‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Is Big Eyes and Big Effects
Alita is just like a typical teenage girl. She loves chocolate, breaks curfew and crushes on a bad boy with floppy hair, a leather jacket and a motorcycle. But Alita isn’t typical in other ways. For one, she can slice apart a single falling tear with her ferocious battle sword.
K-Pop and Fancy Sneakers: Kim Jong Un’s Cultural Revolution
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dancers in hot pants. Factories pumping out Air Jordan lookalikes. TV dramas that are actually fun to watch.
North Korean pop...
Notorious Drug Lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Convicted
NEW YORK — Mexico's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month...
Australia to Reopen Island Detention Camp After Refugee Bill
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum...
Hakeem Release a Favor From Bahrain: Foreign Minister
BANGKOK — Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said the release of Hakeem AlAraibi was due to Bahrain’s desire for Thailand not to be in a...
Troopers: Teen Arrested for Taking Control of Alaska Flight
BETHEL, Alaska — A 16-year-old boy was arrested after he briefly took control of a small plane during a short commercial flight over western...
Wildlife Group: Malaysia Seizes Record 30-Ton Pangolin Haul
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian authorities have seized a record 30 tons of pangolin and pangolin products in eastern Sabah state on Borneo, the biggest...
American Priest in East Timor Embroiled in Abuse Scandal
DILI, East Timor — An American missionary who was a hero in East Timor for founding children's shelters that have operated for more than...
Japanese Swimming Star Rikako Ikee Diagnosed With Leukemia
TOKYO — Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee has been diagnosed with leukemia less than 18 months before the Olympics in Tokyo.
The 18-year-old Ikee won...
Clooney Returns to High School Read ‘Catch 22’ for Hulu Show
PASADENA, California — George Clooney says he never expected his next project to be a miniseries based on a novel he read in high...
