‘He’s in a Real Bad Place’: US Makes Little Progress in Getting Pvt. Travis King Back from North Korea

More than a day after Pvt. Travis King ran into North Korea, efforts by the Pentagon and State Department to get him back have made little headway — and the reasons for the troubled soldier fleeing across the border into the authoritarian state remained mostly a mystery. The State Department said Wednesday it was working […]
Pvt. Travis King: Everything We Know About the Soldier Who Ran into North Korea

A soldier who fled across the Demilitarized Zone from South Korea into North Korea where he was detained has been identified as Pvt. Travis King, according to the Army. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said that King “willfully and without authorization” crossed the border — one of the most tensely guarded areas in the […]