FBI director confident North Korea was behind cyberattack
By TOM HAYS There is strong evidence that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony and that the leadership there will orchestrate further strikes against American targets, top U.S.…
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South Korea: North Korea has 6,000-member cyber army
South Korea said Tuesday that rival North Korea has a 6,000-member cyber army dedicated to disrupting the South’s military and government, a dramatic increase from an earlier estimate of 3,000…
After Miami’s kickoff, gays marry across Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage ended statewide at the stroke of midnight Monday, and court clerks in some Florida counties wasted no time, issuing marriage licenses and…
Obama seeks help of Mexico’s Pena Nieto on Cuba, immigration
By NEDRA PICKLER President Barack Obama is hosting Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House Tuesday, looking to his southern neighbor for help implementing the president’s changing policies…
New Congress getting sworn in with GOP in charge
By ERICA WERNER Republicans are assuming full control of Congress for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome.…
Yemen’s al-Qaida thrives on Sunni backlash to Shiite rebels
Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen is surging in strength, finding new support and recruits among the country’s Sunni tribesmen, in a backlash to drone strikes and the rise to power of…
Jury selection to get underway in Boston Marathon attacks
By DENISE LAVOIE People who lost loved ones or were injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings are clamoring for justice as jury selection gets underway in one of the…
Pope picks 15 new cardinals reflecting diversity
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis named 15 new cardinals Sunday, selecting them from 14 nations including far-flung corners of the world such as Tonga, New Zealand, Cape Verde and Myanmar…