Author: Darlene Superville
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Republicans seek distance from Trump’s comments on Putin, US
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has long expressed a desire for improved relations with Moscow, but his latest comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin and the U.S. are leading some fellow Republicans to take a step back from the president — on this issue at least. Told by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly…
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Forceful and tearful, Obama says goodbye in emotional speech
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama bid farewell to the nation on Tuesday in an emotional speech that sought to comfort a country on edge over rapid economic changes, persistent security threats and the election of Donald Trump. Forceful at times and tearful at others, Obama’s valedictory speech in his hometown of Chicago was a public…
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New Smithsonian museum chronicling black history opens
WASHINGTON — Centuries of struggles and strife, decades of planning and pain, and years of hoping for a place that African-American history can call home culminated as President Barack Obama officially opened the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama opened the new Smithsonian National Museum of African…
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Obama pays tribute to Dallas officers shot in racial attack
DALLAS — President Barack Obama urged Americans rattled by a week of violence and protests to find “open hearts” and new empathy Tuesday in a speech that seesawed between honoring police officers for their bravery and decrying racial prejudice that can affect their work. Obama stood next to five empty chairs for the white police…
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Obama: May be time for more North Korea sanctions
SEOUL, South Korea — In a display of unity against North Korea’s provocations, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye warned Pyongyang on Friday that it could face tougher sanctions if it follows through with threats to launch a fourth nuclear test. Striking an even harsher tone than Obama, Park also suggested any…
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Changes might be coming to the “Nutrition Facts” labels on food
Ice cream lovers beware: The government knows you’re unlikely to stop after half a cup. New nutrition labels proposed last week for many popular foods, including ice cream, aim to more accurately reflect what people actually eat. And the proposal would make calorie counts on labels more prominent, too, reflecting that nutritionists now focus more…
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Christmas at the White House
WASHINGTON – Bo, the familiar black dog with the white chest and white front paws starred in past Christmases in President Barack Obama’s White House, but America’s first pooch had to let someone else in the picture this holiday season: his little sister, Sunny. Two life-sized replicas of the Portuguese water dogs, made from black…
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Obama gets 12 stitches after errant elbow to mouth
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama needed 12 stitches in his upper lip after taking an errant elbow during a pickup basketball game Friday morning with family and friends visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House said. First word of the injury came in a statement from press secretary Robert Gibbs nearly three hours…
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Tar balls and promises: Obama visits Gulf Coast
GRAND ISLE, La. — Kneeling to pick up tar balls on an oil-fouled beach and listening to “heartbreaking stories” of loss, President Barack Obama personally confronted the spreading damage wrought by the crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico — and the bitter anger that’s rising onshore. “What can he really do?” said Billy Ward,…
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Obama slams Wall Street ways while asking for support
NEW YORK — President Barack Obama rebuked Wall Street for risky practices Thursday even as he sought its leaders’ help for “updated, commonsense” banking regulations to head off any new financial crisis. “Ultimately there is no dividing line between Main Street and Wall Street. We rise or we fall together as one nation. So I…