U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea pleads guilty to desertion
Travis King fled to North Korea in July 2023 while taking part in a guided tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
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Travis King is back in U.S. from North Korea
U.S. soldier Travis King is back in the U.S., arriving in San Antonio, Texas, overnight after being deported from North Korea. King was declared AWOL by the U.S. government and his fate is uncertain. A family spokesman told CBS News King's mother is overjoyed at his return. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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U.S. soldier Travis King released by North Korea after border crossing; NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts back after 371-day mission.
American soldier who crossed into North Korea is back in U.S.
Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China, then flown to San Antonio.
U.S. soldier Travis King deported by North Korea
U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King, who crossed the border from South Korea to North Korea in July, is back in U.S. custody after being deported by North Korea Wednesday. A senior U.S. official said King is in good spirits and has already spoken with his mother. King had fled into North Korea on the same day he was supposed to return to the U.S. to face military discipline for an assault conviction. Elizabeth Palmer has more.
Travis King back in American custody
Travis King, the young American soldier who crossed into North Korea from South Korea in July, was back in U.S. custody Wednesday, U.S. officials said. North Korea announced earlier Wednesday that it would expel King, with the totalitarian state's tightly controlled media saying he had confessed to entering the country illegally. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
North Korea to expel U.S. soldier Travis King
North Korea announced Wednesday that it will expel Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into the country two months earlier, according to the country's state-run media. North Korea's KCNA news agency said King had confessed to illegally entering the country. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
North Korea to expel U.S. soldier Travis King
North Korea says it will expel U.S. soldier Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea in July. North Korean state media said an investigation into King's "illegal" entry was complete. It is unclear when or how King will be deported. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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American soldier who crossed into North Korea is back in U.S. custody
U.S. soldier Travis King, who ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, was transferred back to U.S. custody in China.
President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in a separate case.
Major snowstorm blankets parts of U.S. over Thanksgiving weekend
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Trump's decision to tap Kash Patel for FBI director sends shockwaves
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Read Hunter Biden's pardon and President Biden's full statement
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Russia helps Syria launch deadly airstrikes amid shock rebel offensive
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8 killed in mass shooting at strip mall in cartel stronghold
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Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra confirmed dead, IDF says
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Young Thug co-defendant stabbed in jail while awaiting verdict
Jurors are deliberating whether to convict Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell on gang, murder, drug and gun charges.
Soccer stadium stampede reportedly kills at least 56 people in Guinea
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retires as company searches for replacement
David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus have been named as interim co-CEOs.
Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dead at 44
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President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden
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5 missing after boat capsizes in seas off Alaska coast
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Trump's decision to tap Kash Patel for FBI director sends shockwaves
Democrats and some former Trump officials criticized President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he wants Kash Patel to be FBI director.
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Starbucks promotes recycling to customers but many plastic cups end up in the trash
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retires as company searches for replacement
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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns amid slumping sales
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S&P 500 and Dow notch gains, capping Wall Street's best month of 2024
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Read Hunter Biden's pardon and President Biden's full statement
The pardon covers offenses Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024."
President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in a separate case.
Trump's decision to tap Kash Patel for FBI director sends shockwaves
Democrats and some former Trump officials criticized President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he wants Kash Patel to be FBI director.
Trump taps Tiffany Trump's father-in-law Massad Boulos as Middle East adviser
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 1, 2024
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Jane Fonda with a secret of aging well
A Yale study showed that older people with more positive beliefs about aging lived an average of 7.5 longer than people who equated aging with disease and decline. Actress and activist Jane Fonda and anti-ageism advocate Ashton Applewhite present "Sunday Morning" viewers with a key to living a longer life, by maintaining a better outlook.
Are there really risks to fluoride in water?
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says fluoride can cause health problems and wants it removed from our drinking water. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, has more on the risks and benefits that come with fluoride.
New Mexico man awarded $412 million for botched penile injections
The man's attorneys said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest amount to ever be awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case in the U.S.
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"Very unique" Russian submarine spotted in the South China Sea
The 243-foot-long vessel is armed with a missile system that has a range of 7,450 miles, according to Russia's state-run TASS news agency.
Soccer stadium stampede reportedly kills at least 56 people in Guinea
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Police seize record haul of cocaine from fishing boat off Australia
The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million), federal police said.
8 killed in mass shooting at strip mall in cartel stronghold
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Cynthia Erivo on playing Elphaba
Cynthia Erivo delivers a standout performance as Elphaba in the new movie "Wicked." The film has earned $262 million domestically and set new records for Broadway adaptations. She joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her role and the live-sung performances.
Young Thug co-defendant stabbed in jail while awaiting verdict
Jurors are deliberating whether to convict Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell on gang, murder, drug and gun charges.
Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dead at 44
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Selena Gomez: "It's a dream what I'm doing"
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Selena Gomez: "I'm okay with where I am and who I am"
At 32, Selena Gomez is an accomplished actor (including in the new movie "Emilia Pérez"), successful singer-songwriter, billionaire business owner, and philanthropist. But her gutsiest move may have been sharing herself. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about her mother's inspiration; her relationship with Steve Martin and Martin Short, her co-stars in "Only Murders in the Building"; and why she went public with her health struggles and bipolar diagnosis in the documentary "My Mind and Me," saying, "One of the strongest things you can do is be vulnerable."
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Company pilots drone food delivery service
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Canada's antitrust watchdog files lawsuit against Google over its ad business
Canada's Competition Bureau says that an investigation found the company "unlawfully" tied together its ad tech tools to maintain its dominant market position.
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Zuckerberg meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
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Australian parliament approves law to ban under-16s from social media
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NASA shows off image of U.S. military's abandoned "city under the ice"
Scientists now have a clearer picture of Camp Century, an abandoned U.S. military base long hidden under the ice in Greenland, thanks to a NASA research team's good luck.
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Honolulu hopes to identify long-unclaimed bodies with advanced DNA testing
Forensic pathologists hope advanced DNA testing technology will enable them to attach names to all the unidentified people at the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office.
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Young Thug co-defendant stabbed in jail while awaiting verdict
Jurors are deliberating whether to convict Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell on gang, murder, drug and gun charges.
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