Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.

Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.

The United States has declined so far to classify Army Pfc. Travis King as a prisoner of war, despite his being taken into North Korean custody after he crossed into the country last month, four U ...

King appears to be the first U.S. soldier to have defected to North Korea in half a century. The last was James Dresnok , who was being threatened with a court-martial when he did it in August 1962.

North Korea confirms American Travis King is there, says he's escaping racism in U.S. Army 04:18. In an interview last month with The Associated Press, King's mother, Claudine Gates, said her son ...

North Korea’s first public confirmation that a US soldier crossed into its territory in July has prompted an appeal from his family to treat him humanely, as questions remain about why he ...

North Korea has not replied to US attempts to discuss the fate of an American soldier who defected to the hermit kingdom Tuesday by running across the border in a possible attempt to evade going ...

North Korea confirmed that US soldier Travis King is being detained in the country. By noon Wednesday, the door of the Wisconsin home of King’s mother, Claudine Gates’ Racine, had a sign that ...

North Korea has detained a U.S. soldier from Wisconsin for crossing its borders without authorization.. After 23-year-old Travis King was released from a South Korean prison, he made his way to ...

U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, will plead guilty to five charges, including desertion, while taking responsibility for his ...

Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.

A U.S. soldier is reportedly being held in North Korea after bolting across the border, becoming the first American service member to do so in over four decades. It is still unclear whether Pvt ...