The compromise is part of a mammoth new defense spending authorization bill that's slated for a vote by the end of next week.
Read More »PHOTOS: Mass Exodus From Aleppo’s Rebel Stronghold As Regime Forces Close In
More than 50,000 people have fled eastern Aleppo in the past four days, according to a monitoring group. This battle for the city could mark a turning point in Syria's war, now in its sixth year.
Read More »William Christenberry, Artist Whose Muse Was Rural Alabama, Dies At 80
The photographer, who also painted and sculpted, returned to the place of his youth every summer, chronicling the lives of old buildings and roadside businesses as they changed with age.
Read More »N.C. Officer Will Not Be Charged In Shooting Death Of Keith Lamont Scott
Scott's killing unleashed two days of unrest in Charlotte this past September. Scott, authorities said, left his car with a gun and did not listen to police who told him to drop it.
Read More »OPEC Agrees To First Cut In Oil Production Since 2008
With the cut, OPEC's production will drop by 1.2 million barrels daily to 32.5 million barrels. The deal takes effect at the start of 2017.
Read More »At Least 5 Reportedly Killed As Strong Storms, Including Tornadoes, Hit Southeast
Four children were critically wounded in Alabama by a tornado and severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service says. Tornadoes were also reported in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Read More »Trump Taps Billionaire Investor Wilbur Ross For Commerce Secretary
Wilbur Ross Jr. is a donor and longtime associate of Trump's. Ross has grown rich by buying troubled companies and restructuring them with layoffs and budget cuts.
Read More »Trump Picks Steve Mnuchin To Lead Treasury Department
Mnuchin is a hedge fund CEO and longtime Wall Street banker. His involvement in the spike in foreclosures following the housing market's crash could complicate his confirmation.
Read More »Pentagon Finds Human Errors Led To Strikes On Syrian Government-Aligned Troops
More than three dozen airstrikes hit what the coalition thought was an ISIS position in September. But they turned out to be killing troops loyal to the Syrian government, prompting an investigation.
Read More »Environmentalists Gird For Battle With A Trump Administration
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rescind some environmental regulations. Environmentalists are planning ways to keep a new administration from rolling back eco-rules.
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