North Korea: 2 U.S. journalists pardoned

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean media say leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two American journalists — Laura Ling, 32, and Euna Lee, 36 — and ordered their release during the visit of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Lee, a South Korean-born U.S. citizen, is married and has a 4-year-old daughter in Los Angeles; a native Californian, Ling is the married younger sister of TV journalist Lisa Ling.