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By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com President Barack Hussein Obama bid America farewell Tuesday night. The emotional address from the nation’s first black president ranged from …

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON – The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law were evident in one recent …

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press Of the many events marking the closing year of Barack Obama’s time as the nation’s first black president, none …

By BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy may be defined as much by what he didn’t do as by …

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS – In 2016, criminal cases that played out in New Orleans courtrooms drew national attention while providing lesson …

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It became clear to Javier Benavidez that Donald Trump would win the presidency …

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK – The morning after Michelle Obama’s big speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, in which …

By CALIBE THOMPSON If you’ve ever tuned into “The Secret,” you know it’s important to start your day with positive thoughts, regardless of what happened …

By LISA LERER and JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump fills out his Cabinet, it’s looking less like America’s population and more …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Baltimore officials to reach a deal with …