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Teens Spread Dangerous Trend of Medication Overdose... Inside Pharmacies Recently, a troubling trend has been spreading among teenagers where they take excessive amounts of cold medicine or painkillers all at once and share their experiences online. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:55 AM

Attacked by Ex-Husband with Weapon Just Three Days After Reporting Fear A woman in her 60s was stabbed and injured by her ex-husband at a multi-family housing unit in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, yesterday . SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:32 AM

Truck Crashes into Road Maintenance Site, Killing Traffic Signaler in His 30s Last night, a truck crashed into a vehicle and a traffic signaler performing road maintenance work on the Honam Expressway. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:29 AM

Funeral Held for Late Fire Inspector Kim Jin-seok... "Put Down Your Heavy Gear" The funeral for the late Fire Inspector Kim Jin-seok, who died in the line of duty at a factory fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, was solemnly held yesterday . SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:20 AM

Morning Wide: Today's Major News (October 20, 2026) 1. Houthi Strike Leaves at Least 53 Dead in Heaviest Casualties A missile attack by Houthi rebels on a Yemeni government military base has killed at least 53 people and injured over 200 others. SBS Oct 20, 2026 6:09 AM

Fire Breaks Out at Multi-family Housing Unit in Seohae-gu, Incheon; Man in 50s Injured A fire broke out in the basement floor of a multi-family housing unit in Seohae-gu, Incheon, at around 8:44 PM yesterday . SBS Oct 20, 2026 5:35 AM

Accident During Roadwork Near Bukdaejeon IC on Honam Expressway Leaves Signalman and Driver Seriously Injured Around 11:00 PM last night , an accident occurred near the Bukdaejeon Interchange on the Honam Expressway heading toward Daejeon, where a 2.5-ton truck struck a worker in his 30s and a 5-ton work vehicle that were conducting construction work. SBS Oct 20, 2026 1:13 AM

JMS Leader Jeong Myung-seok Sentenced to Additional 33 Years in Prison for Sexual Crimes Jeong Myung-seok, the leader of the religious group JMS who is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting female followers, has been sentenced to an additional 33 years in prison for further sex crimes. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:43 AM

Identity of 26-Year-Old Kim Sung-woo Revealed for Murder of Mother-in-Law and Abduction of Wife The identity of 26-year-old Kim Sung-woo, who is accused of murdering his mother-in-law and abducting his wife before fleeing in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on October 11, has been disclosed. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:42 AM

Man Arrested for Stabbing Ex-Wife Days After She Reported Safety Concerns A man in his 60s has been arrested by police after allegedly attacking his ex-wife with a weapon and fleeing at a multi-family housing unit in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:41 AM