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4 days ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
The City of Los Angeles officially ended its electric vehicle (EV) car sharing program for low-income residents, BlueLA, on April 20. Launched in 2018 as the nation’s first EV car sharing service targeting underserved communities, the program was shut down quietly, without public announcements.
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1 week ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
Celebrate National Hamburger Month with Shake Shack’s offer of a free burger each week with a $10 minimum purchase. Use the code BURGERMONTH to claim your free burger and enjoy Shake Shack’s high-quality 100% Angus beef burgers made with fresh ingredients. The offer is available from May 1 through June 1, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
The scale of overseas consumer purchases of so-called K-beauty products—including cosmetics and perfumes—directly from South Korea neared $1 billion in 2024, marking explosive growth over the past five years. According to data released on May 6 by the Korea Customs Service, cross-border sales of perfumes and cosmetics totaled $973 million last year. This figure nearly doubled from $523 million the previous year. The growth of K-beauty cross-border sales has been rapid.
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1 week ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
Skype, once the leading global internet calling platform used by hundreds of millions, has officially shut down after 22 years. Microsoft discontinued all operations for Skype on May 5, ending the internet-based calling and messaging service. Social media users marked the closure with farewell messages, sharing memories of late-night calls with distant family or long-distance relationships made possible by Skype.
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1 week ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
President Donald Trump on May 4 denied plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before his term ends and dismissed fears of a recession, asserting that the U.S. economy will become the strongest in history.In an interview with NBC News, conducted on May 2 and released later, Trump was asked whether he intended to remove Powell before his term expires in May 2026.
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1 week ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is mired in a scandal that strikes at the heart of public trust: a pattern of excessive overtime and questionable financial practices by the firefighters’ union, United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC). This isn’t just about a few bad actors—it reveals a deeper rot of moral hazard and systemic failure that the city can no longer afford to ignore.
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2 weeks ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
Freddy Escobar, president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC), collected about $540,000 in 2022, triggering an internal review by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and drawing continued scrutiny from the union’s parent organization. According to a Los Angeles Times investigation published on April 30, Escobar more than doubled his $184,034 base salary with $240,466 in overtime that year, earning a total of over $424,500 in city pay and benefits.
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2 weeks ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
The Honda Center in Anaheim, set to host BTS member Jin’s first solo tour in July, is undergoing a $1 billion renovation under the project name Honda Center Encore. According to KTLA, the privately funded redevelopment aims to completely overhaul the venue. Construction began last year and is scheduled to continue through the end of 2027. The Honda Center remains fully operational during the renovation, and Jin’s concert is confirmed to proceed as planned.
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2 weeks ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
Two Korean Americans have been arrested in separate child sex crime cases involving online exploitation, including one who worked as a police officer. Engineer Caught in Georgia Sting OperationAccording to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Shin Jung-Mok (33), an engineer based in Phenix City, Alabama, was among 19 suspects arrested on March 30 during a child sex trafficking sting.
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2 weeks ago | 
koreadailyus.com | Yoonjae Jung
On April 28, President Donald Trump, marking his 100th day in office, signed two executive orders aimed at tightening immigration enforcement and improving public safety across the United States.
