United States President Barack Obama called an emergency meeting with top legislators on Saturday after Republican House Speaker John Boehner pulled out of talks on raising the country’s debt ceiling. With an August 2 deadline fast approaching, President Obama warned that global markets would be harsh in their judgement if there is no deal on [...]
President Barack Obama says congressional leaders will “start talking turkey” as soon as today on a deal to reduce the deficit and raise the debt limit. Last night the House passed a plan that would slash trillions in spending. Efforts to avoid an unprecedented United States default enter crunch time on Friday, with President Obama [...]
Barack Obama makes a quick phone call to the crew of space shuttle Atlantis during their mission on board the International Space Station. An experiment shuttle Atlantis delivered to the International Space Station could lead to the orbital equivalent of emergency roadside service for satellites running on fumes or in need of a jump start. [...]
The Preseident is Dead – Well, President Barack Obama is alive and well – but a few concerned internet viewers may have believed the story when a US broadcaster fell victim to a hacker attack. The group broke into Fox’s twitter account and entered the hoax news that Barack Obama had been assassinated and Joe [...]
Top US leaders urged China on Monday to improve its human rights record, saying it was in the rising power’s own interest, but a visiting official insisted Beijing was making progress. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton both expressed concerns yesterday about the recent security crackdown that has occurred in [...]
Some fellow and former Navy SEALS talk about their training and what it takes to become part of the group that brought down Osama bin Laden. When members of SEAL Team Six attacked the compound of al-Qaeda mastermind Osama Bin Laden in Abottabad, Pakistan, the unit was still relatively unknown. After its role in disposing [...]
President Obama, along with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia, take a tour of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL. The family had planned to watch the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour, but the launch was delayed due to equipment issues. NASA on Sunday delayed the final launch of the [...]
Barack Obama has sent up Donald Trump’s presidential ambitions and mocked conspiracy theorists who allege that he was born abroad. President Barack Obama shot back at Donald Trump after the real estate mogul famously and recently questioned the validity of the Commander in Chief’s place of birth. According to the Washington Post, Trump and his [...]
Storm chasers captured the massive tornado that leveled Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Storms across the South have killed at least 178 people. At least 178 deaths are being blamed on severe weather that has hit the region in the past several days. The majority of the deaths have been reported in Alabama with 128 people killed, including [...]
The White House says questions about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate are an unfortunate distraction when so many other serious issues like high gas prices are bedeviling the country. The White House released copies of President Barack Obama’s original long-form birth certificate Wednesday, seeking to put an end to persistent rumors that he was not [...]