Archives for June 2022

The earliest photo Joo-Rei Mathieson has of herself was taken when she was about 4. Her head is shaved, her eyes cast downward. She has just arrived at perhaps the worst place a child could be sent in South Korea. … [Read more...] about Survivor of abusive facility searches for lost Korean roots

St. Louis police say a 1-year-old girl was shot in the head and 23-year-old man was shot in the chest Friday night in the city's Fairground neighborhood. … [Read more...] about Toddler shot in head in St. Louis

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday reaffirmed U.S. support for Taiwan and warned of rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing. … [Read more...] about Austin condemns Beijing's provocations over Taiwan

Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Steve Sax has issued a statement saying that his 33-year-old son who had always dreamed of being a pilot was among five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight crash earlier this week in the California desert. … [Read more...] about Son of former L.A. Dodger Steve Sax among 5 Marines killed

Oklahoma's attorney general has asked the state's highest appeals court to set execution dates for 25 death row inmates following a federal judge's rejection of their challenge to the state's lethal injection method. … [Read more...] about Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates