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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Obama vows retaliation for suspected Russian hacking
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama is promising that the U.S. will retaliate against Russia for its suspected meddling in America’s election process, an accusation the Kremlin…
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE President-elect Donald Trump signaled a sharp rightward shift in U.S. national security policy Friday, naming Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Rep.…
Trump offers Flynn national security adviser job
By KEN THOMAS, CATHERINE LUCEY and JULIE PACE President-elect Donald Trump offered former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser as he began to build out…
Seoul says North Korea capable of next nuclear test anytime
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the United States…
S. Korea: Senior North Korean Korean diplomat based in London defects
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG A senior North Korean diplomat based in London has defected to South Korea, becoming one of the highest Northern officials to do so, South…
Bid to shut Guantanamo roils Pentagon, White House, Congress
By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Obama administration’s struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and…
UAE says army frees British hostage held in Yemen
The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its military freed a British hostage held by al-Qaida in Yemen who had been kidnapped 18 months ago while working as a petroleum…