by Anna Kook | Jun 15, 2018 | Featured, National Security
SINGAPORE — Americans in Singapore during the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tried to catch glimpses of the two leaders and hoped they might achieve a deal that would improve world safety, but a number were...
by Anna Kook | Jun 12, 2018 | Featured, National Security
SINGAPORE — Medill News Service reporter Anna Kook covers the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, finding a city excited and watchful in anticipation of the historic...
by Anna Kook | May 31, 2018 | Education, Featured
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — It was smooth sailing through round three of the spelling bee for Ben Franklin 8th grader Tobi Shorunke of Fargo. Shorunke easily spelled the word “deliverable” in round 3 and moved on successfully to the 4th round. He is the only speller from...
by Anna Kook | May 30, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota’s county and state spelling champion made it to round three of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. So how did Tobi Shorunke of Fargo do Tuesday afternoon? His word was “portulaca” and he asked for the definition. Any plant of a...
by Anna Kook | May 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security
Kang Chol-hwan fled North Korea in 1992 at the age of 24 for South Korea, finally arriving after a six-month journey through China. He had been imprisoned at age 9 because his grandfather was accused of treason. He spent 10 years in a political prison camp in Yodok...
