Hasan Piker, a popular Turkish American online streamer, said he was stopped and questioned for hours about his political beliefs by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after flying back to the United States from overseas on Sunday. Mr. Piker, 33, said in a live broadcast on Monday that he was asked about his job, his…
Chagee (pronounced CHAH-jee) Modern Tea House, one of China’s most popular tea shops, is gearing up to make its U.S. debut in Los Angeles with its first stateside location at the Westfield Century City. The shop, located on the top deck of the mall, will open to the public on Saturday, April 26, with a…
South Korea’s most popular dessert cafe and cream doughnut specialist, Cafe Knotted, has landed in the U.S. for the first time with a location at the Century City Westfield Mall. The cafe, which opened its first location in Seoul in 2017, has since expanded with locations near Haeundae Beach in Busan, in the Anguk neighborhood…
Torikizoku, a yakitori chain with more than 600 locations in Japan, opened its first U.S. location in Torrance on January 24, 2025. Torikizoku is best known in Japan for its affordable flame-licked chicken skewers grilled over binchotan charcoal, served in a boisterous dining room alongside beer and sake. The first Torikizoku opened in Osaka in…
Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Technology stocks popular with retail investors tumbled Monday as investors took profits on their 2024 winners and dumped the more speculative names in an environment of rising interest rates. Nvidia slumped 2%. Palantir dropped 4%, while quantum computing winner Rigetti Computing plunged about 33%. Last year’s Nasdaq winner…
Costco has recalled multiple fish and meat products due to possible Listeria contamination. The retail giant recently issued a series of recalls for salmon and chicken products sold across the US over fears that the eatables may have been exposed to the potentially deadly bacteria. Here’s what to know about the recent recalls and the…
