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In this Sept. 26, 2016, file photo, moderator Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, asks a question during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (Joe Raedle/Pool via AP, File)

NBC’s Holt says he approached North Korea with eyes open

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, photo, a North Korean military guide leads a tour of the USS Pueblo in Pyongyang, North Korea. The Pueblo, an American spy ship, was attacked and captured by North Korea 50 years ago this week. The iconic spy ship, on display in Pyongyang, is the only commissioned US Navy ship held by a foreign government. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

Captured USS Pueblo displayed as N. Korean propaganda prize

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

A visitor walks along the beach near the Olympic Rings in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Gangneung is the site of the coastal cluster which will host ice hockey, figure skating, speedskating, short track and curling for the 2018 Olympics. The 2018 Pyeongchang Games will be held from Feb. 9 to 25. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A flurry of exchanges, protests: What’s next for Koreas?

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks as his Indonesian counterpart Ryamizard Ryacudu, right, listens during a joint press conference following their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Mattis said the Trump administration wants to help Indonesia play a central role in maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mattis thanks Vietnam for supporting sanctions on N. Korea

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

North Korean defector Park Sang-hak holds up a defaced portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a press conference against the North Korea's participation in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. A team of South Korean officials travelled to North Korea on Tuesday to check logistics for joint events ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in the South, as the rivals exchanged rare visits to each other amid signs of warming ties. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Activists rip Kim Jong Un’s photo in Olympic protest

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this file image made from undated video of a news bulletin aired by North Korea's KRT on Sept. 3, 2017, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un holds the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. Japan's public broadcaster mistakenly sent an alert warning citizens of a North Korean missile launch and urging them to seek immediate shelter, then retracted it minutes later, days after a similar error in Hawaii. NHK television issued the message Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 on its internet and mobile news sites as well as on Twitter, saying North Korea appeared to have fired a missile at Japan. NHK deleted its tweet after several minutes, issued a correction and apologized several times on air. (KRT via AP Video, file)

Kim Jong-un may be getting bad intel about Trump’s plans, CIA says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

North Korean Hyon Song Wol, center, the leader of Pyongyang's all-female Moranbong Band, leaves for North Korea at the Inter-Korean Transit Office in Paju, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (Korea Pool via AP)

S. Korean advance team goes to North for pre-Olympic events

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, file photo, Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik of North Korea compete during the pairs free program at the Figure Skating-ISU Challenger Series in Oberstdorf, Germany. The 22 North Korean athletes now invited to compete at the Olympics in February 2018 are not likely to bring home any medals across the border from South Korea. Of all the athletes given late entries in five sports, only the figure skating pair met the qualifying standard on merit. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

The Latest: EU slaps sanctions on 17 more North Koreans

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South Korean protesters burn a North Korean and Unification flag during a rally against a visit of North Korean Hyon Song Wol, head of a North Korean art troupe, in front of Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday as part of an official delegation, triggering a media frenzy as she checked potential venues for performances during next month's Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Koreans burn Kim’s photo as North Korean band leader passes

By Hyung-jin Kim and Ahn Young-Joon - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, photo, South Korean Oh Ju-yeon, 46, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea. South Koreans seem generally happy they’ll see the North Koreans at their Olympics, but aren’t as pleased about sharing a team with them. “I think it will be emotionally moving to watch the athletes of both Koreans march under the same flag during the opening ceremony as we come from the same nation,” she said. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Not all South Koreans are happy about unified hockey team

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, file photo, Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik of North Korea compete during the pairs free program at the Figure Skating-ISU Challenger Series in Oberstdorf, Germany. The 22 North Korean athletes now invited to compete at the Olympics in February 2018 are not likely to bring home any medals across the border from South Korea. Of all the athletes given late entries in five sports, only the figure skating pair met the qualifying standard on merit. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Medals unlikely as 22 North Koreans head to Winter Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, in this photo provided by South Korea Unification Ministry, the head of North Korean delegation Kwon Hyok Bong, center, and Hyon Song Wol, the head of the Moranbong Band, left, sit during the meeting with South Korea at the North side of Panmunjom in North Korea. The head of North Korea's most popular girl band is visiting South Korea this weekend to check preparations for a trip by another Northern art troupe led by her as part of Pyongyang's Olympic delegation, officials said Friday.(South Korea Unification Ministry via AP, File)

N.Korea cancels S.Korea visit by advance team for art troupe

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the United Nations Security Council, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Latest: Kazakhstan to NKorea: Abandon nuclear ambitions

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2017, file photo, a man watches a TV screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is one of the safest places in the world to live and visit. But it’s also an easy drive to the edge of an incredibly hostile, and nuclear-armed, North Korea. Since U.S. President Donald Trump has begun matching the over-the-top rhetoric North Korea has always favored, there have been worries over the possibility of war. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

How an unprovoked strike on North Korea would ruin the Trump presidency

By Robert Moore

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2018 file photo, Diamond Head, an extinct volcanic crater, and high-rises are seen in Honolulu. Gov. David Ige has appointed state Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara as new head of Hawaii's emergency management agency after a faulty alert was sent to cellphones around the state warning of an incoming missile attack. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, file)

The Latest: Hawaii’s call to FEMA lasted just 1 minute

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In this Oct. 13, 2017, filephoto, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump claims Russia undermining U.S. on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, photo, pictures of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are seen on a sign during a rally for a peaceful Winter Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea plans to send a spotlight-stealing delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in the South Korean county of Pyeongchang. The letters read &quot;Peace bobsleigh.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Violinists and cheering squads: North Korea’s Olympic lineup

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland and Secretary of State of the United States, Rex Tillerson address a news conference following a meeting on the Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Tillerson warns military action on NK unless diplomacy works

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press