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Restaurant chain Hooters goes bust and files for bankruptcy protection
2 April 2025 @ 7:02 am
Hooters is going bust.
The U.S. restaurant chain, known for chicken wings and its skimpy “Hooters Girls” wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection. HOA Restaurant Group filed…
Object believed to be human skull found in vacant house in Tokyo
2 April 2025 @ 7:01 am
An object believed to be a human skull has been found in a vacant house in Tokyo, police said Wednesday.
According to police, the owner of the house…
Body found in closet identified as missing Tokyo high school girl
2 April 2025 @ 7:00 am
A body found in a closet in a house in central Japan on Monday was confirmed to be that of a missing 16-year-old high school girl from Tokyo,…
Ex-Fuji TV employee expresses relief over panel report on sex assault
2 April 2025 @ 7:00 am
A former Fuji Television Network Inc employee expressed both relief and frustration in a statement Tuesday after a third-party panel report concluded she was sexually assaulted by famed…
Nintendo to unveil upgrade to best-selling Switch console
2 April 2025 @ 7:00 am
Japanese video game giant Nintendo is set to unveil the new version of its hugely popular Switch console on Wednesday, with the update eagerly awaited by both gamers…
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in setback for Trump, Musk
2 April 2025 @ 6:34 am
Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Associated Press projected, maintaining the court's 4-3 liberal majority in a setback for President Donald…
Sydney homes flooded and infrastructure damaged as swell combined with king tide batters coast
2 April 2025 @ 5:53 am
Sydney beachfront properties were flooded and coastal infrastructure damaged after a large swell combined with a king tide to batter the Australian shore, officials said Wednesday.
Several homes…
Actor Val Kilmer dies at 65
2 April 2025 @ 4:38 am
Val Kilmer, the California-born, Juilliard-trained actor who starred in films including "Top Gun," "The Doors," "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever" and earned a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy,…
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other U.S. health agencies
2 April 2025 @ 4:02 am
The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry…
China carries out live fire drills in East China Sea in escalation of Taiwan exercises
2 April 2025 @ 3:43 am
China's military held long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea on Wednesday in an escalation of ongoing drills around Taiwan, saying it was practicing precision strikes on…