Barack Obama

Did Barack Obama accidentally reveal the gender of Beyonce's twins?

According to reports, singer Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay Z have welcomed twins into their family. The couple already has a 5-year-old daughter named Blue Ivy.

Jun 18, 2017

Barack Obama sings Amazing Grace in honor of the victims of Dylann Roof Charleston shooting

The former president of the United States, Barack Obama, sang Amazing Grace during his eulogy for Reverend Clementa C. Pinckney, one of the nine victims of the mass shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C. 

Jun 17, 2017

Barack Obama inducts Jay Z in Songwriters Hall of Fame and jokes about women in their lives [VIDEO]

Jay Z is the first ever hip-hop artist to be inducted in the songwriters Hall of Fame.

Jun 16, 2017

Sasha Obama turns 16: Here's a look at Sasha through the years as she celebrates 16th birthday [PHOTOS]

Did you know Sasha Obama's real name is Natasha Obama? Celebrating her 16th birthday, here are a few photos that show how quickly Obama's daughter has grown up.

Jun 13, 2017

How the Stonewall riot birthed LGBT Pride

LGBT Pride Month is celebrated in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Riot. President Clinton declared June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 2000. This became LGBT Pride Month under President Obama in 2009.

Jun 3, 2017

How the Stonewall riot birthed LGBT Pride

LGBT Pride Month is celebrated in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Riot. President Clinton declared June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 2000. This became LGBT Pride Month under President Obama in 2009.

Jun 3, 2017

Donald Trump announces decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal, targets India and China

Calling it a "self-inflicted major economic wound," Trump complained that the Paris climate accord allows other nations to receive monetary aid from the US and gives "unfair" benefits to India and China.

Jun 2, 2017

Why Black music matters

Its African American Music Appreciation Month in June. Originally decreed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, as Black Music Month former President Barack Obama renamed the month. Let us recognize the performers behind this incredible music, which has compelled us to stand up- to dance, to express our faith through song, to march against injustice, and to defend our county and amp;#39;s enduring promise of freedom and opportunity for all, Obama proclaimed.  African American music begins with the spiritual, a religious-themed song sung by slaves as they worked on the plantation fields of the South. Drawing on spirituals, field hollers and work songs, the blues was developed. Nearly all American music today is influenced by the blues: Jazz, Country, Rock. Hip-hop/rap is one of the few American musical styles that is not influenced by the blues but was also pioneered by African Americans. 

Jun 1, 2017

Barack Obama warns information bubbles endanger democracy

Former US President Barack Obama said on Thursday (May 25) he was concerned about how technology advances had made it easier for people to retreat into our own bubbles. In his first speech in Europe since leaving the White House, he also warned against taking peace and prosperity for granted.

May 26, 2017

Barack Obama warns information bubbles endanger democracy

Former US President Barack Obama said on Thursday (May 25) he was concerned about how technology advances had made it easier for people to retreat into our own bubbles. In his first speech in Europe since leaving the White House, he also warned against taking peace and prosperity for granted.

May 26, 2017

Modi government turns 3: A trip down memory lane [In Pictures]

The Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre will complete three years on May 26, 2017. Let's take a look at the highlights of his tenure so far.

May 26, 2017

Barack Obama voices hope that Congress will see past party lines

Former U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his fervent hope that members of Congress would look beyond party lines when considering the future of the countrys healthcare system. Obamas remarks at a ceremony in Boston, where he accepted the John F. Kennedy Library Foundations Profile in Courage Award, came days after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

May 8, 2017

French elections: Barack Obama endorses Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron in presidential runoff

Macron released a video on Thursday morning from Obama, in which the former US President backed the young French presidential candidate, saying that he has stood up for "liberal values."

May 5, 2017

Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on 4 May to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, handing President Donald Trump his biggest legislative victory but setting up a tough fight in the Senate. With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill. But the effort now faces new hurdles in the Senate, where the Republicans have only a 52-seat majority in the 100-seat chamber and where just a few Republican defections could sink the bill.

May 5, 2017

Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on 4 May to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, handing President Donald Trump his biggest legislative victory but setting up a tough fight in the Senate. With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill. But the effort now faces new hurdles in the Senate, where the Republicans have only a 52-seat majority in the 100-seat chamber and where just a few Republican defections could sink the bill.

May 5, 2017

Best Donald Trump roasts from White House Correspondents dinners

Seth Meyers, Barack Obama and others never held back from roasting Donald Trump. Here are the best zingers about the president from past White House Correspondents Dinners. 

Apr 29, 2017

Barack Obama calls French election candidate Macron in support

French presidential candidate Emmanuelle Macron received a phone call from Barack Obama in the run up to the election on 23 April. The former US president gave the election hopeful tips for the final days of his campaign.

Apr 21, 2017

Drunk and under-aged, Malia Obama 'wanted to punch' a White House correspondent at a club? [PHOTO]

Malia Obama, who is interning in New York at Harvey Weinstein's company, was brashly behaved at a club. The underage teenager couldn't even find her jacket, say eyewitnesses. The horror!

Mar 28, 2017

Barack Obama says no act of terror can shake 'strength, resilience of our British ally'

Police have confirmed that Westminster Bridge in London has re-opened less than 24 hours after the terrorist attack.

Mar 23, 2017

Donald Trump: Get busy, get to work and get the job done

President Trump told the Republican Party to “get the job done” and repeal and replace “the disaster that is Obamacare” during the National Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser on Tuesday night. Trump is trying to win the first major legislative battle of his presidency.

Mar 22, 2017