North Korea fires a ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, in an apparent protest of the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for a new trilateral military drill including the United States, South Korea and Japan.The North’s reported launch also came hours after South Korea said North Korea floated huge balloons likely carrying trash across the border for a second consecutive day. South Korea’s ear