Diplomatic Breakthrough: North Korea Calls Hotline To South Korea
North Korea and South Korea have established contact through a hotline that's been dormant for years - a major diplomatic breakthrough.
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North Korea and South Korea have established contact through a hotline that's been dormant for years - a major diplomatic breakthrough.
South Korea's president is pushing for measures to help North Korea participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
South Korea's foreign minister thinks there is "no concrete evidence" that North Korea has perfected the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile.
North Korea successfully launched a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, the state-run KCTV announced.
President Donald Trump said North Korea's latest launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile is something the U.S. "will handle."
The United States and South Korea began joint naval exercises Saturday involving three U.S. aircraft carriers, in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea.
Airman 1st Class Darrick Jones died overseas Monday while on a temporary assignment to train allies in the Republic of Korea.
President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to North Korea during his address Wednesday to South Korea's National Assembly.
President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Tuesday for a 24-hour visit.
Yards away from North Korea, Defense Secretary James Mattis said the U.S. and South Korea are committed to a "diplomatic solution" to address North Korea's "reckless behavior."
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Thursday morning, according to U.S. and South Korean officials.
Some of the United States' most advanced warplanes flew in bombing drills with ally South Korea on Thursday, a clear warning after North Korea launched a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear bombs over Japan earlier this week, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said.
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan, officials said.
In an effort to jumpstart diplomacy, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is considering sending a special envoy to North Korea for talks if the North stops its missile and nuclear tests.
Tensions between the U.S., South Korea, and North Korea got a break on Tuesday as Koreans celebrated a holiday known as "Liberation Day."
The top U.S. military officer met with the South Korean president Monday about North Korea's nuclear threats.
As tension continues to rise between the U.S. and North Korea, with both sides making threats, China and Russia are trying to cool things down.
North Korea is furious after the UN Security Council passed it toughest sanctions yet against the country following their two recent missiles tests that showed the capability of reaching the US.
South Korean President Moon Jae-In and President Donald Trump held talks throughout the night after a dinner at the White House Thursday.
North Korea launched another short-range ballistic missile overnight that Japan says could have easily hit an airplane or ship in the area.
North Korea has accused the U.S. and South Korea of conspiring to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is on a mission to find a way out of the region's most pressing problem, an increasingly aggressive and capable North Korea.
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The Caribbean-themed restaurant's parent company announced that its remaining 28 locations, including 2 in South Florida, will be permanently closing or converted into another restaurant in April.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn — who emerged as a national figure after the Jan. 6 riot — announced a second bid for Congress on Wednesday.
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, school officials said.
A Senate panel is backing legislation to ensure massive data centers pay their full share of electricity and water costs.
A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment.
A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
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Carlos Migoya announces his retirement as CEO of Jackson Health System after serving the public hospital system for over a decade.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Josh D'Amaro, who oversees Disney theme parks and dozens of resort hotels worldwide, will become the next Disney CEO.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.
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Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.