Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence
Craig TaylorThe Wikileaks source will walk free in May, but a Republican calls the clemency “a grave mistake”. BBC News – US & Canada
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Trump worries Nato with ‘obsolete’ comment
Germany’s foreign minister says Mr Trump is contradicting his nominee for defence secretary. BBC News – US & Canada
John Lewis: Trump slammed for attack on rights icon
Social media users rally round a US rights activist caught up in a row with the president-elect. BBC News – US & Canada
Stolen baby found alive in South Carolina 18 years on
A girl abducted as a newborn in Florida is found alive after 18 years and a woman, 51, is arrested. BBC News – US & Canada
Trump Organization handover plan slammed by ethics chief
Passing control of his empire to his sons will not remove conflicts of interest, he is told. BBC News – US & Canada
US church attacker sentenced to death
White supremacist Dylann Roof gets the death penalty for killing nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church. BBC News – US & Canada