Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president
By JOSH LEDERMAN In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to…
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US bombers strike Islamic State camps in Libya
By ROBERT BURNS U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers attacked a pair of Islamic State military camps in Libya, killing more than 80 fighters in an unusual mission that may have…
Collapse of burning Tehran high-rise kills 30 firefighters
By AMIR VAHDAT and NASSER KARIMI A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by fire collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring some 75 people, state media reported.…
Trump’s America: Switching sides in struggling Pa. county
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Towns along the Susquehanna River are filled with people whose grandparents worked in coal mines, garment factories and small manufacturing companies. But those jobs are long gone…
Trump, in flap with civil rights icon, meets with MLK’s son
\ By JONATHAN LEMIRE Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump attempted to navigate the fallout of his flap with a civil rights leader and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther…
Reports: Istanbul nightclub attacker who killed 39 captured
By AYSE WIETING AND SUZAN FRASER A gunman suspected of killing 39 people during a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been caught in a police operation, Turkish…
House Dems press FBI on Russia, possible link to Trump camp
By ERICA WERNER House Democrats still seething over FBI Director James Comey’s handling of the election-year inquiry of Hillary Clinton confronted the law enforcement officer over his refusal to say…
Trump unleashes Twitter attack against civil rights legend
By STEVE PEOPLES Donald Trump tore into civil rights legend John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of the Republican billionaire’s White House victory, intensifying a feud with the black congressman…