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President Obama issued the executive order on Friday, saying he made the decision in light of political reforms in the Southeast Asian nation.

More than 100 years after it was originally proposed, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening its doors in Washington, D.C.

President Obama's last address to world leaders at the United Nations also offered an appeal to U.S. voters ahead of November's presidential election.

It's going to happen "soon," President Obama said during remarks at a joint news conference with Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. He said this comes in light of political reforms.

The president met with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. On Monday, Obama said their negotiations were unsuccessful. The same day, bombings in Syria killed more than 50 people.

Two years ago, "to many observers, ISIL looked invincible," Obama said at the Pentagon on Thursday. But now: "ISIL turns out not to be invincible, they're in fact inevitably going to be defeated."

Most of them were serving sentences for nonviolent crimes. The White House says it's the most grants in a day since at least 1900. Obama has commuted far more sentences than other recent presidents.

Never known as a big-venue speaker, Hillary Clinton will face a make-or-break moment Thursday night with multiple pitfalls, varying objectives and a variety of critical audiences.

In the letter, the president mourns the deaths of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge and thanks all law enforcement officers for their service. "We appreciate it, and we depend on you," he writes.

The president described Lt. Col. Charles Kettles as reminder of "goodness and decency" after a "tough couple of weeks." Kettles is credited in saving 44 lives during the Vietnam War.