From the Wire

White House Suggests Putin Was Involved in US Hacking The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials' email accounts in the run-up to the presidential election and said it was "fact" that hacking had helped President-elect Donald Trump's campaign. The …
Trump Picks His Interior Chief, a Supporter of More Drilling Edging closer to completing his Cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice of Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke as Interior secretary Thursday, picking a man who should fit smoothly into an administration favoring more energy drilling and less regulation.
Jurors to Begin Deliberations in Dylann Roof Trial Dylann Roof was full of hate and "immense racial ignorance" when he slaughtered nine black worshippers during a Bible study last year at a Charleston church, a prosecutor said Thursday.
Ex-Milwaukee Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting of Black ManA Milwaukee police officer who killed a black man in August fired the fatal shot after the man had thrown away his gun, according to court documents released Thursday.
Border Cities Worry that Ending NAFTA Would Hurt Economies Donald Trump's only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days, that's not long enough for 18-wheelers hauling foreign-made dishwashers and car batteries to lurch …
Yellen Signals Caution About Trump's Economic Stimulus Plan President-elect Donald Trump has pledged deep tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending to restore lost jobs, accelerate the economy and bring prosperity to more Americans.
From Trump and His New Team, Mixed Signals on Climate Change He brushed off climate change as a Chinese hoax, then called it the real deal and finally declared that "nobody really knows." Donald Trump is sending mixed signals on whether or how he will try to slow Earth's warming temperatures …
Yahoo's Big Breach Helps Usher in an Age of Hacker Anxiety Yahoo has become the worst-case example of an unnerving but increasingly common phenomenon — massive hacks that steal secrets and other potentially revealing information from our personal digital accounts, or from big organizations that hold sensitive data on our behalf.
Mississippi Governor Searching for New Public Safety Leader A spokesman says Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is searching for a new public safety commissioner as the current one gets ready to retire.
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Retiring in January The Mississippi commissioner of public safety says he will retire Jan. 31.
Aleppo Cease-Fire Collapses, Threatening Evacuation Plans A cease-fire deal between rebels and the Syrian government in the city of Aleppo effectively collapsed on Wednesday, with fighter jets resuming deadly air raids over the opposition's densely crowded enclave in the east of the city.
Mississippi Court Hears Appeal in Fight Over Worker Lawsuits A worker is fighting one of Mississippi's largest industries in a skirmish over who can be sued when employees suffer on-the-job injuries.
Oklahoma Court Tosses Abortion Law on Hospital Privileges The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a law requiring abortion clinics to have doctors who have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles of their facility.
US Halts Some Saudi Arms Sales Over Yemen Deaths Concerns The Obama administration is terminating some sales of military arms to Saudi Arabia over concerns about the killing of civilians in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition.
Republican Looks to Overhaul Social Security A senior Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul Social Security, the decades-old program that provides benefits to some 60 million retirees and disabled, with a plan to gradually increase the retirement age and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers.