For the second year in a row, a Lao immigrant who runs a Washington restaurant was nominated for one of the top honors in the food industry. Chef Seng Luangrath says she was born to cook and her rise is all the more remarkable when you consider that she honed her cooking skills in a refugee camp.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On June 1, 1779, General Benedict Arnold is court-martialed during the American Revolutionary War. Arnold fought for the American Continental Army, but later defected to the British side. As a general on the American side, he secretly planned to surrender the fortifications at West Point, New York, which were under his command, to the British. Today, the name ‘Benedict Arnold’ is synonymous with treason and betrayal in the US.

The emerging menace of cyber threats posed by foreign countries is increasingly the focus of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, which was created in response to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. From Russian government efforts to disrupt US elections to Chinese companies trying to steal US trade secrets, worldwide cyber threats are on the rise, especially as as billions more digital devices are connected.

VIDEO EXPLAINER: When multiple candidates from the same political party run for public office, a preliminary vote is held to determine who will make it onto the ballot in November. That’s called a primary and here’s how it works.

Young people are sharing their experiences with cancer through photos. They’re taking photography classes in eight cities across the United States with fellow teens who understand what they’re going through. Taking pictures helps these young patients cope with their illness by allowing them to frame their cancer in a different light.

VIDEO: From painting his old shoes to make them look new, to selling what he could to help his mother make ends meet. From a very young age, Noe Rueda was determined to succeed in life. Growing up poor in Chicago, he even worked at a construction site as a child to help provide for his family. The hard work paid off because now Rueda is the first person in his family to go to college.

VIDEO: Self-defense courses for young women and girls are proving to be hugely popular in New Delhi. The classes are organized by police in response to brutal, highly publicized attacks on young women and girls in recent years. The girls are taught how a quick response against men who tease or touch them can make all the difference.