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South Korea fires warning shots after North Korea blows up border roads

Tuesday, October 15

(SEOUL) -- South Korea's military said Tuesday it detected explosions on two cross-border roads connecting the country to North Korea, amid a significant recent deterioration in inter-Korean relations.The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that North Korean forces detonated explosives...

North Korean defector allegedly stole bus to drive back across border, South Korean police say

Wednesday, October 9

(SEOUL) -- A North Korean defector living in South Korea is under arrest for allegedly stealing a bus and attempting to drive it across the border into North Korea last week, police said.The man, who is in his 30s, escaped North Korea and settled...

Harris to criticize Trump in her first visit to border in more than three years

Friday, September 27

(DOUGLAS, Ariz.) -Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday -- her first trip there in more than three years -- to call for tougher security measures and attack former President Donald Trump on an issue that has plagued her, a...

2024 election updates: Kamala Harris to visit southern border this week, source says

Tuesday, September 24

(WASHINGTON) -- With about six weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks on the tax code and U.S. manufacturing in battleground Georgia on Tuesday.Vice President Kamala Harris has her own economic speech scheduled for Wednesday in Pennsylvania, another critical swing...

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel moves troops to Lebanon border after pager attack

Wednesday, September 18

(NEW YORK) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt on Wednesday for fresh talks on an Israel-Hamas cease-fire, and as tension with Hezbollah persists at the Israel-Lebanon border.Here's how the news is developing:Israel moves troops toward Lebanon borderThe Israel Defense Forces'...

DNC 2024 Day 3 live updates: Project 2025 and the border in the spotlight

Wednesday, August 21

(CHICAGO) -- After the excitement sparked by the Obamas Tuesday night, Democrats will try to keep to momentum going when vice presidential nominee Tim Walz headlines the third night of speakers.He'll be joined earlier by another former president -- Bill Clinton -- as well...

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire over border

Tuesday, August 6

(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week.Here's how the news is developing:IDF calls Sinwar terrorist following appointment, remains committed to killing himShortly after Hamas announced it appointed Yahya Sinwar...

Johnson ramps up attacks on VP Harris during visit to southern border in California

Friday, July 26

(SAN DIEGO) -- During a visit to the southern border shared with California and Mexico on Thursday, Speaker Mike Johnson ramped up attacks on the Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her a "San Francisco radical" who "bears responsibility for this disaster" as "border czar."The...

Speaker Johnson to visit southern border in California amid attacks on Harris policies

Thursday, July 25

(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Mike Johnson will make a trip out West late Thursday to visit the southern border shared with California and Mexico -- an effort to take criticisms of the Biden administration's border policies outside Washington, D.C.The visit will include a press conference...

Smoke from Fires Burning Near Oregon Border Drift into the Region

Tuesday, July 9

Significant fires burning near the Oregon border have begun to impact air quality in the region.The Air Now smoke map indicates that the AQI from Siskiyou County into Redding and Chico is moderate, meaning those with sensitivities should limit outdoor activities, and for all...