World Sep 20 51 companies pledge $650 million in refugee support, White House announces NEW YORK — More than four dozen U.S. businesses have pledged $650 million in support to help some of the world's refugees, the White House announced Tuesday as President Barack Obama seeks to highlight the refugee plight before world…
Politics Aug 22 President Obama to travel to Baton Rouge after his vacation The glow from his vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard may fade sooner than expected, though. Obama gets back on the road Tuesday to comfort residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a city hard-hit in recent weeks by natural…
Nation Jul 19 After recent police shootings, Obama tells officers 'we have your backs' WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the nation will get through the recent killings of police officers with the "love and empathy of public servants" like the ones who were targeted in recent days. In an open letter to the…
Nation Jul 12 Watch Video: Obama honors 5 Dallas officers shot by man out for revenge DALLAS — At a memorial for slain police officers, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that a week of deeply troubling violence has appeared to expose "the deepest fault lines of our democracy." But he insisted the nation is not as…
Nation Jun 19 Obama says climate change already damaging national parks President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America's national parks.
Politics Jun 18 Obama urges parents to teach children to cherish differences President Barack Obama asked parents Saturday to teach their children to love, not hate, and to appreciate differences as something to cherish, not fear.
Politics Jun 09 Malia Obama graduates from high school this week Malia is among 127 members of the Class of 2016 at Sidwell Friends, the elite private school in Northwest Washington that she and her sister Sasha attend.
Nation May 29 Presidential pups Bo and Sunny have official White House schedules The Obama family's popular pair of Portuguese water dogs, Bo and Sunny, are in high demand at the White House.
Health May 20 Added sugar takes center stage in new food label rules Nutrition advocates have long asked for the added sugars line on the label because it's impossible for consumers to know how much sugar in an item is naturally occurring, like that in fruit and dairy products, and how much is…
Politics May 07 Watch: Obama's full speech to graduates at Howard University President Barack Obama has told Howard University's Class of 2016 that the country is "a better place today" than it was when he graduated from Columbia University in 1983.