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A South Korean soldier, left, and a police officer stand as vehicles carrying the South Korean delegation pass near Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. South Korean delegation departed for Panmunjom on Wednesday morning for talks with North Korea to further discuss the North's paricipation in the upcoming Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: Tillerson says NK responsible for suffering

Associated Press

South Korean police officers stand as vehicles carrying the South Korean delegation pass at the check point at Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. South Korean delegation departed for Panmunjom on Wednesday morning for talks with North Korea to further discuss the North's paricipation in the upcoming Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea to send 230-member cheering squad to Olympics

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

UN chief believes war over North Korea nukes is avoidable

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Dec. 20, 2017, photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Tillerson huddles Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, with nations that fought on America's side in the Korean War, looking to tighten the economic noose around North Korea over its nuclear weapons even as hopes rise for diplomacy. The 20-nation gathering in Vancouver, Canada, hosted by Tillerson and his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland, was called before the recent start of talks between North and South Korea, the first in two years. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: SK says talks with NK a ‘significant first step’

Associated Press

In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Tillerson huddles Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, with nations that fought on America's side in the Korean War, looking to tighten the economic noose around North Korea over its nuclear weapons even as hopes rise for diplomacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. allies from Korean War meet on North Korean nuclear threat

By Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

In this Dec. 23, 2017, photo distributed on Dec. 24, 2017, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un addresses the conference of cell chairpersons of the ruling party in Pyongyang. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ** FILE **

North Korea scoffs at Donald Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ tweet

Associated Press

In this image made from video released by KRT on Jan. 1, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks in his annual address in undisclosed location, North Korea. (KRT via AP Video) ** FILE **

Democrat Tulsi Gabbard says U.S. to blame for North Korea nukes

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by South Korea Unification Ministry, South Korean delegation, right, shakes hands with North Korean delegation, left, for their meeting at the North side of Panmunjom in North Korea, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Officials from the Koreas met Monday to work out details about North Korea's plan to send an art troupe to the South during next month's Winter Olympics, as the rivals tried to follow up on the North's recent agreement to cooperate in the Games in a conciliatory gesture following months of nuclear tensions. (South Korea Unification Ministry via AP)

North Korean orchestra, maybe joint hockey team at Olympics

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

A bus carrying the South Korean delegations passes as South Korean soldier salutes at Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. The rival Koreas agreed to discuss a North Korean art troupe's visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean orchestra, maybe joint hockey team at Olympics

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Officials reportedly knew in 10 minutes that the alert had been sent accidentally. They posted a message on Twitter and took nearly 30 minutes to send a second cellphone message. (Associated Press)

Hawaii missile warning mishap enrages residents, lawmakers demand answers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, in Sofia, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. Abe is visiting Bulgaria as part of his East European tour. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgaria pledges opportunities for Japanese firms in Balkans

By VESELIN TOSHKOV - Associated Press

This smartphone screen capture shows a false incoming ballistic missile emergency alert sent from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency system on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

‘We made a mistake’ Hawaii sends false missile alert

By AUDREY McAVOY and JENNIFER KELLEHER - Associated Press

In this image made from video released by KRT on Jan. 1, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks in his annual address in undisclosed location, North Korea. (KRT via AP Video) ** FILE **

Donald Trump hails China for cutting trade with North Korea

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 5, 2018, photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a interview with the Associated Press at the State Department in Washington. The United States would be “putting people intentionally in harm’s way” if it sent diplomats back to Cuba, Tillerson said, even as a new FBI report casts doubt on the initial theory that Americans were hit by “sonic attacks.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rex Tillerson to co-host North Korea summit, but China won’t be there

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, copies of Michael Wolff's &quot;Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House&quot; on display as they go on sale at a bookshop, in London. North Korea has found good material to attack President Donald Trump: Michael Wolff's bombshell new book, &quot;Fire and Fury.&quot; (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

N Korea: Popularity of ‘Fire and Fury’ foretells Trump’s end

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, speaks as South Korean President Moon Jae-in looks on during a joint news conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, credits Donald Trump for talks with North Korea

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporters' question during his New Year news conference at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Moon said Wednesday he's open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if certain conditions are met, as he vowed to push for more talks with the North to resolve the nuclear standoff. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)

SKorea open to summit with North’s Kim, but it won’t be easy

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

Drain the national security swamp, Mr. Trump

By William Graham and Peter Vincent Pry

Trump administration OKs $130M missile defense sale to Japan

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

The head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon, right, exchanges documents with South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon after their meeting at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. The rival Koreas took steps toward reducing their bitter animosity during rare talks Tuesday, as North Korea agreed to send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea and reopen a military hotline. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP)

Venue for Korea talks is potential flash point inside border

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press