The death of a South Korean citizen caused by the North Korean military resulted in dictator Kim Jong-un sending a rare and personal letter to President Moon Jae-in of South Korea.
Category: Outside the Nest
Outside the Nest encompasses newsworthy events outside of the KSU campus.
OTN: Kremlin opposition activist poisoned
A preliminary investigation was launched on Thursday to look into the circumstances surrounding the suspected poisoning of a Russian opposition activist.
Outside the Nest: Authorities investigate disappearance, death of Mexican butterfly conservationist
The body of Mexican monarch butterfly conservationist Homero Gómez González was found in a retaining pond two weeks after his disappearance in the Mexican municipality Ocampo.
Outside the Nest: Tropical rainstorm Barry still a threat
Barry has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression but flash flood worries still remain.
Outside the Nest: Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka stun the world as death toll increases
Around 87 detonators were found in the city of Columbo after an orchestrated suicide bombing in several cities throughout Sri Lanka killed at least 290 people and injured hundreds more.
Outside the Nest: Political tension brews as Venezuela faces third major blackout in 1 month
Vice President Mike Pence urges the United Nations to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s official president amidst blackouts and surging poverty rates under President Nicolas Maduro.
Outside the Nest: President Trump signs executive order to require free speech on campus
The order can deny federal funding to public schools that do not uphold the First Amendment.
Outside the Nest: Celebrities, others arrested in college admission scandal
Some of the top universities in the U.S. are under investigation after they accept collected to accept students.
Outside the Nest: States ask for new voting machines before 2020
State and local election officials in 31 states are asking for their outdated or “inadequate” voting equipment to be replaced before the 2020 presidential primaries.
Outside the Nest: Kenya helicopter crash leaves 4 Americans, local pilot dead
Four Americans and a local pilot were killed in Kenya when a helicopter crashed on an island Sunday night.
Outside the Nest: Hijacking suspect killed after Dubai flight makes emergency landing
A Dubai-bound flight from Bangladesh made an emergency landing on Sunday after a man attempted to hijack the plane, according to NBC.
Outside the Nest: Bar shooting in Mexico leaves five dead
Five people were killed and another five wounded Saturday after gunmen opened fire at a bar in Cancún, Mexico.