Americans fly out from North Korea before travel ban takes effect

A handful of Americans left Pyongyang on a flight to Beijing Thursday, a day before the start of a U.S. ban on American citizens going to North Korea.Among those on the flight from the North Korean capital were aid workers who hoped to be allowed to return to continue humanitarian work.The Trump administration announced in July that it was barring American citizens from traveling to North Korea starting Sept. 1 over concerns about detentions of Americans who travel there. Earlier this year, U.S.