World Travis King isn't the 1st U.S. soldier to enter North Korea. Here's a history Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War. Rachel Treisman
National What we know about Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea King, 23, was stationed in South Korea, but was scheduled to fly back to the U.S. to face disciplinary action when he escaped an airport outside of Seoul and managed to flee into North Korea. Vanessa Romo Ashley Westerman Emily Olson
World U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea was facing disciplinary action The man was touring the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula when he crossed into North Korea without authorization, according to the United Nations Command. Emily Olson Vanessa Romo
World A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions. The Associated Press
World North Korea says it test-fired 4 missiles a day after the U.S. held defense drills The launch comes a day after the U.S. and South Korea held tabletop exercises simulating a North Korean nuclear attack. Anthony Kuhn
Technology North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy agency says. The Associated Press
Health North Korea says its COVID outbreak is now under control. But is it? After saying there were no cases, officials on May 12 announced an outbreak. But without an adequate supply of tests, some say North Korea is "flying blind." And it still doesn't have vaccines. Anthony Kuhn
World Kim and other N. Koreans attend large funeral amid COVID worry The isolated East Asian country has only stated how many people have fevers daily, and has only identified a few of the cases as COVID-19 since admitting to an outbreak of the omicron variant. The Associated Press
World North Korea is testing hypersonic weapons. Should the West be worried? The tests of the fast and maneuverable class of weapons that purport to be able to evade missile defense systems, has garnered the attention of the White House, which responded with new sanctions. Scott Neuman
World Kim Jong Un Says A Lapse In COVID Protocols Caused A 'Grave Incident' The North Korean leader didn't say exactly what the incident was, nor did he contradict the country's official line, which is that it has not had a single COVID-19 infection so far. Anthony Kuhn
