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Obama thanks troops for their service

8:32 p.m. EST December 15, 2014 America's military commitments are at a "turning point," President Obama told troops Monday, but a "leaner" force will remain ready to defend the security of the nation and the world.

For Christmas, Obama gives feds an extra day off

8:48 p.m. EST December 5, 2014 President Obama signed an executive order Friday giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.

Jodi Arias sentencing trial: X-rated evidence presented

12:49 a.m. EDT October 29, 2014 PHOENIX — The prosecution in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial finished its summary of the facts of the murder Tuesday with a sputtering exchange of objections as jurors viewed and listened to X-rated evidence for a fifth day in a row.

NBC: Elizabeth Lauten to resign after Obama girls comments

11:44 a.m. EST December 1, 2014 Republican party staffer Elizabeth Lauten told NBC News she is "resigning today" after making controversial comments about Sasha and Malia Obama, according to NBC News.

N.Y. doctor with Ebola 'a dedicated humanitarian'

Craig Spencer, who tested positive for Ebola Thursday, is a New York emergency physician who recently worked with Doctors Without Borders treating patients in West Africa.

Black Friday: Green for retailers

7:58 p.m. EST November 28, 2014 Retailers were swamped with Black Friday crowds after an unprecedented day of shopping on Thanksgiving.

U.S. steps up airstrikes as Kurds cling to Syrian town

10:25 p.m. EDT October 8, 2014 WASHINGTON — A wave of coalition airstrikes on Wednesday helped blunt an Islamic State offensive on Kobani, the besieged city on the Syrian-Turkish border where Kurdish forces are holding out against the militants.

Epic snowstorm on track to set a record in Buffalo

11:45 p.m. EST November 19, 2014 Buffalo's first snowstorm of the season could give the area a year's worth of snow — around 8 feet — in just three days.

Louisiana agencies allowed airfares to expire

HREVEPORT, La. — Employees in at least 112 state agencies wasted more than a half-million dollars purchasing non-refundable airline tickets that were allowed to expire and lose value, a recent Office of State Inspector General's report found.

Obama, Xi cap off China meeting with rare news conference

11:45 a.m. EST November 12, 2014 BEIJING — After the leaders of the world's two largest economies walked, talked and dined together during several hours of official and less formal bilateral meetings this week in Beijing, they capped it off Wednesday with an incredibly rare news conference.