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A man who opened fire on the White House with an assault rifle after telling friends he was on a mission from God to kill President Barack Obama was jailed for 25 years on Monday. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez drove more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers…

Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than previously known, including liver and colon cancer, blindness, diabetes and erectile dysfunction, said a major US government report on Friday. Top health officials gathered at the White House…

Iran denounced Friday as “one sided” a text released by the United States summarising the implementation of the nuclear deal Tehran struck with world powers. “The White House statement is a unilateral and one-sided interpretation of the unofficial agreements…

The United States has deployed 45 troops to South Sudan, amid intensifying fighting between rebels and government forces and fears the country is sliding toward civil war, the White House said Thursday. In a letter to Congress, President Barack Obama…

Under fire from courts and allies over a vast US spying dragnet, President Barack Obama faced new heat Tuesday from Internet titans who fear the surveillance has crossed constitutional lines. Obama met bosses of tech giants Google, Apple, Netflix, Yahoo…

The White House rejected claims Thursday that it had clamped down on press access more than previous administrations after it was accused of mounting an “Orwellian” image control campaign. President Barack Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney faced a fresh…