This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Ukraine said its military struck three long-range artillery guns supplied to Russia by North Korea, underlining the extent of the authoritarian Asian nation’s involvement in Russian efforts to defeat the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kursk. The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that an…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The North Korean army is ordering soldiers to stop scrounging the streets for cigarette butts to smoke even as commanders keep some of the soldiers’ monthly cigarette rations for themselves, members of the country’s military told Radio Free Asia. The subject…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memo on Thursday directing the Department of Defense to cut more than $580 million in contracts and grants as the Pentagon works with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to eliminate “wasteful spending” under President Donald Trump’s administration. In a Thursday video shared on X, formerly Twitter, Hegseth…
Two heavyweight arch rivals in the world of Bay Area workforce-management startups are locked in a legal battle with one accusing the other of planting a spy within its ranks, and claiming in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that it caught the alleged mole after baiting its rival with a trap. When the alleged corporate…
Consumers aren’t turning to comfort foods like Lucky Charms or Chex Mix to quell their economic anxieties, forcing General Mills to enter cost-cutting mode. “Our imperative is to get back to growth,” CEO Jeff Harmening said. “It’s very clear to us we have an opportunity to improve the way we go about our business and…
Former Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush’s husband was charged on Thursday with two counts of wire fraud for allegedly defrauding the federal government by submitting fraudulent pandemic loan applications. In a Thursday press release, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colombia announced that 46-year-old Cortney Merritts had been charged “by federal indictment…
