Military.com

Some "single" soldiers who ship out to South Korea will now need to spend two years on the peninsula rather than one, the Army said in a recent force-wide message.The exception to policy, aimed at seven career fields, requires "single soldiers without dependents assigned to the Republic of Korea to serve the accompanied tour length" of 24 months, according to the Aug. 1 memo.The change applies to soldiers who received permanent change-of-station orders to South Korea on Aug. 1 or later; troops who were placed on orders or who were already stationed in South Korea before Aug. 1 are not...

Army Extends Some Unaccompanied Tours in South Korea to 2 Years

The Independent

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to have added a new luxury car to his collection of premium rides, raising doubts about the effectiveness of stringent sanctions banning export of luxury items to the country.The latest model of Mercedes-Benz SUV was seen rolling out of Mr Kim’s armoured train during his visit to flood-hit areas, Yonhap news agency reported.Arriving in Uiju county in North Phyongan province on 9 August, Mr Kim addressed the public from inside a carriage of his train.Pictures shared by North Korean media showed him standing near a Mercedes Maybach GLS 600, the top model of the...

Kim Jong-un’s newest luxury car shows how easily North Korea can get around sanctions

Business Insider

Todor Merdjanov spent one month at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang in 2013. He wants more people to know what the country is like from the inside.

I studied in North Korea for a month. The isolation shocked me the most.

Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest US military base overseas, with a population bigger than some US cities and costing over $10 billion. CNN’s Mike Valerio reports on how the US Army has made the base feel like home.

How big is the largest US military base overseas?

UPI News

North Korean state media has warned that strengthening trilateral ties with Washington has turned the citizens of South Korea and Japan into "cannon fodder" for a nuclear attack.

North Korea warns South Korea, Japan will be nuclear 'cannon fodder'

War History Online

In 1958, the US Air Force accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb over a residential area. The accident became known as the Mars Bluff Incident.

The US Air Force Accidentally Dropped A Nuclear Bomb On A Playhouse In South Carolina

- Advertisement - Russian aid supplies have been delivered to flood-affected areas in North Korea, including an unusual provision of butter, which brought joy to the residents, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). However, reports have emerged that a resident who expressed gratitude by saying “Long live Putin” was detained by the State Security Department.

North Korean woman arrested after thanking Putin for flood relief supplies, including scarce butter

 Vladimir Putin has reportedly gifted Kim Jong-un 24 purebred horses in exchange for artillery shells used in the Ukraine war, signalling the two leaders’ increasingly close bond.The new consignment of Orlov Trotters, which are said to be the North Korean leaders’ favourite breed, were brought over the narrow land border on Sunday, according to an announcement made by the veterinary authorities in Primorsky Krai, which is the Russian Far East region connected by rail to North Korea, reported The Times.The delivery of the 19 stallions and five mares is reported by South Korean media to be partial payment for...

Vladimir Putin ‘gifts Kim Jong-un 24 purebred horses in exchange for artillery shells used in Ukraine war’

- Advertisement - A North Korean soldier in his 20s crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) into South Korea in the Goseong area of Gangwon Province on August 20. According to reports, the soldier deceived North Korean border guards by claiming he was pursuing a deserter, allowing him to evade surveillance and successfully defect.

North Korean soldier pretends to hunt deserter, successfully defects to South Korea

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been more than four decades since former child star William “Billie” Thomas Jr. died in Los Angeles of a heart attack at only 49 on October 10, 1980. Best known as "Buckwheat," the character he portrayed in the original Hal Roach-ignited Our Gang/Little Rascals classic film shorts from 1934 to 1944, Thomas faced similar challenges and misfortunes of several of his co-stars and other former child actors. This is his story.

Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas - 'Little Rascals'/'Our Gang' Child Star: 44 Years After His Tragic Death

Astronauts went out there and saw strange things that took a toll on their lives. Claudie Haigneré is one of them. The incident took place in 2008 but was once again brought into attention by the controversial death of Max Spiers. Spiers was a British UFO investigator who was found dead on a friend’s couch after texting his mother that she should start an investigation if anything happened to him. It seems that those who encounter or pursue extraterrestrials are destined to get in trouble.

Former French Astronaut Cries ‘EARTH MUST BE WARNED!’ Before Attempting Suicide

Saint Petersburg, FL

A death row inmate who was convicted of killing a college freshman and raping their sister while the siblings camped in a national forest has been put to death at Florida State Prison. Loran Cole and a friend, William Paul, befriended the two college students in the Ocala National Forest...

Death row inmate Loran Cole who raped and murdered students as they camped in woods put to death

The “MisinfoNation” series returns with a new chapter in Donie O’Sullivan’s investigation into the pervasive surge of misinformation targeting American elections. Tune into “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” on Sunday, August 11 at 8pm ET/PT.

Listen to what Trump supporter says will happen if he loses in November

CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports Mexico’s largest state, Chihuahua, is suffering through a months-long drought that has dried up lakes and dams, killed fish, and even devastated bee colonies.

Why Mexico’s dams are filled with dead fish

The Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently deployed to the Philippines, and warned it could destabilize the region. But Manila’s top diplomat said Friday he reassured his Chinese counterpart that the weaponry was only in the country temporarily.

Philippines says China was `dramatically’ alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north

- Advertisement - American media outlet Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported earlier Tuesday that 15 North Korean defectors who were trying to travel to South Korea were arrested by Chinese police in Kunming, Yunnan Province, bordering Southeast Asia, and detained in Jilin Province. RFA quoted Jang Se-yul, the head of the civic group Gyereol Unification Solidarity.

South Korea confirms 15 North Korean defectors arrested in China while escaping to the South

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Under cover of darkness, the 15 North Koreans – 13 women and two children – approached the river, where they expected to catch a speedboat out of China to Laos, bringing them one step closer to freedom.

China arrests 15 North Korean escapees near Laos

Los Angeles County, CA

Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was removed from his post as the senior enlisted leader of the 173rd Airborne Brigade on July 16 "due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership," an Army spokesperson told Military.com.

Top Enlisted Leader of Army Airborne Brigade in Europe Fired After Investigation

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The Mirror US

A beachgoer was seriously injured after a careless cop ran over her in his marked cruiser, prompting onlookers to "just scream" as the victim lay in agony

Screams of panic as New Jersey sunbather laying on towel at beach run over by on-duty officer

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It’s Texas 60 miles from North Korea: the US military’s largest overseas base

Rock stars get to see more of the world than most of us, but when members of the quintessential 2000s’ rock band Hoobastank jetted into the...

It’s Texas 60 miles from North Korea: the US military’s largest overseas base

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