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Sharanda Jones was facing life in prison until she learned that she was going to receive a presidential commutation.

Incoming White House spokesman Sean Spicer defended President-elect Donald Trump's commitment to diversity, saying that highlight the fact that the new Cabinet will be the first in 30 years without a Latino is "a very narrow way to look at it."

Steven Mnuchin will defend his record running a California bank at his confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary

Rick Perry once famously forgot that the Energy Department was on the list of government agencies he would like to shut down. On Thursday, Perry will ask a group of senators for their approval to lead the organization, stating that he regrets calling for the agency's elimination.

Tea Party members and other fiscal conservatives might want to take note: President-elect Trump's Treasury pick would like to raise the debt ceiling ... soon and without drama.

Dozens of firefighters are injured and more are feared trapped after a multistory commercial building in Iran's capital, Tehran, collapsed following a fire, Iranian state media reported Thursday.

President Barack Obama penned an emotional public letter, published Thursday, thanking Americans and encouraging them to participate into "daily acts of citizenship."

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John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States on January 20, 1961. See moments from his inauguration.

During his confirmation hearing for secretary of the Department of Energy, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) sparred with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) over climate change.

Donald Trump is still one day away from taking the oath of office.

Canada's got its own reality TV star vying for the nation's top job.

The Office of Government Ethics responded in real time to the confirmation hearing of Rep. Tom Price -- making clear to the public that signing off on his forms filed as the nominee for Health and Human Services does not approve past behavior.

World record holder Shemika Charles delivered a stunning limbo display while she was waiting for her flight in Philadelphia.

The producers and distributor of the upcoming film "A Dog's Purpose" are defending their on-set practices after a video from the movie's set appeared to show a dog in distress while filming a stunt.

An indigenous activist who protested against illegal logging in Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains has been killed, highlighting the dangers that Latin American environmentalists face.

North Korea may be readying two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) for a test launch in the near future, South Korean military officials told the Yonhap news agency.

Famed singer Frank Sinatra's eldest daughter, Nancy Sinatra, has never been a fan of President-elect Donald Trump.

Former president George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized, according to the Houston Chronicle and Houston TV station KHOU. Bush's chief of staff, Jean Becker, says he was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital after falling ill. Becker tells the Houston Chronicle and KHOU that Bush is "doing fine."

Twitter released its annual diversity report on Thursday, revealing that it mostly met its modest goals in 2016.