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Barack Obama to meet Raul Castro on historic visit
President Barack Obama will make history on Sunday when he flies to Cuba to visit the island and hold talks with its communist leader. The two-day visit will be the first by a sitting US president since Calvin Coolidge went 88 years ago. Mr Obama will meet President Raul Castro — but not retired revolutionary leader Fidel...
Give Judge Garland a hearing: Our view
Supreme Court nominee deserves better than a cold shoulder from the GOP Senate. So does the nation. Poor Merrick Garland. By virtually all accounts a remarkably well-qualified federal judge, Garland has the dubious distinction of being President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court at a time when the Republican leader of...
Obama: Beauty pressures have ‘always been harder’ on black women
Last month, President Barack Obama and ballerina Misty Copeland sat down with TIME to discuss their rise in their respective fields, the country’s persisting racial discord and the grassroots movements looking to radically change the racial climate. Among the many highlights from TIME's transcript of that dialogue?...
Malia and Sasha Obama meet Ryan Reynolds — thumbs up!
We feel you Malia Obama. A picture of the eldest first daughter giving her little sister, Sasha, the thumbs up as she chats with actor Ryan Reynolds is your dose of cute for the week. The first daughters were attending their first State Dinner when the moment was captured, and ever since social media can't get enough of the...
Ceasefire brings hope for ending ‘proxy war’ in Syria, no truce with ISIS – Obama
The US is skeptical about the Syrian ceasefire, but will do everything it can to make it work, President Barack Obama said after meeting with top security officials. The truce will not apply to Islamic State or Al-Nusra, the president added. Speaking to reporters at the State Department following a meeting of the National...
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish slave owner roots
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish slave owner roots Andrew Shields was Michelle Obama’s great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and his family was slave owners. Michelle Obama’s great-great-great-grandmother Melvinia was a slave who had children by Charles Shields, grandson of Andrew Shields, the Times...
Antonin Scalia death: President Obama pays respects
US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who died last week, throwing the court into uncertainty. Mr Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among thousands of people who visited Scalia's coffin in the court's Great Hall in Washington DC. The president has been criticised for...
Donald Trump will not be president, says Barack Obama
Republican Donald Trump will not be president because it's a "serious job", President Barack Obama has said. "I continue to believe that Mr Trump will not be president. And the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people," said Mr Obama. Mr Trump, a billionaire businessman, is the...
Obama, Southeast Asia leaders eye China and trade at California summit
President Barack Obama will press leaders from Southeast Asia to boost trade and back common goals for the South China Sea during a summit starting on Monday that the White House hopes will solidify U.S. influence in the region. Obama will also discuss curbing North Korea and plans to fight the Islamic State group during the...
Hush-hush: Obama holds secret meeting with Hollywood donors
US President Barack Obama has again held a late-night, off-the-books dinner with three of Hollywood’s elite, who also happen to be big Democratic Party donors, and his administration won’t tell the press what was discussed. Attending the private dinner with Obama on Thursday were Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks CEO,...
Former Obama official: Clinton should quit
President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official said Hillary Clinton should pull out of the presidential race while the FBI investigate her use of a private email server for official government communication while secretary of state. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the retired chief of the Defense Intelligence...
3 reasons Obama’s oil tax would be good for America
Plenty of people hate President Obama's proposal to slap a $10-per-barrel tax on oil. The oil industry slammed the tax, and Republicans in Congress seem opposed as well. What's more, it'd probably anger American drivers who've gotten used to cheap gas: Prices at the pump now average $1.72 a gallon —...