An overdue honor: St. Johns County WWII veterans receive Congressional Gold Medals

Congressman Mike Waltz presented St. Johns County residents Bill Pruitt and Ed Trester with a Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

North Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan military cooperation

North Korea on Sunday slammed the United States, South Korea and Japan for pushing to boost their trilateral military cooperation targeting the North, warning that the move is prompting urgent calls for the country to reinforce its military capability. Sunday's statement comes as North Korea’s neighbors say the country is ready for its first nuclear test in five years as part of its provocative run of weapons tests this year.

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  North Korea says U.S.-South Korea-Japan agreement materialises U.S. plan for 'Asian NATO'

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  North Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19

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Leiter works 5 1/3 in emergency relief, Cubs top Boston 3-1

Mark Leiter Jr. threw 5 1/3 solid innings of emergency relief, Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom each had two hits and the Chicago Cubs capitalized on a pair of Boston errors and beat the Red Sox 3-1 Saturday night. Four pitchers combined to limit the Red Sox to five hits as Chicago won for the fifth time in six games.