Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju Uprising at a cost of hundreds of lives, died of natural causes on Tuesday aged 88, according to reports. Roh withdrew from public view around 20 years...

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Gordon Ernst took bribes to help get students into the Washington, D.C., school. A plea deal calls for between one and four years in prison.

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The president is also poised to nominate veteran tech lawyer Alan Davidson to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.