[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ANOI — U.S. President Donald Trump is in Hanoi for his second summit with Kim Jong Un amid hopes for a deal that would lead the North Korean leader to give up his nuclear weapons. Trump received a red carpet welcome at Noi Bai International airport where white uniformed military guards marched into place on […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a 29-year-old Delta Junction man died while out snowmachining at Summit near Paxton on Saturday. According to the investigation, 29-year-old Donald Bunselmeier was out snowmachining on Summit and had an accident that resulted in Bunselmeier becoming trapped under his machine. Bunselmeier died at the scene. The machine was dislodged from on top […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s planned meeting with a senior North Korean official Thursday in New York City has been postponed. The State Department issued a statement early Wednesday morning saying the meeting “will now take place at a later date. We will reconvene when our respective schedules permit.” The statement did not give […]
HELSINKI — President Donald Trump says he spent a “great deal of time” addressing Russian meddling in the U.S. election during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki but he wouldn’t directly criticize his Russian counterpart over the issue. “During today’s meeting I addressed the issue of Russian interference in our elections. I felt this […]
SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump said a one-on-one meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “very, very good,” and he spoke of having an “excellent relationship” as they held talks Tuesday in Singapore about the possible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. After about 40 minutes alone, except for interpreters, Trump and Kim each […]
BEIJING — China may not be participating directly in the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but in some ways Beijing will be the invisible third party in the room. Like many countries in the region, China will be watching the Trump-Kim summit closely for signs of the possible […]
SINGAPORE — On the eve of the first encounter between a sitting U.S. president and a leader of North Korea, American officials are maintaining any resulting agreement must lead to an end of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile threats. There will not be a repeat of “flimsy agreements” made between previous U.S. administrations and […]
WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday the much-anticipated summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he, Trump, canceled Thursday could still place as originally scheduled. “We’ll see what happens,” Trump said before leaving the White House to deliver the commencement address at the nearby U.S. Naval Academy. “It could even be […]
President Donald Trump has called off his planned June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “I was very much looking forward to being there with you (in Singapore),” Trump said in a letter to Kim released by the White House. “Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your […]