Seoul Rejects US Push For Tactical Nuclear Deployment
Seoul is rejecting a push by U.S. lawmakers to redeploy U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea.
“We have not discussed the matter,” a senior defense official said Monday on condition of anonymity. “South Korea is a country making efforts for non-proliferation and as such it would not be appropriate to do so.”
Russia: Putin's Return as President
Joshua Yaffa, for the Pulitzer Center, Moscow, Russia
The election victory of Vladimir Putin in March was meant to signal the end, or at least the transition, of Russia’s protest movement.
Sudan: The Lost Children of Nuba
Trevor Snapp
Rose was in the middle of an English lesson at her school when the bombers arrived. Hearing the buzz of old Russian Antonov cargo planes, the students scurried outside, peering into the sky.
VPR to discuss classic literature in partnership with Vermont Humanities Council
Vermont Public Radio in collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council’s state-wide reading program, Vermont Reads, will explore the novel Bull Run by Newbery Award-winning author Paul Fleischman. A special series will air during Morning Edition May 15-18.
Border Patrol Unveils New Strategy
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Border Patrol announced presented its new strategic plan to protect the border from 2012 to 2016. The new strategy, presented before Congress on Tuesday, will use intelligence to combat organized crime, among other security threats.
"Transnational criminal organizations (TCO) represent a significant threat to national security. They control the majority of gun and drug trafficking on the border, as well as a growing number of human trafficking cases," the document reads.
Vandalism Mars Seattle Rallies; Police Given More Powers
There were spasms of violence among mostly peaceful May Day social-justice rallies in Seattle yesterday as black-clad vandals left downtown Seattle littered with shattered glass and put police — and the city — on edge, reports the Seattle Times. The vandalism, much of it aimed at financial institutions, recalled the 1999 World Trade Organization riots. Mayor Mike McGinn, citing lessons learned from that chaos, issued an emergency order giving police power preventively to seize anything that could be used as a weapon.
Korean Media Look Back on LA Riots
A report in the Korean-language Korea Daily in Los Angeles notes that much of mainstream media’s coverage of the anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots has ignored the impact of that event on the Korean community.
Citing local broadcasters’ coverage of the anniversary, the paper points to what it describes as an almost exclusive focus on the African American community, despite the fact that Koreans were some of the hardest hit by the violence and looting that erupted.
Oakland police seize 2,500 pot plants, $40K cash - arrest 11
Everyone probably knows by now that on Monday afternoon Oakland Police Department announced one of the largest
marijuana recoveries in recent years: 2,500 marijuana plants, 50 pounds of dried
processed marijuana, $40,000 in cash and a number of firearms.
The spot: A warehouse on 89th Avenue
