| How much will cyberattack cost Sony? Posted: 18 Dec 2014 10:46 AM PST  It may be the most damaging hack ever inflicted on an American business.
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| Good news for U.S. homebuyers Posted: 18 Dec 2014 08:34 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan rate reaching a new low for the year.
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| 'Savior of the nation' Posted: 18 Dec 2014 07:13 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin's days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost about half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country into an international pariah.
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| Boston Marathon suspect's first day in court Posted: 18 Dec 2014 10:53 AM PST  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be seen by the public for the first time in over a year.
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| Matt Bai: Why Democrats should take their convention to central Ohio Posted: 18 Dec 2014 02:18 AM PST  The site a party chooses for its convention can say something about the kind of country it wants to build. And when Democrats select where they expect to host Hillary Clinton's coronation in 2016, they should go to Columbus, Ohio, to show what American cities might yet become. In terms of jobs, urban renewal and a great location at the center of an urbanized state, Columbus has much to recommend it. But it also has other things all too rare in modern American cities: strong leadership and a business community that doesn't shirk its civic responsibility. It's a vision of a hopeful future.
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| Putin: Russian economy will recover Posted: 18 Dec 2014 01:41 AM PST  The Russian leader says the current crisis could last two years at most.
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| Obama reignites political debate over Cuba Posted: 18 Dec 2014 06:30 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The surprising move by President Barack Obama to restore U.S. ties with Cuba reignited long-simmering political passions over the fate of the island nation, reinforcing yet another difference between Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and several Republicans eyeing bids for the White House.
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| Accused Boston bomber says satisfied with defense lawyers Posted: 18 Dec 2014 09:08 AM PST  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Marathon bombing suspect, in his first court appearance in more than a year, told a judge on Thursday that he was satisfied with his lawyers' preparations for the January start of his trial over the deadly 2013 attack. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, was dressed in a dark sweater and wore his hair shaggy for his appearance at U.S. ...
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| U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years Posted: 17 Dec 2014 05:48 PM PST  By Daniel Trotta and Steve Holland HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War enemy. After 18 months of secret talks, Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro agreed in a phone call on Tuesday on a breakthrough prisoner exchange, the opening of embassies in each other's countries, and an easing of some restrictions on commerce. ...
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| NYC subway extension may transform Manhattan neighborhood Posted: 18 Dec 2014 06:06 AM PST  By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Work crews are scrambling underneath New York City to finish the city's first major new subway stop in 25 years, a fast-track project intended to revitalize a long-neglected slice of Manhattan. The city's transit authority has been working for seven years on the $2.4 billion extension of the Number 7 subway line, once known mainly for transporting fans to New York Mets baseball games and the U.S. Open tennis tournament. ...
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| U.S. links N. Korea to Sony hacking Posted: 17 Dec 2014 08:14 PM PST  Sony cancels its release of "The Interview," citing threats from hackers.
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| Executions in United States at 20-year low: report Posted: 17 Dec 2014 09:21 PM PST  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid growing concerns about how executions are carried out in the United States, the number of prison inmates being put to death fell to a 20-year low in 2014, the Death Penalty Information Center said in a report issued on Thursday. The 35 executions this year was the lowest since 1994, said the Washington-based nonprofit, which does not take a position on whether the death penalty should be abolished, in its annual survey of national data. ...
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| Amid scrutiny, Uber vows bigger focus on safety Posted: 17 Dec 2014 08:28 PM PST  Uber promises to focus on rider safety amid increasing concerns that its drivers are not adequately screened for past criminal convictions.
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| Cuba's Castro hails new era of 'living together' with U.S. Posted: 17 Dec 2014 06:56 PM PST  Cuban President Raul Castro hailed a landmark exchange of prisoners with the United States on Wednesday and praised U.S. President Barack Obama as the two countries agreed to normalize relations after more than five decades of hostility. The United States freed three convicted Cuban spies in return for the release of U.S. foreign aid worker Alan Gross, imprisoned in Cuba in 2009, and of an intelligence agent who spied for the United States and had been held for nearly 20 years. ...
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| Obama to free 8 nonviolent drug offenders Posted: 17 Dec 2014 02:40 PM PST  President Barack Obama will shorten the sentences of eight prisoners serving time for nonviolent drug crimes and pardon 12 ex-convicts, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
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