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U.S. links North Korea to Sony hack
Spy at center of Obama-Castro deal
Obama to free 8 nonviolent drug offenders
Clinton early 2016 front-runner — but 'barely': NBC News/WSJ poll
The risks and opportunities for Jeb Bush
After Alan Gross release, Obama seeks to resume full diplomatic ties with Cuba
Democrats go searching for a message ahead of 2016
Pakistan mourns as mass funerals begin
U.S., Cuba seek to normalize relations
Cuba releases Alan Gross after 5 years in prison
Aussie leader: Siege gunman dropped off watch list
From joy to outrage, Florida's Cuban-Americans greet new U.S. policy
Montana homeowner found guilty in slaying of German exchange student
Washington governor unveils carbon cap-and-trade plan
Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill into law
USOC decides to bid for 2024; city still undecided

U.S. links North Korea to Sony hack

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Federal investigators have connected the attack on Sony Entertainment to North Korea, an official says.

Spy at center of Obama-Castro deal

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 01:26 PM PST

Gerardo Hernandez calls himself a terrorist fighter, but denies he conspired to commit murder.

Obama to free 8 nonviolent drug offenders

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 02:40 PM PST

President Barack Obama will shorten the sentences of eight prisoners serving time for nonviolent drug crimes and pardon 12 ex-convicts, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Clinton early 2016 front-runner — but 'barely': NBC News/WSJ poll

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 05:36 AM PST

While Hillary Clinton may be the prohibitive favorite to win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, the margin of American voters who would support her in a general election is razor thin.

The risks and opportunities for Jeb Bush

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 04:14 AM PST

The Internet may be Jeb's best hope of becoming the GOP nominee.

After Alan Gross release, Obama seeks to resume full diplomatic ties with Cuba

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 07:23 AM PST

President Obama will launch negotiations with Cuba.

Democrats go searching for a message ahead of 2016

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 02:21 AM PST

Democrats are worried that they've become too focused on specific groups within their coalition and have lost focus on winning over moderate voters who care most about the economy and view government with skepticism.

Pakistan mourns as mass funerals begin

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 11:20 AM PST

The nation begins burying the 142 victims, most of them children, of the school attack.

U.S., Cuba seek to normalize relations

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 03:17 PM PST

These moves represent the biggest shift in U.S. policy toward the island in decades.

Cuba releases Alan Gross after 5 years in prison

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The move comes amidst reports that U.S. will try to normalize relations with Cuba.

Aussie leader: Siege gunman dropped off watch list

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 10:00 PM PST

SYDNEY (AP) — A gunman responsible for a deadly siege in a Sydney cafe was once on the national security agency's watch list — but was dropped off it years ago for reasons that remain unclear, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday.

From joy to outrage, Florida's Cuban-Americans greet new U.S. policy

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 03:13 PM PST

By Zachary Fagenson and David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Some Cuban exiles responded with outrage. Others with ecstasy. News on Wednesday that the United States will restore diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in more than a half century divided America's 1.5-million-strong Cuban exile community and threatened to shake up the political landscape in the vital battleground state of Florida. ...

Montana homeowner found guilty in slaying of German exchange student

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 03:55 PM PST

By Lori Grannis MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday found a Montana homeowner guilty of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of a German high school exchange student who entered his garage in a case that tested the state's version of a "castle doctrine" self-defense law. Prosecutors painted Markus Kaarma as an armed aggressor who lured a non-violent would-be burglar to his death. Authorities say Diren Dede, 17, of Hamburg, was killed in April while "garage hopping" at night in Missoula in a possible search for alcohol. ...

Washington governor unveils carbon cap-and-trade plan

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 04:33 PM PST

By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday laid out a plan for a carbon cap-and-trade program aimed at fighting global warming and raising $1 billion a year for state schools and public transportation initiatives, but he will first need the support of a divided state legislature. The program would place an overall limit, or cap, on the amount of carbon that large businesses and fuel distributors can emit. ...

Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill into law

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 06:54 PM PST

A rare bipartisan achievement, the bill will keep the government operating over the next nine months.