“I knew I should stop loving him,” says Ri Yong Hui. “But I couldn’t.” She met Pham Ngoc Canh in 1971, when he was in North Korea on an internship. After years of separation, they married in 2002.
Pakistan Claims To Hold Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike
Both sides claim to have shot down the others’ warplanes in what amounts to a major escalation of tensions between the rival nuclear powers.
Second Trump-Kim Summit Kicks Off With A Handshake In Hanoi
President Trump and Kim Jong Un are going for round two as the U.S. seeks to achieve the historically elusive goal of denuclearization by North Korea.
Nigerian President Buhari Wins Second Term While Opponent Calls Election A ‘Sham’
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term, the country’s election authority said Wednesday. But his main opponent quickly said he would challenge the result in court.
Chicago To Get Its First Black Female Mayor As Candidates Head To Runoff
Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, both African-American women, got the most votes out of 14 candidates in Chicago’s mayoral election Tuesday night. They’ll head to a runoff election on April 2.
‘Not In Compliance’: Wilbur Ross, The Trump Official Who Keeps Watchdogs Up At Night
In an extremely rare rebuke, a government ethics watchdog refused to certify Ross’ recent financial disclosure. But he’s still in office even as other Trump officials have resigned for ethical lapses.
Watch Live: Michael Cohen Testifying About Donald Trump’s Alleged Lies, Cover-Ups
In prepared remarks, the president’s former lawyer calls him “a racist” and “a conman,” while apologizing for previously lying to Congress. House Republicans are expected to attack Cohen in response.
Joe Biden ‘Very Close’ To 2020 Decision As His Family Gives Its Blessing
The Democratic former vice president said that he still has to decide “whether or not I am comfortable taking the family through what would be a very, very very difficult campaign.”
Dutch Customs Seize 90,000 Bottles Of Russian Vodka Allegedly Bound For North Korea
The booze bust in Rotterdam comes on the eve of Kim Jong Un’s meeting with President Trump in Vietnam and is a breach of U.N. sanctions banning the export of luxury goods to the communist country.
Sexual Assault Of Detained Migrant Children Reported In The Thousands Since 2015
Opponents of the Trump administration’s family separation policy say migrant children are not safe in government custody. Administration officials say most of the allegations are unproved.
Emma Thompson Quits Film After Studio Hires Executive Accused Of Harassment
“If people who have spoken out — like me — do not take this sort of a stand … things are very unlikely to change at anything like the pace required to protect my daughter’s generation,” she wrote.
Students Protest Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s Bid For Fifth Term
Demonstrations at universities across the country called on the president of two decades not to run again. Bouteflika has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.
Will An Appeals Court Make The EPA Ban A Pesticide Linked To Serious Health Risks?
Chlorpyrifos has been linked to developmental delays in kids and other health problems. The EPA is fighting a lower court’s ruling that it must ban the pesticide, which farmers say they need.
United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy
Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor’s warning: “You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly.”
Double-Booked Surgeons: Study Raises Safety Questions For High-Risk Patients
Most patients do fine, research suggests, when the lead surgeon steps away to begin another procedure. But patients who are older or have underlying medical conditions sometimes fare worse.
New York City Lawmakers Call For Less Piercing Emergency Vehicle Sirens
Council Member Helen Rosenthal introduced a bill this month after receiving complaints about the impact of wailing ambulances.
Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money
According to a new report, predominantly white school districts receive $23 billion more than districts that serve mostly students of color in the U.S.
Vandals Steal Head Of 800-Year-Old Mummy In Ireland
“These are people who have been lying at rest for years and years and to have them desecrated in such a sacrilegious way is so distressing and disturbing,” the Archbishop of Dublin told local media.
Big Thief Announces A New Album, ‘U.F.O.F.,’ And Releases Its First Single
The song is quieter than might be expected from the band, and would fit right in with the solo album singer Adrianne Lenker released last fall.
183 Amtrak Passengers On The Move After 36 Hours Stranded In Oregon Amid Heavy Snow
Crews succeeded in clearing the tracks and a locomotive was pulling the train toward Eugene by Tuesday morning after a day-and-a-half standstill, a spokesman for the rail line owner told NPR.
The Power Of Presidential Pardons: Ron’s Office Hours
NPR’s Ron Elving explains the history of the pardon, where it comes from and what the Constitution allows.
From Trailers To Tents: What Happens To Leftover Aid Supplies?
FEMA is now auctioning off trailers sent to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But that’s just one way to deal with a surplus.
In Vietnam, There’s Hope North Korea Will Follow Its Model For Economic Success
Since U.S. ties improved, Vietnam’s growth has surged. “North Korea is now like Vietnam in the past. They are looking for new ways to get out of their isolated situation,” says a Vietnamese analyst.
Cohen To Detail Alleged Trump Lawbreaking. White House: He’s A ‘Convicted Liar’
The war of words started early as the president’s ex-lawyer gets rolling on a three-day marathon with members of Congress. But Michael Cohen intends to deliver documents, one person close to him said.
Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose
Claims of massive illegal voting by noncitizens have routinely been disproved, but some noncitizens end up on the voter rolls, often by accident. Now, states are trying to fix that.
May Offers A Vote On Delaying Brexit, Expanding Options As EU Deadline Looms
For the first time, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she’s open to the possibility of postponing Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Texas ‘Dragtavist’ Drag Queens Stage Border Wall Protest
“We’ll try to bring joy, positivity, beauty, drag, culture to whatever this is,” Beatrix Lestrange said, pointing to the section of the border fence directly behind her.
If a Wealth Tax is Such a Good Idea, Why Did Europe Kill Theirs?
Senator Elizabeth Warren proposes a new kind of U.S. tax policy: a wealth tax. But the policy faces serious hurdles, including lessons from a failed experiment in Europe and a constitutional challenge
San Francisco To Expunge Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions
The city announced that more than 9,000 marijuana-related convictions will be cleared. California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016.
Classic Books Are Full Of Problems. Why Can’t We Put Them Down?
A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It’s highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?
‘The Raven Tower’ Rises From Shakespearean Foundations
Ann Leckie’s new fantasy novel is packed with family intrigue, throne-room maneuvering and nods to Hamlet in its story of a son who comes home to find his father missing and his uncle in power.
India Strikes Pakistani Village In Retaliation For Attack In Kashmir
India says its fighter jets crossed into Pakistan early Tuesday morning and bombed a militant training camp there. Pakistan says there was no damage and no casualties.
Cat Bites The Hand That Feeds; Hospital Bills $48,512
An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. The cat bit her finger; then treatment for a possible rabies infection bit her pocketbook.
Get Caught Up On Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, And His Big Week In D.C.
The onetime attorney and fixer has closed meetings scheduled with the House and Senate intelligence panels and an open one set for the House oversight committee. It could be a doozy.
5 Chicago Police Officers Died By Suicide Since July. Is The Department Doing Enough?
Some officials and mental health experts say the suicides are a sign of deeper problems with the mental health and well-being of Chicago police officers.
Manafort Seeks Leniency In Sentencing
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy against the United States. His lawyers argue that at his age, a long imprisonment would amount to a “life sentence.”