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LA Koreatown Rotary Begins After 9-Year-Old’s Death and Years of Delays

A long-delayed safety project at 4th Street and New Hampshire Avenue in Koreatown is finally moving forward as LA begins installing a new crosswalk...

As ICE Raids Spread, LA Immigrants Build Their Own Warning Network

Immigrant communities across Southern California, including Korean Americans, have formed coordinated networks to reduce the impact of ongoing ICE immigration raids, more than six...

Behind Rising U.S. Sales, Hyundai and Kia Face Child Labor Allegations

Hyundai Motor and Kia have been sued for allegedly certifying to California and other government agencies that their vehicles met federal labor standards despite...

Newsom’s Double Standard? Seeking the ‘Innocence’ He Refused Trump

Federal investigators rejected claims from Gavin Newsom’s team that the embezzlement case against former aides was a politically driven effort by the Trump administration,...

Newsom’s Former Chief of Staff Faces 23 Federal Charges in $225K Scheme

Dana Williamson, former chief of staff to Gavin Newsom, was indicted on November 12th on charges of embezzling $225,000 from a dormant political account. According to...

Marriage Green Card Cases Stalling Across the Country

Stricter green card screening under the Trump administration is affecting marriage-based applications, with some USCIS applicants waiting months for a biometrics appointment. Several marriage-based...

Samurai Sword Killer Freed After 11 Years, Leaving Victim’s Family Furious

A Korean man, Youngjae Choi, who killed a neighbor with a “samurai sword” in 2014, has been granted conditional release from a Wisconsin state...

Korea Daily Wins at 2025 Ethnic Media Awards, Third Year in a Row

The Korea Daily has been honored for the third consecutive year at the Ethnic Media Awards, reaffirming its standing as the largest Korean-language newspaper...

Hyundai Palisade XRT PRO Designer Reflects on 35-Year Career

Designing the Hyundai Palisade XRT PRO for the North American market was one of the final projects completed by Soomin Choe, a Korean American...

$12B Deficit, but Lawmakers Still Funnel Millions Into Local Pet Projects

With California facing a $12 billion budget deficit, state lawmakers are under fire for funneling millions of taxpayer dollars into local projects critics say...