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This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 21)
Read more: This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 21)A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
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3 elderly hikers die on Grand Canyon’s inner trails as temperatures spike
Read more: 3 elderly hikers die on Grand Canyon’s inner trails as temperatures spikeEmergency responders arrived to find the hikers already deceased on the trails, according to the National Park Service.
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Jelly Roll files for divorce from wife Bunnie XO in shock split after nearly 10 years of marriage
Read more: Jelly Roll files for divorce from wife Bunnie XO in shock split after nearly 10 years of marriageThe 41-year-old singer – born Jason Bradley DeFord – made the filing last month in Tennessee according to TMZ .
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SpaceX to buy AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion
Read more: SpaceX to buy AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billionThe deal comes just days after SpaceX went public in the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion to help fund its expansion.
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Feds reveal new details of alleged plot to attack White House UFC event
Read more: Feds reveal new details of alleged plot to attack White House UFC eventThe FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday’s UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
Asia
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Suzhou’s APEC meeting offers glimpse of how China could handle Taiwan as host. What are its considerations?
Read more: Suzhou’s APEC meeting offers glimpse of how China could handle Taiwan as host. What are its considerations?China kept the Taiwan issue largely out of sight during last week’s APEC meeting in Suzhou, but analysts say the leaders’ summit in Shenzhen this November could prove harder to manage.
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‘I tended not to do anything safe’: Malaysia’s outgoing MACC chief says courage crucial for graftbusters
Read more: ‘I tended not to do anything safe’: Malaysia’s outgoing MACC chief says courage crucial for graftbustersAzam Bak’s term ends on Tuesday (May 12), with former High Court judge Abdul Halim Aman set to replace him.
Thailand
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TAT slashes long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million
Read more: TAT slashes long-haul arrival forecast to 10 millionThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has slashed its long-haul arrival forecast to 10 million this year, on par with last year, mainly attributed to the Middle East conflict.
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Defective product bill okayed
Read more: Defective product bill okayedThe cabinet has approved the draft Defective Products Liability Act, which would provide consumers with statutory protection against product defects.
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Isoc told to pay activists smeared online
Read more: Isoc told to pay activists smeared onlineThe Court of Appeal has ordered the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to pay 210,000 baht in compensation to two human rights defenders and remove online content that damaged their reputations, overturning part of a lower court ruling.
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Myanmar court remands Thai woman held over US diplomat’s death
Read more: Myanmar court remands Thai woman held over US diplomat’s deathA Thai woman who police said was arrested over the death of a US diplomat in Myanmar was remanded in custody by a court on Thursday, a legal official told AFP.
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Food poisoning suspected as 147 Yasothon schoolchildren fall ill
Read more: Food poisoning suspected as 147 Yasothon schoolchildren fall illDoctors say food poisoning is suspected after 147 children experienced abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea at a public school in Yasothon on Wednesday.
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Suzhou’s APEC meeting offers glimpse of how China could handle Taiwan as host. What are its considerations?
Read more: Suzhou’s APEC meeting offers glimpse of how China could handle Taiwan as host. What are its considerations?China kept the Taiwan issue largely out of sight during last week’s APEC meeting in Suzhou, but analysts say the leaders’ summit in Shenzhen this November could prove harder to manage.
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Thais put home ownership on hold
Read more: Thais put home ownership on holdThe proportion of consumers with no plans to buy a home within five years has risen sharply to 56%, from 47% a year earlier, marking the highest level in four years as concerns about the economy weigh on purchasing decisions.
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Mystery powder in noodles leaves 14 sick
Read more: Mystery powder in noodles leaves 14 sickUDON THANI – A suspicious white powder has been taken for analysis after the additive was found used at a noodle shop where fourteen customers have fallen ill.
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Alleged Nigerian drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok after dramatic standoff
Read more: Alleged Nigerian drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok after dramatic standoffMetropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) investigators arrested the alleged head of a Nigerian drug network in a dramatic late-night operation during which the suspect attempted to ram his way through a police blockade Tuesday night.