Donald Trump, United Airlines, Afghanistan: Your Evening Briefing Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite Connecticut boarding school whose alumni include President John F. Kennedy, revealed that at least 12 former teachers sexually molested — and, in at least one case, raped — students in a series of cases dating back to the 1960s. The North said on Friday that it could annihilate American military bases in South Korea "within minutes," and that it would test a nuclear weapon any time it pleases. The warnings came as Vice President Mike Pence prepared to leave for South Korea, the start of a 10-day tour of the region with the North expected to be a major topic. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. China called for calm on all sides as North Korea intensified its saber-rattling ahead of its founder’s day celebrations, and a United States Navy strike group approached the region. That was the assessment a day after the U.S. military dropped a 10-ton explosive, referred to as the "mother of all bombs," on an Islamic State stronghold in eastern Afghanistan. Dozens of Islamic State fighters were killed, three cave hide-outs were destroyed, and local Afghans said the blast was felt as far as 10 miles away.
