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3 More Church Associates Forwarded to Prosecutors Over 11-Year-Old's Child Abuse Death in Cheonan Three church associates have been additionally forwarded to prosecutors in connection with the case of an 11-year-old child with an intellectual disability who died from abuse while staying at a church in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. SBS Sep 23, 2026 2:06 PM

"Even with Studying, Getting Into an 'In-Seoul' University is Tough"... The Dramatic Turnaround of Youths Giving Up Four-Year Degrees ○ The Counterattack of Blue-Collar Workers..2030s Fall in Love with Skilled Labor (Broadcasted on September 19, 2026) Cho Woo-yi works at an Icheon plant of a major domestic memory semiconductor company, often referred to as a dream workplace these days. SBS Sep 23, 2026 2:02 PM

Supreme Court Confirms 1-Year Prison Sentence for KOSPI-Listed Company Chairman Who Aided Former Sambu Vice Chairman's Flight A KOSPI-listed company chairman, surnamed Lee, has been sentenced to a definite one-year prison term for helping Lee Ki-hoon, a key figure suspected of stock manipulation at Sambu Construction, evade law enforcement. SBS Sep 23, 2026 2:02 PM

Fire at Hwaseong Massage Parlor Leaves 3 Casualties; Extinguished After 3 Hours Around 8:00 a.m. today , a fire broke out at a two-story commercial building located in Yanggam-myeon, Manse-gu, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Sep 23, 2026 1:58 PM

Supreme Court Clears Path for Past History Victims to Refile State Compensation Lawsuits After Loss The Supreme Court's Third Division (presiding Justice Oh Seok-jun) reversed the lower court ruling that dismissed the damage claim filed by the bereaved family of a deceased individual, identified as A, against the state today , and sent the case back to the Daegu District Court. SBS Sep 23, 2026 1:56 PM

Shark in Busan Port to Be Guided Back to Open Sea After Chuseok Authorities are considering measures to guide a shark that has been lingering for days in a waterway at the Busan North Port Waterfront Park back into the open sea after the Chuseok holiday. SBS Sep 23, 2026 1:56 PM

Special Counsel for Insurrection Appeals Yoon Suk-yeol's Acquittal on Perjury Charges to Supreme Court The special counsel team submitted the appeal yesterday to the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Yoon Sung-sik), which handled the second trial. SBS Sep 23, 2026 1:40 PM

Prosecutors Indict Deutsch Motors Chairman Kwon Oh-soo and Wife over KRW 600 Million Tax Evasion The Tax Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office (led by Senior Prosecutor Yong Tae-ho) indicted Chairman Kwon and his spouse without detention on the 22nd on charges including violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Sep 23, 2026 1:35 PM

Supreme Court Rules State Liable for Damages to Torture Victims of 1983 Daegu US Cultural Center Bombing Victims who suffered wrongful imprisonment due to the 1983 Daegu US Cultural Center bombing case are now eligible to receive damages from the state. SBS Sep 23, 2026 1:26 PM

Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae Says Cheong Wa Dae's Claim of "Procedural Flaw in Recommendation" Is Difficult to Accept Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae has directly countered Cheong Wa Dae's stance regarding the issue of Supreme Court justice recommendations, stating that "it is difficult to accept the reason that 'there is a procedural flaw in the recommendation process.'" Chief Justice Cho released an official statement on the morning of the 23rd, explaining, "As various interpretations have been presented regarding yesterday's statement and clear explanations have been requested, I am providing this clarification." Chief Justice Cho's statement from yesterday read, "The document regarding Cheong Wa Dae's request for a re-recommendation dated August 28 does not state the specific reasons or constitutional grounds for requesting a re-recommendation, and no other specific constitutional grounds or reasons can be found to justify the re-recommendation request. SBS Sep 23, 2026 12:27 PM