South Korea to cremate body of North Korean man after Pyongyang fails to respond
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South Korea to cremate body of North Korean man after Pyongyang fails to respond

South Korea will cremate the body of a North Korean man found adrift off its western coast, after Pyongyang failed to respond to repeated offers to repatriate the remains. “In the previous announcement, we informed that the handover would take place on Aug. 5, and if there is no response, the remains will be treated...

Aeffe shares fall after applying for negotiated settlement procedure
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Aeffe shares fall after applying for negotiated settlement procedure

By Ansa Published October 3, 2025 Aeffe has tumbled on the stock market. Shares in the group, which counts Alberta Ferretti, Moschino and Pollini among its brands, fell 10.4% to €0.40 following its request to enter the negotiated settlement procedure. The application was filed in the interests of Aeffe and its subsidiary Pollini, while the...

Vikings without QB J.J. McCarthy, majority of starting O-line
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Vikings without QB J.J. McCarthy, majority of starting O-line

Kevin SeifertOct 3, 2025, 09:34 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate...

An "AI" balloon floating close to a sharp, upturned push pin.
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Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron.

As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT’s debut, inspiring hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and infrastructure developments, the top question on many people’s minds has been: Is generative AI a bubble, and if so, when will it pop? To help us potentially answer that question, I’ll be hosting a live conversation with...

US government shutdown to drag into next week, as Senate funding vote fails
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US government shutdown to drag into next week, as Senate funding vote fails

The US government shutdown is set to stretch into next week after senators voted on Friday for a fourth time to reject a funding fix proposed by President Donald Trump’s Republicans. Federal agencies have been out of money since Wednesday – with a wide range of public services crippled – as a result of deadlocked...

Bad Bunny Has MAGA All Worked Up
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Bad Bunny Has MAGA All Worked Up

As Bad Bunny continues to avoid the continental US on his world tour out of fears of ICE raids, news that he’ll be headlining the Super Bowl LX halftime show has been met with a furious backlash from MAGA influencers who’ve complained that he “doesn’t sing in English” and has been critical of Donald Trump....

Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving ruled out with foot sprain
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Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving ruled out with foot sprain

Jenna LaineOct 3, 2025, 10:33 AM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being...

Failed by the NHS on chronic fatigue illness | Lyme disease
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Failed by the NHS on chronic fatigue illness | Lyme disease

Milly’s chronic fatigue illness, outlined by her father, Patrick Barkham, is heartbreaking (As my daughter got sicker and sicker, our quest for answers dragged on. How did we all miss the bacteria taking over her body?, 28, September). Patrick says he feels guilty, but he is not to blame: the NHS has failed them. In the...

Russia-DPRK bridge update, trilateral boat tours and Moscow-Pyongyang flights
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Russia-DPRK bridge update, trilateral boat tours and Moscow-Pyongyang flights

On this week’s episode, NK News Data Analyst Anton Sokolin unpacks major construction updates on the Russia–DPRK car bridge project near the Tumen River.  He also breaks down the ambitious trilateral initiative to launch historical boat tours connecting China, Russia and North Korea along the same river as well as new direct flights between Moscow...