North Korea returns remains of U.S. soldiers

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The White House announced Thursday night that North Korea has transferred the remains of an unspecified number of U.S. soldiers killed during the Korean War.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to return the remains during his summit with President Trump last month in Singapore. "Today, [Kim] is fulfilling part of the commitment he made to the president to return our fallen American service members," the White House said in a statement. "We are encouraged by North Korea's actions and the momentum for positive change."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.