Treasury Imposes Sanctions Against the Government of The Democratic People's Republic Of Korea  —  Action Targets the Government of North Korea in Response to Recent Provocations  —  WASHINGTON - In response to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's numerous provocations …

U.S. Attorney's Office Will Not Pursue Charges Against John W. Hinckley, Jr. for Death of James Brady  —  Legal Barriers Cited in Decision  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced today that it will not pursue criminal charges against John W. Hinckley …

Republicans in state governments plan juggernaut of conservative legislation  —  Legislators in the 24 states where Republicans now hold total control plan to push a series of aggressive policy initiatives in the coming year aimed at limiting the power of the federal government and rekindling the culture wars.

Kentucky Man Helps ‘Brave’ Girl Who Survived Plane Crash  —  Shaking and upset, a 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash in southwestern Kentucky that killed her parents, sister, and cousin found herself on the doorstep of Larry Wilkins's home.  —  “When I answered the door, there was a bloody girl,” said Wilkins.

GOP focus for Congress: Cut deficit, don't stumble  —  Associated Press 1 hr ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first Republican-dominated Congress to confront President Barack Obama, GOP leaders will focus on bolstering the economy and cutting the budget — and oh yes …

Conway man faces sex assault charges over incident with nephew's girlfriend  —  A Conway man is in jail facing sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in which he allegedly assaulted his nephew's girlfriend.  —  William L. Mattson, 52, of Conway, was arrested by Conway police …

Teacher evaluation: going from bad to worse?  —  John King recently resigned as New York state's education commissioner after a tumultuous tenure in which he helped create and implement a controversial education evaluation system and rushed the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and aligned testing.

An “Obama Unbound” effect - or Viva Obama?  —  Since mid-December, President Obama's net approve/disapprove numbers have shot up.  This graph shows the median of the last 21 days of polling.  The current level, a net disapproval of only 2%, reflects six pollsters (Gallup, Rasmussen, CNN, ARG, YouGov/Economist, and ABC/Post).

Bratton warns NYPD not to turn backs on mayor at cop's funeral  —  Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is so worried his cops will turn their backs to his boss again that he sent out a memo pleading with them not to do it again, The Post has learned.  —  “A hero's funeral is about grieving …

Many Identities of New York Officers' Killer in a Life of Wrong Turns  —  His entire life, Ismaaiyl Brinsley tried on identities as if they were new clothes.  He was a bad boy with a gun, a fashionable man in Gucci and Cartier, a T-shirt maker, a film director, a screenwriter, a devout Muslim, a rap producer.

Anti-Police Protesters Release List Of ‘Demands’  —  There have been marches in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, and elsewhere demanding “justice” of some sort — or else there would be no “peace.”  They've been invited to meet with President Barack Obama in the White House …

Jim Webb hires journalist Crawford as communications director  —  Former Sen. Jim Webb, a Democrat who recently launched an exploratory committee for a presidential run, announced Friday that he's hired liberal journalist Craig Crawford to serve as his communications director.

Hamas condemns alleged shooting of Gazan by Egyptian guards  —  Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Militant group Hamas on Saturday condemned the fatal shooting by Egyptian border guards of what they said was a Palestinian minor on the Gaza border.  —  “We condemn the killing …

Mario Cuomo, a Thinker in Public  —  “I can offer you no final truths, complete and unchallengeable.  But it's possible this one effort will provoke other efforts—both in support and contradiction of my position—that will help all of us understand our differences and perhaps even discover some basic agreement.”