Obama administration outline: How U.S. laws empower the government to kill Americans overseas

(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday plans to outline how U.S. laws empower the government to kill Americans overseas who engage in terrorism against their home country, a source familiar with the matter said, months after a drone strike killed a U.S.-born cleric who plotted attacks from Yemen. Civil liberties groups have been pressuring [...]

Stocks Soar 2% on EU Deal, Dow Above 12,000

By: JeeYeon Park, CNBC.com Stocks jumped sharply Thursday as investors cheered the euro zone’s outline of a plan to solve the region’s sovereign debt crisis and following a handful of encouraging economic and earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to open above the psychologically-important 12,000 level, led by BofA [BAC 6.95 0.36 (+5.46%) [...]