
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — A hearing expected to lead to the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has gotten underway at the U.S. district court in Saipan. Assange is set to plead guilty to a single felony charge related to the dissemination of U.S. military secrets. The deal will spare him prison time in the U.S., where he was charged with violating the Espionage Act. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has arrived...