Merrill Newman , 85 , returned to the United States this weekend . He speaks to the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper in California . The official said the North Koreans had told the Obama administration in a telephone call that they were releasing Newman ; no explanation was offered . The U.S. government has been trying for years to get him out of Cuba
Merrill Newman , 85 , returned to the United States this weekend . He speaks to the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper in California . The U.S. government has been trying for years to get him out of Cuba