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Did North Korea abduct missing U.S. student David Sneddon? By KJ Kwon and Ben Westcott, CNN Updated 2223 GMT (0623 HKT) September 2, 2016 (CNN) — If true, it could be one of the most astonishing stories to ever emerge from North Korea. A media report on Friday repeated claims that a 24-year-old American man was kidnapped in China in 2004 and taken to Pyongyang to work as an English tutor for current leader Kim Jong Un. However, the US State Department says there is no evidence to confirm reports that missionary David Sneddon was seized while hiking in China's...

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. - Michael Jackson's accuser is distressed and having "a difficult time" dealing with the not guilty verdict against the pop singer, the prosecutor in the molestation case said Wednesday. Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon told NBC's "Today" that he spoke to the accuser immediately after Jackson was acquitted on all counts Monday. "He's very down. He's having a difficult time understanding why people didn't believe him," Sneddon said. "He's gone through a lot in his life. He's survived cancer, a very serious bout of cancer," he said. "He didn't necessarily want to get involved in...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The organizer of a comedy camp for underprivileged youth, who introduced Michael Jackson’s accuser to the entertainer, testified Tuesday about his efforts to help the boy through his recovery from cancer. Jamie Masada, owner of the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, said the boy attended the camp with his brother and sister in 1999 and worked on a standup act. He also described going to see the boy in a hospital while the youngster was struggling through chemotherapy for cancer. “Oh God, don’t bring that memory back,” Masada said of the boy’s illness. Masada, taking the stand...

BRING IT: JACKSON WANTS SNEDDON TO PERSONALLY TRY CASE HIMSELF!

<p>SANTA BARBARA, California (CNN) -- Responding to criticism about his joking demeanor at last week's news conference, Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon Tuesday apologized for some of the comments he made after announcing the arrest warrant for pop icon Michael Jackson on multiple counts of child molestation.</p>