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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Travis King, the U.S. Army private who intentionally ran across the border into North Korea this summer, is in U.S. custody in China, U.S. officials said Wednesday, shortly ...

King ultimately was detained by North Korea, but after about two months, Pyongyang abruptly announced that it would expel him. On Sept. 28, he was flown back to Texas, and has been in custody ...

A US soldier who crossed into North Korea last year pleaded guilty to desertion as part of a plea agreement Friday and was sentenced to 12 months of confinement, his lawyer said.

Travis King, US soldier who fled to North Korea, sentenced for desertion. Military judge releases King for good behaviour and time served after sentencing him to 12 months of confinement.

A US Army soldier who fled into North Korea last year has pleaded guilty to desertion as part of a deal. Travis King was sentenced to 12 months of confinement and dishonourably discharged from the ...

US soldier Travis King, who crossed into North Korea in July 2023, pleaded guilty to desertion and other charges as part of a plea deal and was sentenced to a year of confinement on Friday.