North Korea sentences 2 U.S. journalists to 12 years in prison

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s state news agency says the country’s top court has convicted two U.S. journalists and sentenced them to 12 years in labor prison. The Korean Central News Agency says the Central Court tried Laura Ling and Euna Lee and said today that the trial confirmed that they committed a "grave crime" against the nation and illegally crossed into North Korea. — The Associated Press