The maneuvers will be carried out over 850,000 square miles and are aimed at enhancing Iran's defenses and training younger soldiers.
Some experts have challenged evidence presented by the FBI as being weak or inconclusive, and are skeptical that proof exists.
Prime Minister Najib Razak faced severe criticism from his countrymen after photos of him playing golf in Hawaii surfaced online.
Obama said that Kass "has grown from a close friend to a critical member of my team" and has left "an indelible mark on the White House."
The regulator said in February that the U.S. chipmaker was suspected of overcharging and abusing its market position.
“The Interview” was shown in more than 300 movie theaters across the U.S., as some hailed its release as a “stand for freedom.”
In his Christmas address to troops, President Obama also conceded that many "difficult missions" around the world still remain.
U.S.-led airstrikes take out the man ISIS appointed to run Iraq’s second-largest city, Iraqi commander says.
Some have speculated the the outages are a U.S. response to the Sony hack, but Internet security experts see this as an unlikely prospect.
A victory for free speech, but maybe not for Sony: "The Interview" has been illegally downloaded more than 200,000 times since it was streamed online Wednesday.
“The Interview” was made available online before it hit theaters. What if movie fans get used to that?
Tech giants chime in on the hotel industry’s request to block patrons’ wireless access.
The country could outlast years of low oil prices using its massive cash stockpile of $750 billion.
North Korea had a right to be offended by the controversial film, a Russian official said Thursday.
Most world powers deem Israel's settlements illegal and settlement activities have drawn criticism from the EU and from U.S.
The site was just a few miles from the Ferguson street where a white police officer shot dead Michael Brown in August.
Commenters on Googleblog said the controversy likely would drive much bigger audiences than the movie otherwise would have drawn.
The ruble plunged to all-time lows last week on heavy falls in the price of oil and Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
The AAA estimates that 98.6 million people, up 4 percent from last year, will travel over 50 miles during the period from Tuesday to Jan. 4.
Roman Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to charges of unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer, who was aged 13 at the time of the incident.
NSA released the reports in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.