The second season of “Pachinko" — opening Friday — delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan during colonial rule and their descendants, exploring themes of home and identity through several generations.

A mass of mostly young people among tens of thousands who gathered to celebrate Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years.

U.S. soldiers were fighting in Korea when President Harry Truman signed a congressional resolution calling for an annual National Day of Prayer.

General Motors says on Thursday, March 4, 2021, its looking for a site to build a second U.S. battery factory with joint venture partner LG Chem of Korea. (General Motors via AP)DETROIT – General Motors says it's looking for a site to build a second U.S. battery factory with joint venture partner LG Chem of Korea. A joint venture between GM and LG Chem currently is building a $2 billion battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio, near Cleveland, that will employ about 1,000 people. The Wall Street Journal first reported that GM and LG Chem are pursuing a site in Tennessee to build a new battery plant. Last year full battery electric vehicles accounted for only 2% of the U.S. market of 14.6 million in new vehicle sales.

– The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, all but matching the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. Virus deaths have fallen from more than 4,000 reported on some days in January to an average of fewer than 1,900 per day. The first known deaths from the virus in the U.S. happened in early February 2020. The toll hit 200,000 deaths in September and 300,000 in December. The U.S. recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the Vietnam War and 36,000 in the Korean War.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. - The Nassau Humane Society saved 15 dogs from Korean Meat Farms with a new partnership with Humane Society International. The Operations Director at the society drove the dogs to safety on Friday. The dogs were brought back to the Nassau Humane Society. "We have included some footage of the dogs' initial rescue in Korea and we will keep you updated on the dogs' journey to Fernandina Beach," the society said. If you would like to help us fund this rescue mission, you can do so at www.nassauhumane.org, or directly at the shelter 639 Airport Rd., Fernandina Beach, Fl.