U.S. thanks North Korea, Sweden over American's release

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thanked North Korea and Sweden Friday for working to secure the release of a U.S. citizen who was detained after entering the North illegally last month from China."The United States appreciates the cooperation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the embassy of Sweden in facilitating the release of an American citizen," the top U.S. diplomat said in a statement, referring to North Korea by its formal name.North Korea's state media reported earlier in the day that the country has decided to deport the U.S. citizen, identified as Bruce Byron Lowranc…READ FULL ARTICLE