodstream when he was tested the day after his car struck and killed a pedestrian By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press October 13, 2020, 6:47 PM
Missing U. of South Carolina student found dead near quarry
Officials say a University of South Carolina student who went missing over the weekend has been found dead near a quarry after a two-day search ByThe Associated Press October 12, 2020, 10:05 PM • 2 min read COLUMBIA, S.C. —
Jaime Harrison’s Stunning Haul
An enormous fund-raising haul in South Carolina, a stimulus stuck in limbo and a president claiming coronavirus immunity. It’s Monday, and this is your politics tip sheet. . On Politics is also available as a newsletter. Sign up here to
Jaime Harrison Raises a Record $57 Million as He Challenges Lindsey Graham
Jaime Harrison, the Democrat challenging Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, raised an astonishing $57 million in the third quarter, the highest quarterly fund-raising total for any Senate candidate in United States history and part of an enormous flood of
As Pritzker pushes no-knock warrant ban, Chicago police allow them but tightened search rules
Chicago police officers execute a search warrant in 2008 in the 2800 block of South Christiana Avenue. | Brian Jackson | Sun-Times file The police department revamped its policy on search warrants on Jan. 3, requiring uniformed cops with body-worn