BARACK OBAMA

Despite its crumbling economy, Russia says a new round of U.S. sanctions won't have the desired effect.

The FBI had said it had enough information to prove that North Korea was involved in the hack but Pyongyang denies it.

The group promises to keep Sony’s stolen data safe as long as “The Interview” never leaks or is released online.

India is offering to set up an insurance pool to indemnify global nuclear suppliers against liability in the case of a nuclear accident.

The CEO of Sony Pictures refuted assertions from president Obama that the company had "made a mistake" by canceling the film's release.

And the fourth quarter is when "interesting things happen," Obama said. He made clear that he will work with Congress, or act without them.

For-profit schools are almost fully funded by the federal government, so they'll be most impacted if the White House changes the rules for aid.

The U.S. will not bomb North Korea over its role in the Sony cyberattack, experts say, but it has other weapons.

At his year-end press conference, the president touted job growth, shrinking deficits and an improving economy among his 2014 accomplishments.

Americans have been vacationing in Cuba for decades, thanks to indirect flights through Canada and Mexico.

Venezuela, already battling a torrent of economic problems, may now see its closest ally drift further away.

The president is expected to take questions on Cuba, immigration and the Sony hack.

President Barack Obama described him as "one of the most important intelligence agents that the United States has ever had in Cuba."

The U.S. administration is not yet sure how it will respond if it confirms that North Korea was behind the Sony hack.

Tours at Sony Pictures Entertainment have been canceled until 2015.

"Several" ISIS leaders were killed in U.S. airstrikes in Iraq this month, the Pentagon said. News reports have named three.

A 20-year CIA veteran said the regime “has around 3,000 cyberwarriors in various units of the North Korean army.”

The U.S.-Cuban rapprochement means less paperwork, longer visits and less stringent financial requirements for artists' visits.

The White House does not have immediate plans to impose the sanctions the law authorizes.

As President Obama announced a new US-Cuba policy, the FARC rebel group declared a ceasefire with the Colombian government.

Rand Paul is the only potential GOP presidential nominee so far to side with the president.