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Russia friend Tillerson adopts tough line on Moscow

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, adopted a tough new line on Russia on Wednesday, calling it a “danger” to the United States and saying...

Obama offers hopeful vision of future

CHICAGO – President Obama used his farewell speech in his home town Tuesday to defend his imperiled legacy and press a broad, optimistic vision for the country that seems more divided than e...

Sessions denies racism charges

AG nominee says he will fight illegal immigration

Dylann Roof sentenced to death for killing nine church members

CHARLESTON, S.C. – An unrepentant Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for fatally shooting nine black church members during a Bible study session, becoming the first person ordered ex...

Mexico says it will negotiate with Trump

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s new foreign relations secretary said Tuesday his country isn’t just willing to negotiate changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, it wants to start talks as...

Rich defendant asks to build ‘gilded cage’

Case raises questions about equal justice for wealthy, poor

Rising temps raising cost of U.S. disasters

WASHINGTON – With steamy nights, sticky days and torrential downpours, last year went down as one of the warmest and wildest weather years on record in the United States. The Nati...

Obama health law posts solid sign-ups despite GOP repeal vow

WASHINGTON – Congress may be moving to repeal “Obamacare,” but millions of people are still signing up. The administration said Tuesday that 11.5 million enrolled nationwide through Dec. 24,...

Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch

VIENNA – Iran is to receive a huge shipment of natural uranium from Russia to compensate it for exporting tons of reactor coolant, diplomats say, in a move approved by the outgoing U.S. admi...

Airport shooting suspect gets public defender

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Iraq war veteran held in the fatal shooting of five people inside Fort Lauderdale’s airport was appointed a federal public defender on Monday after telling a judg...

Trump hires son-in-law

Kushner to take senior White House role

Obama presses Trump not to back away from clean energy

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama cast the adoption of clean energy in the U.S. as “irreversible,” putting pressure Monday on President-elect Donald Trump not to back away from a core stra...