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China in focus as cyber attack hits millions of U.S. federal workers

Hackers broke into U.S. government computers, possibly compromising the personal data of 4 million c...

Jun 05, 2015 08:49 AM EDT

SEC investigates allegations of misspending by Dow Chemical CEO

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating allegations that Andrew Liveris, chairm...

Jun 04, 2015 05:36 PM EDT

Obama still has confidence in TSA following poor report

President Barack Obama still has confidence in the U.S. Transportation Security Administration after...

Jun 02, 2015 06:57 PM EDT

Jeb Bush says U.S. should embed some troops with Iraqis for training

Republican Jeb Bush, calling President Barack Obama's handling of the Islamic State a failure, said ...

Jun 01, 2015 09:48 AM EDT

Obamas visit Biden family after death of vice president's son

U.S. President Barack Obama visited Vice President Joe Biden and his family on Sunday to offer condo...

May 31, 2015 06:26 PM EDT

Rollback of U.S. spy powers would mark post-9/11 watershed

At 3:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, the National Security Agency and telecommunications companies will begin...

May 30, 2015 06:30 PM EDT

Obama administration will not seek Supreme Court stay on immigration block

Despite a setback to President Barack Obama's immigration action in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appea...

May 27, 2015 05:59 PM EDT

Appeals court rules with states challenging Obama's immigration action

President Barack Obama's plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation was dea...

May 26, 2015 06:26 PM EDT

Storms kill nine in Texas, Oklahoma; Houston flooded

Torrential rains have killed at least nine people in Texas and Oklahoma, including two in Houston wh...

May 26, 2015 06:17 PM EDT

Iraq Shi'ite militia take lead in campaign to reverse Islamic State gains

Iraq's Shi'ite paramilitaries said on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic...

May 26, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Washington Post reporter goes on trial behind closed doors in Tehran

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian went on trial on espionage charges behind closed doors in Teh...

May 26, 2015 10:31 AM EDT

Eyeing the next frontier, Miami law firms ramp up Cuba strategy

The Florida Bar is sending its first ever delegation of lawyers to Cuba this week to explore emergin...

May 25, 2015 10:08 AM EDT

Fate of U.S. domestic surveillance program uncertain after Senate vote

The U.S. Senate blocked a measure to extend spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone re...

May 23, 2015 06:47 PM EDT

Senate Democrats press for Amtrak funding increase

U.S. Senate Democrats from the Northeast, where the Amtrak rail service is considered essential, vow...

May 21, 2015 06:03 PM EDT

U.S. embassy in Cuba likely to operate in restrictive environment

A new U.S. embassy in Havana is likely to operate with controls on staff travel and other restrictio...

May 20, 2015 06:09 PM EDT

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