The Hill: US slaps new sanctions on North Korea over weapons programBy The Hill. Published Jan. 24, 2018. Updated Jan. 24 at 10:01 pm The North Korean flag is seen flying in backdrop of barbed wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur on March 11, 2017. Photo by AFPThe Treasury Department announced new sanctions on North Korea on Jan.24 over its nuclear weapons program.Read more here.