Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in his 1st visit to Vietnam
By FOSTER KLUG U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner…
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Pentagon: US airstrike targets Taliban leader Mullah Mansour
By ALAN FRAM The U.S. conducted an airstrike Saturday against Taliban leader Mullah Mansour, the Pentagon said, and a U.S. official said Mansour was believed to have been killed. Pentagon…
Obama leaves for Asia to boost trade, cooperation
By NANCY BENAC President Barack Obama is leaving on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia as part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic…
In swing state suburbs, white women are skeptical of Trump
By BILL BARROW and JULIE PACE For Donald Trump to win the White House in November, he’ll need the votes of women like lifelong Republican Wendy Emery. Yet the 52-year-old…
Secret Service shoots man with gun outside White House
By BEN NUCKOLS A U.S. Secret Service officer shot a man with a gun who approached a checkpoint outside the White House and refused to drop his weapon, the Secret…
US says Iraqi forces have retaken western town of Rutba
By ROBERT BURNS The retaking of the small western town of Rutba from two years of Islamic State occupation was an important morale booster for Iraqi security forces, the top…
Congo’s political crisis stokes fears of widespread violence
By RICHARD LARDNER A simmering political crisis in Congo that the U.S. and its allies have been unable to defuse is stoking fears in Congress that one of Africa’s largest…
Trump unveils list of potential picks for Supreme Court seat
By JILL COLVIN and MARK SHERMAN Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday released a list of 11 potential picks to replace Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court,…