In ultra liberal Key West, a Trump fan answers critics with an obscene letter

For a brief time this week, Alvin Crockett posted an angry handwritten letter to a political critic on the Trump campaign sign he put outside his scooter shop in Key West, Fla. President Barack Obama's Fayetteville, N.C. rally for Hillary Clinton grew rowdy when an elderly Trump supporter started protesting during the president's speech.

9 killed in Oakland warehouse fire, dozens more feared dead

Universities and colleges in several states are considering labeling themselves "sanctuary campuses" amid fears from immigrant students and pressure from activists following the election of Donald Trump. California authorities say a fire has broken out at an Oakland warehouse where people were having a party and police say there are "casualties."

Musicians sign open letter to Barack Obama over North Dakota pipeline protests

Dozens of British musicians including producer Mark Ronson have signed an open letter to US President Barack Obama comparing the treatment of protesters at a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota with "the same inhumane methods used during World War Two". Led by singer-songwriter Kate Nash, around 160 names from the world of music wrote the letter to President Obama and the Department of Justice.

Presidential Commission Warns of Cyber Threats Facing Next Administration

A U.S. presidential commission on Friday called on the incoming administration to immediately take steps to enhance cybersecurity in both the private and public sector. The Commission on Enhancing National Cyber Security, which includes 12 non-partisan experts in technology and computer security, presented a report to U.S. President Barack Obama with several recommendations it hopes to have implemented within the next two to five years.

Trump upends US foreign policy with Taiwan call

Trump upends US foreign policy with Taiwan call US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of foreign policy to speak with the president of Taiwan, prompting Beijing Saturday to accuse Taipei of a ploy but saying the move would not affect US-China ties. It was not immediately clear whether Trump's telephone call with President Tsai Ing-wen marked a deliberate pivot away from Washington's official "One China" stance, but fuelled fears he is improvising on international affairs.

Duterte says Trump wished him ‘success’ in war on drugs

Duterte has been criticised for his war on drugs that has left 2,000 people killed [Lean Daval Jr/Reuters] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has described as "encouraging" his phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, whom he said was understanding of his bloody war on drugs. "I could sense a good rapport, an animated President-elect Trump.

In Macedonia’s fake news hub, teen shows AP how it’s done

On the second floor of a noisy sports center in the Macedonian town of Veles, a teenage purveyor of fake news cracked open his laptop and laid out his case for why lying is more lucrative than the truth. VELES, Macedonia - On the second floor of a noisy sports center in the Macedonian town of Veles, a teenage purveyor of fake news cracked open his laptop and laid out his case for why lying is more lucrative than the truth.

3 Panel urges better cybersecurity to President-elect Trump

A presidential commission on Friday made 16 urgent recommendations to improve the nation's cybersecurity, including creating a nutritional-type label to help consumers shop wisely and appointing a new international ambassador on the subject - weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The release of the 100-page report follows the worst hacking of U.S. government systems in history and accusations by the Obama administration that Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential election by hacking Democrats.

Coming soon: Obama TV? Forget it, White House says

US President Barack Obama's frequent remarks on the spread of information in the social media age have fueled rumors about his life after the White House. "@POTUS is interested in the changing ways people consume info, but he has no plans to get into the media business after he leaves office," White House Communications Director Jen Psaki said in a tweet, referring to Obama by his Twitter handle.

Trump says Philippines fighting drugs ‘the right way’: Duterte

US President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war "the right way", Duterte said Saturday, in stark contrast to the criticism he received from President Barack Obama. The Philippine president called Trump late Friday evening to congratulate him on his election victory with Trump wishing him "success" in his controversial anti-crime crackdown, in which some 4,800 people have been killed since June, according to Duterte.

Obama bars China’s Fujian from buying Aixtron’s U.S. business

Dec 2 President Barack Obama issued an executive order which prohibits China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund from acquiring the U.S. business of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron, the Treasury Department said on Friday. The White House said it was blocking the deal following an assessment done by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an inter-agency task force led by the Treasury Department.

Obama blocks Chinese takeover of tech group Aixtron

US President Barack Obama has blocked a Chinese company's purchase of German chip equipment manufacturer Aixtron on national security grounds in a move that highlights the growing hostility towards Chinese cross-border investment in western countries.  In a presidential order issued on Friday, Mr Obama said "there is credible evidence" that Chinese investors Fujian Grand Chip "might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States".