North Korea Test-Fires Missiles

TENSE

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:50PM EDT / Published Dec. 19, 2011 9:47AM EST

Lee Jin-man / FILE / AP Photo

South Korea put its military on alert immediately following the North’s announcement Saturday of the death of 69-year-old leader Kim Jong-il, and Pyongyang on Monday promptly test-fired two short-range missiles off its east coast. The situation on the peninsula is filled with uncertainty, but South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said an unnamed government official insisted the launch was unrelated to the death of Kim, who died Saturday of a heart attack. The North frequently conducts short-range missile tests, but South Korean officials say they are sometimes timed to coincide with periods of tension.

Read it at AFP

DeSantis’ Super PAC Suffers Yet Another Brutal Staff Loss

It’s the second major staff departure at Never Back Down in the last two weeks.

White House’s ‘MAGA’ Slam Violated Hatch Act, Watchdog Says

The deputy press secretary referred to “MAGAnomics” on Monday to raise concerns over Republicans possibly repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Israel Plans to Kill Hamas Bosses Around Globe Postwar: WSJ

The operations could reportedly take years.

BBC Names Kate Middleton and King Charles as ‘Royal Racists’

The British national broadcaster finally crumbled.

Two U.S. Navy Sailors Seriously Injured in Romania Crash

Five other sailors sustained minor wounds in the accident.

Boebert Enlists Dave Chappelle for Transphobic Photo Op

The comedian was at the Capitol for a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus, according to one report, but he told a journalist he was there to “catch up with old friends.”

Royals ‘United in Outrage’ as ‘Royal Racists’ Named: Report

A source told the Mirror there was “an unequivocal denial that anything said by the two persons named publicly...was said or could be considered to be said in a racist manner.”

Sources: Meghan Denies Leaking Charles and Kate Race Intel

The Telegraph cited “sources close to the Duchess of Sussex” as saying she “never intended them to be publicly identified.”

North Korea Test-Fires Missiles

Lee Jin-man / FILE / AP Photo