The Obama Presidential Center is still a few weeks from officially opening, but initiatives near and dear to former President Barack Obama’s heart are already underway. During his presidency, Obama called on Americans to play a part in helping young men of color succeed.

President Barack Obama is making an overture to new House Speaker Paul Ryan by highlighting the Republican's interest in fighting poverty. Obama, in his State of the Union address, says he'd welcome "a serious discussion about strategies we can all support, like expanding tax cuts for low-income workers without kids."

President Barack Obama has made his first address to the UN General Assembly, with more than 120 world leaders on hand. We hear some of the highlights. On Reporter's Notebook, Vice President Biden reportedly wants to scale back US forces in Afghanistan.

The former president gave new status to “WTF With Marc Maron” and to podcasts in general when he visited Maron’s Los Angeles garage studio while still in office a decade ago. Obama brought the 62-year-old host, stand-up comic and actor to his ...

HONOLULU - Preserving natural places will help the world adapt to warming temperatures, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday as he began a 10-day trip to stress the urgency of curbing climate change and attend a G-20 meeting in China. 'No nation ...