Dennis Rodman has been in the news for his dealings with North Korean leader Kim Jong. He is making headlines again for an interview he did where it was unclear if he was under the influence or just plain stupid. Listen to the audio player to hear part of the interview. Plus, get the opinions […]
When it comes to foreign diplomacy, Dennis Rodman isn’t the first person you think of. However, the former basketball star is in North Korea with…
BEIJING (AP) — Two aspiring American rappers said Saturday that they had filmed part of a music video in North Korea, hoping the novel locale will make a hit. The rappers known as Pacman and Peso did not say where and how they filmed the footage, which their fundraising proposal suggested would be done on […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps — but not be a diplomat. Rodman was greeted at Pyongyang’s airport by Son Kwang Ho, vice-chairman […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to call for the release of a Korean-American man detained in the North. Rodman met with Kim and watched an exhibition game together when he visited Pyongyang in February. In a tweet on Wednesday, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while rejecting a new U.S. intelligence report suggesting significant progress in the communist regime’s nuclear weapons program. Kicking off four days of talks in an East Asia beset by […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday that North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles represents a clear and direct threat to the United States and its allies in the region. Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea vowed Tuesday to restart a nuclear reactor that can make one bomb’s worth of plutonium a year, escalating tensions already raised by near daily warlike threats against the United States and South Korea. The North’s plutonium reactor was shut down in 2007 as part of international nuclear disarmament […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a show of force following weeks of North Korean bluster, the U.S. on Thursday took the unprecedented step of announcing that two of its nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped munitions on a South Korean island as part of joint military drills. The announcement is likely to further enrage Pyongyang, which […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama‘s spokesman says the White House is concerned by war threats coming from North Korea. North Korean state media said Monday that Pyongyang was cancelling the 60-year-old armistice that ended the Korean War. White House press secretary Jay Carney responded that Pyongyang will achieve nothing with threats. But he said […]
Dominique jokes with the crew about Dennis Rodman, North Korea and more on the TJMS.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States. The sanctions drafted by North Korea’s closest ally, China, and the United States send a powerful message that the […]
