North Korea releases US college student sentenced to hard labor

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea has released Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor for alleged anti-state acts, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday.
The U.S. announcement came as former NBA player Dennis Rodman was paying a return visit to Pyongyang.
“At the direction of the President, the Department of State has secured the release of Otto Warmbier from North Korea,” Tillerson said in a statement. “Mr. Wa