SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law case, officials said, as police were trying to search President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office Wednesday in their intensifying investigation. The main liberal opposition Democratic Party also plans to submit a new motion

Transaction propels SPB’s strategic focus while enhancing Kelly’s diverse portfolio Houston, TX  (RestaurantNews.com)  SPB Hospitality , a portfolio company of Fortress Investment Group and a leader in the restaurant industry, has finalized the sale of its brewery and specialty restaurants to an affiliate of Kelly Companies of Southern California. This strategic transaction sharpens SPB’s focus

Wichita-based franchise sets goal of signing 50 locations across six states by 2027 Wichita, KS  (RestaurantNews.com)  Chick N Max is ready to take a bigger step in the Central U.S. The budding fast casual chain – specializing in chef-crafted sandwiches, almond wood smoked chicken and wings, and golden fried tenders – has announced plans to

Greater Charlotte Metro gets a fifth helping of crave-worthy pizza Concord, NC  (RestaurantNews.com)  Toppers Pizza , renowned for its unique menu items like Topperstix, adventurous toppings, wings and desserts, is marching into Concord with the opening of its newest location at 1225 Concord Parkway North on Dec. 12. This marks Toppers Pizza’s fifth location in

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.  —  If all the service workers born in Mexico stayed home from their jobs for just one day in this thriving resort town perched high in California’s Sierra Nevada, the humming tourist economy would probably faceplant harder than a first-time skier on an icy expert slope. Most of the restaurants would have

TAIPEI, Taiwan —  President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports when he takes office, a move that would deepen a trade war he started six years ago. He has not offered many specifics, but China is already arming itself for economic battle. “Six years of really intense, focused preparatory work has

Sunday’s Week 14 matchup between the Falcons and Vikings had to be an emotional game for Kirk Cousins. The Falcons quarterback was returning to the city where he played six seasons and passed for nearly 24,000 yards. Justin Jefferson also had a lot to do with that success. Cousins wanted him to know just that.

The swift collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime represents a devastating defeat for Iran, the latest in a string of setbacks that have punctured long held assumptions in the West about Tehran’s military prowess. In recent months, Iran has proved unable to thwart Israeli covert operations from targeting key figures in the regime, defend itself

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed a law Monday prohibiting public schools and libraries from banning books and protecting librarians who obey state law. Murphy’s signing of the Freedom to Read Act comes amid an ongoing push by conservative lawmakers and activists across the country to challenge books they consider inappropriate for minors

DETROIT — Well-known Stellantis executive Tim Kuniskis is returning to the automaker effective immediately, CNBC has learned. Kuniskis, who retired from the automaker in May, will once again lead the company’s Ram Trucks brand, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people, who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss the

OpenAI said Monday it’s releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day. The AI video-generation model works similarly to OpenAI’s image-generation AI tool, DALL-E: A user types out a desired scene, and Sora will return a high-definition video clip. Sora can also generate video clips inspired by still images and extend existing

After the deadly collapse of a 12-story condominium tower in the Surfside suburb of Miami in 2021, state lawmakers implemented new requirements for older condominiums. Buildings that are at least 30 years old, as was the Champlain tower that fell, have to undergo special inspections, make repairs and gather reserve funds for future maintenance. The