Families of captured North Korean troops 'will be executed,' former Pyongyang soldier tells ABC News
North Korean defector Ryu Seong-hyeon in Seoul, South Korea. (ABC News) (SEOUL) — A former sergeant in the North Korean military says that few of Pyongyang’s soldiers have been captured fighting against Ukraine because they’re told their
Pope Francis 'slept all night' after Monday's acute respiratory failure, Vatican says
Christoph Sator/picture alliance via Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis “slept all night” following Monday’s medical intervention amid two episodes of “acute respiratory failure,” the Vatican said Tuesday. “The pope slept all night, now he continues his
Trump directs administration to 'pause' military aid to Ukraine
Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump directed his administration to “pause” military aid to Ukraine after the contentious Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 28,
Jay-Z files defamation lawsuit against former accuser, her attorneys
Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit. Carter’s
DOGE says it's saved $105 billion, though it's backtracked on some of its earlier claims
Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The website of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency provided its third weekly update of federal government cost-cutting Sunday night, claiming total government savings of $105 billion, up from the
WWE co-founder Linda McMahon confirmed as secretary of education
Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45. Four senators — Republicans Cynthia Lummis and
Couple arrested for trying to board American Airlines flight without authorization: Police
Rob Atherton via Getty Images (MIAMI) — A couple was arrested after allegedly attempting to board an American Airlines flight without authorization, leading to a physical altercation in which one individual allegedly threw coffee on an airline