Education Mar 20 PBS’ Student Reporting Labs video honored at White House film fest President Barack Obama is showcasing the work of students from around the country who produced short films about service and giving back for a White House contest. The budding filmmakers include Austin, Texas, students who organized a wheelchair challenge that…
Nation Mar 08 Obama: Selma represents living history lesson for daughters President Barack Obama had said he was taking his daughters to Selma to "remind them of their own obligations."…
Nation Mar 07 Pres. Obama in Selma: ‘Our march is not yet finished’ On the 50th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march that erupted in police violence on Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge, President Barack Obama praised the figures of a civil rights era that he was too young to know. He called them…
Politics Mar 07 Obama signs law honoring civil rights marchers Participants in three civil rights marches a half century ago are being recognized with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest honor awarded by Congress.
World Feb 15 Obama meets with world leaders to discuss Ukrainian cease-fire President Barack Obama spoke Saturday with the leaders of Ukraine and Germany as fighting continued between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine hours before a scheduled cease-fire.
Politics Feb 14 Obama seeks ‘public conversation’ over data encryption President Barack Obama said Friday that he probably leans more toward strong computer data encryption than many in law enforcement, but added that he understands investigators' concerns over the matter because of their need to protect people from attacks.
Nation Feb 13 Obama to focus on cybersecurity in heart of Silicon Valley SAN FRANCISCO — Responding to unprecedented data breaches and cyberattacks, President Barack Obama is trying to spark alliances between policymakers who want to regulate the online world and tech innovators who traditionally shun Beltway bureaucracies.
Politics Jan 19 Maryland man freed from Cuba on State of Union guest list WASHINGTON — A Maryland man who returned home last month after spending five years imprisoned in Cuba will have a prime viewing spot for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address: a seat near first lady Michelle Obama.
Politics Jan 15 Obama to expand paid family and medical leave WASHINGTON — Renewing a push for paid leave for workers, President Barack Obama on Thursday will call on Congress, states and cities to pass measures to allow tens of millions of workers to earn up to a week of paid…
Health Dec 26 Chef behind Michelle Obama’s health food initiatives to leave White House Kass' relationship with the Obamas started when they hired him to cook healthier meals for the family in Chicago before the 2008 elections. Michelle Obama was a vice president at the University of Chicago Medical Center and caring for young…