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Obama justifies failed rescue of American Luke Somers in YemenPresident Barack Obama said Saturday that American photojournalist Luke Somers was in immediate danger. Yemen's national security chief said militants had planned to kill Somers on Saturday.
Sasha, Malia, and Christmas tree all lit up this eveningSasha and Malia's smiles were as bright as the Christmas tree that their dad, President Barack Obama, lit for the first time Thursday evening.
- Was that a fake US Army ranger shopping for discounts at Philadelphia mall?
Stolen valor? A video has gone viral of a confrontation between a man apparently posing as a US Army Ranger at a shopping mall and a US veteran grilling him on his uniform and service record.
- Obama immigration executive order: A violation of the Constitution?
Texas leads a 17-state coalition saying that President Obama's executive orders on immigration violate the US Constitution. Political grandstanding or firm legal grounds?
Military sexual assaults increase 8 percent as more victims step forwardA new anonymous survey suggests military service members are becoming more willing to come forward to seek help for sexual assaults. There were roughly 5,400 sexual assaults reported in 2014 compared with about 5,000 the year before.
Pentagon: Iran launches airstrikes against Islamic State in IraqThis may be the first time Tehran has launched manned aircraft from inside Iran to strike targets in Iraq.
Cosby abuse claims head to court as new lawsuit filedCosby has been beset for weeks by allegations by more than a dozen women that he drugged and sexually assaulted them in incidents spanning several decades.
Why the Supreme Court is hearing a UPS pregnancy caseA driver for United Parcel Service wanted a temporary assignment to avoid lifting heavy packages after she became pregnant in 2006. UPS refused.
What's in Obama's plan for Native American youth?President Obama's new initiative calls for programs focused on better preparing young American Indians for college and careers, and developing leadership skill
Heavy California rain brings drought relief, threatens mudslidesThe National Weather Service said up to 6 inches of rain was possible in parts of Southern California by the time the storm ends Wednesday.
Treatment, not jail, in NYC: 'Positive step forward' will cost $130MNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to announce his $130 million, four-year plan to overhaul how the nation’s most populous city deals with mentally ill and drug-addicted suspects, diverting many to treatment instead of jail.
Bill Cosby's latest accuser says she was 15 when Cosby abused herJudy Huth is suing Bill Cosby for sexual battery, saying Cosby gave her drinks before molesting her at the Playboy Mansion.
Bobby Keys: 'Legendary' sax player performed with Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Buddy Holly'The Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player, Bobby Keys,' the band said in a statement.
No apology from St. Louis Rams for 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' pose"You have a right, as an athlete, to express who you are," says John Carlos, the American sprinter who raised a gloved fist at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.
W. Virginia shooting spree suspect found dead, ending long chaseState police say a business owner who fatally shot four people and put West Virginia on high alert over the course of a day-long chase, was found dead Monday, by his own hand.
Atty. General Holder announces plan 'to help end racial profiling, once and for all'Speaking from the Atlanta church where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his sermons, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced a rollout of a Justice Department plan to end police racial profiling.
Georgia boy reunited with mother after four-year captivityA boy who was missing for four years has been reunited with his mother after police found him held captive behind a fake wall in his father's house in Georgia.
Officer Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson police departmentThe white police officer whose shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown provoked nationwide protests, has stepped down from his position on the Ferguson, Mo. police department six days after a grand jury declined to charge him with a crime.
Texas plans to execute inmate lawyers say is delusionalThe case of a Texas death row inmate is raising questions about the legality of executing the mentally ill. Convicted of murdering his in-laws in 1995, Scott Panetti is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who his lawyers say is showing increasingly delusional behavior.
Does UPS discriminate against pregnant woman? Supreme Court takes case.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Peggy Young, who is suing United Parcel Service. Young says UPS's policy of only assigning temporary light-work duty to disabled employees amounts to discrimination.
