Trump near naming top diplomat
The president-elect moved closer to nominating Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state Saturday, a decision that would bring a business leader with close ties to Russia into the Cabinet.
Congress wraps up for year
The 114th Congress has limped to a close in the waning days of Barack Obama’s presidency. Ahead is uncertainty, as the GOP prepares to assume monopoly control over Washington for the first time in a decade come January.
U.S. sends 200 troops to Syria
Drawing the U.S. deeper into the Syria conflict, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Saturday he is sending 200 more troops to accelerate the push on the Islamic State’s self-declared capital of Raqqa to recruit and advise local Syrian Arab and Kurdish forces.
Colombia president gets Nobel
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, saying it helped his country achieve the “impossible dream” of ending a civil war that lasted half a century.
Thousands rally in S. Korea
Thousands of South Koreans jubilantly took to the streets to celebrate in Seoul on Saturday, a day after lawmakers voted in favor of removing disgraced President Park Geun-hye.