North Korea

Kenneth Bae, right, and his friend Bobby Lee during their time together at the University of Oregon in the 1980s.

North Korea sentences Christian American to 15 years hard labor

Religion | Six months after detaining Korean American Kenneth Bae, North Korea has sentenced the man believed to be a Christian missionary to 15 years of hard labor. Bae is charged with “hostile acts” against the state, the…

A North Korean flag hangs inside the interior of Pyongyang’s Supreme Court

American Christian may face death penalty in North Korea

Religion |  North Korean officials announced Saturday that detained American citizen Kenneth Bae will be tried before the country’s Supreme Court on charges of plotting…

A United Airlines jet departs in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Midday Roundup: Lawmakers send air traffic controllers back to work

Newsworthy |  Back in the tower. Around noon today, the House voted to end furloughs instituted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), authorizing the agency to use…

South Korean soldiers prepare 155 mm howitzers during their military exercise in the border city between two Koreas, Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea.

Midday Roundup: North Korea’s never-ending game of chicken

Newsworthy |  Stalemate. North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un is not interested in negotiating an end to his country’s nuclear and missile programs, a top Pentagon…

Kermit Gosnell

Midday Roundup: Everyone’s talking about Gosnell now

Newsworthy |  Impossible to ignore. News about Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who is on trial for murdering seven babies and one woman, is suddenly everywhere.

Second Amendment supporters in Olympia, Wash., protest proposed gun control legislation.

Midday Roundup: Senate steamrolls GOP filibuster attempt

Newsworthy |  Open for debate. A Republican plan to filibuster proposed gun-control legislation in the Senate failed Thursday as Democrats lured enough legislators across…

Kim Jong Un looks out at South Korea from a military installation in North Korea.

Midday Roundup: North Korea’s all-out, merciless, sacred war

Newsworthy |  More threats. North Korea continues to hint at war, warning all foreigners to leave South Korea to avoid being caught up in a “thermonuclear” conflict.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris

Midday Roundup: Obama calls California official brilliant, dedicated, tough, and hot

Newsworthy |  Open mouth, insert foot. President Barack Obama is catching flack for calling California Attorney General Kamala Harris “by far the best looking attorney…

President Barack Obama plays golf on Martha's Vineyard in 2011.

Midday Roundup: The president feels your pain

Newsworthy |  Voluntary refund. President Barack Obama pledged yesterday to return 5 percent of his salary—about $20,000—to the United States Treasury to show…

Depositors try to use automated teller machines of Shinhan Bank while the bank's computer networks are paralyzed.

Midday Roundup: News masquerading as a James Bond plot

Newsworthy |  Tit for tat? Computer networks at several South Korean banks and television stations crashed simultaneously today, an event experts say was no coincidence.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Midday Roundup: Negativity increases everywhere but Facebook

Newsworthy |  Support slips. President Barack Obama’s approval rating has slipped in the last four months, suggesting Americans don’t blame Congress alone for the…

South Korean Army soldiers set up barbed wire fence during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea.

Midday Roundup: The war of the telephone

Newsworthy |  The sounds of silence. Tensions continue to escalate on the Korean Peninsula today, with the North severing a hotline the two countries have used since 1971…

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