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A top US military official calls North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‘a man of his word.’ The commander of US Forces-Korea says language and actions from Pyongyang have ‘signaled a change in direction, perhaps a change in calculus that we had been looking for.’

ASYLUM EXPLAINER: To be granted asylum in the United States, applicants must meet three requirements. The US government can deny requests if it finds an applicant fails to meet one of these requirements. And even after asylum is granted, it can be rescinded.

VIDEO: US lawmakers are working to prevent foreign meddling in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. The Justice Department says cyber criminals targeted 21 states in the last presidential election. Officials are developing a number of measures to prevent a repeat of the Russian interference uncovered in the 2016 elections.

Abdul El-Sayed wants to be America’s first Muslim governor. The young, well-spoken, charismatic Rhodes scholar is campaigning for Michigan’s highest elected office. One of his biggest challenges will be to win over a majority of voters in a state that narrowly helped Republican Donald Trump win the presidency.

When women out-earn their mate, husbands talk themselves up while wives do the opposite. When responding to income surveys, the men tend to exaggerate their income, as opposed to what they report to the Internal Revenue Service, while women understate how much they make.

VIDEO: Talk about gaming the system. Many private universities award scholarships for popular sports such as football and basketball, and now a new category — Cybersports — is gaining momentum. VOA visits the first university in the country to offer full gaming scholarships.