27+ min ago  (157+ words) May 18 (UPI) -- Sigourney Weaver was honored Friday at her TCL Chinese Theatre hand and footprint ceremony. The actress, 76, known for her work in Alien, Ghostbusters, Avatar, and The Mandalorian and Grogu, was immortalized at the Hollywood landmark for her contributions…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (594+ words) May 18 (UPI) -- Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Taiwan would not do anything to trigger confrontation with China but vowed the island would never allow itself to be traded away or give up sovereignty. In an online post Sunday, Lai…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (241+ words) Renowned filmmaker Park Chan-wook has received the highest cultural honor given by the French government, becoming the fourth Korean to receive the prestigious award. Park received France's Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest rank of the…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (982+ words) LOS ANGELES, May 18 (UPI) -- Terminator 2: Judgment Day, returning to theaters Friday, exponentially expanded the dramatic possibilities of its predecessor. The Terminator is a great film and Terminator 2 sowed the seeds it planted in ways rarely equalled. Ten years after a…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (551+ words) The Lee Jae Myung government has shifted its focus to a peaceful "two-state" coexistence with North Korea, rather than pressure and confrontation, the unification ministry's white paper showed Monday, striking a markedly different tone from its predecessor. The annual paper…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (450+ words) Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2026 with 227 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune and Saturn. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. In 1896, the U. S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (441+ words) May 18 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has renewed his threats of mass violence against Iran, warning Tehran that "the Clock is Ticking" as the stalemate in talks to end the war shows no signs of ending. In a statement on his…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (428+ words) SEOUL, May 18 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a meeting with commanding officers from across the country's armed forces and called for strengthening frontline defenses along the border with South Korea to create an "impregnable fortress," state-run media…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (376+ words) In 1896, the U. S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision that determined "separate but equal" racial policies are constitutional. While the ruling was never explicitly overruled, many high court decisions over the ensuing decades have effectively nullified it. In…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (562+ words) May 18 (UPI) -- China has agreed to purchase at least $17 billion worth of U. S. agricultural products per year through 2028, the White House said Sunday as it touted agreements made during President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing. Trump returned to the United States…...