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Sea of blue mourns slain New York cop Tens of thousands of officers paid tribute to one of their own at a New York funeral, as emotions ran high over recent protests against police violence.

28 December 2014

Obama praises US troops as Afghanistan mission winds down President Barack Obama in a Christmas Day speech to US troops stationed in Hawaii hailed their "extraordinary dedication and sacrifices."

26 December 2014

'The Interview' draws crowds of US free speech advocates A fictional plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un drew throngs of moviegoers, as it became an unlikely symbol of free speech thanks to hacker threats.

26 December 2014

PlayStation, Xbox service in US goes down on Christmas Online hackers have taken credit for an online service outage of Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox game consoles.

26 December 2014

Ex-president Bush spends another night in Texas hospital: spokesman Former president George H. W. Bush greeted Christmas Day in a Texas hospital, where he remained for a second night after experiencing breathing problems.

25 December 2014

Obama, Malaysian PM hit the links in Hawaii Barack Obama, on vacation in Hawaii, tends to golf with buddies and aides, but mixed things up, hitting the links with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

25 December 2014

Google and Microsoft stand with Sony against hackers Google and Microsoft joined forces with Sony, using their online might to release "The Interview" film to online audiences despite threats from hackers.

25 December 2014

US court dismisses immigration lawsuit against Obama A US federal judge handed a victory to President Barack Obama, throwing out a lawsuit over controversial actions he took last month shielding millions of undocumented migrants from deportation.

24 December 2014

Protesters defy New York call for moratorium A national coalition of activists rejected calls to suspend anti-police protests in New York after two officers were murdered.

24 December 2014

Sony revives US release of 'The Interview' after hack Sony said it will release madcap comedy "The Interview" in some US theaters on Christmas Day, after it canceled the movie's debut.

24 December 2014

Laila Ali tweets about GGG: Golovkin visits WBC Convention Kazakhstani professional boxer Gennady Golovkin has a busy schedule before the fight against a British boxer Martin Murray.

23 December 2014

Embattled New York mayor calls for end to protests Embattled Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers to put aside politics and protests to mourn two murdered police officers.

23 December 2014

Google self-driving car prototype ready to try road Google on Monday announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested.

23 December 2014

US urges N. Korea to compensate Sony for cyberattack The United States urged North Korea to admit it ordered a cyberattack on the Hollywood studio Sony Pictures and to pay for the damage it had caused.

23 December 2014

Obama invited to WWII commemorations in Moscow: Kremlin Russia has invited US President Barack Obama to Moscow next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

23 December 2014

Obama says Sony hack was not 'an act of war North Korea's alleged hack of Sony Pictures was not an act of war, President Barack Obama said in an interview aired.

22 December 2014

NY cop gunman told bystanders to watch: police New York reeled after the murder of two uniformed cops by a man whom investigators say told bystanders to "watch what I'm going to do" just before the killings.

22 December 2014

Fantasy epic 'The Hobbit' casts spell on box office Tolkien epic "The Hobbit" weaved its magic at the North American box office this weekend, signaling a farewell to the blockbuster fantasy franchise.

22 December 2014

Madonna speaks of 'crazy times' after songs leaked Madonna and Sony Pictures both were separately torpedoed by major hacks this month, in what the pop icon called "crazy times."

22 December 2014

Obama 'unconditionally' condemns New York police killings US President Barack Obama on Sunday "unconditionally" condemned the killing of two uniformed New York police officers who were gunned down in their patrol car in Brooklyn by a lone gunman.

21 December 2014

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