The Latest: China demonstrators rally outside White House
The latest developments from the state visit that President Barack Obama is hosting for Chinese President Xi Jinping. All times local: 2:40 Separated by metal barriers and a few police,…
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Doctors: Various factors figure into Carter cancer treatment
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MARILYNN MARCHIONE Determining what treatment to pursue for former President Jimmy Carter’s cancer will depend on its type, its origin and factors such as age and…
Obama, first lady thinking about life after White House
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Presidential library? Check. Future home? TBD. The decision by President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, to build his presidential library in Chicago scratches one item from…
Selma civil rights milestone marked by first black president
By JAY REEVES and DARLENE SUPERVILLE SELMA, Ala. (AP) —Tens of thousands of people joined to commemorate the “Bloody Sunday” march of 1965 and take stock of the struggle for equality. Under…
Boko Haram kidnaps hundreds, tells stories of Chibok girls
By CHIKA ODUAH When Islamic extremists snatched more than 270 girls from the Chibok boarding school in Nigeria in the dead of night, protests broke out worldwide. The U.S. pledged…
Foodie first lady says ‘cheese dust is not food’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Michelle Obama says she dropped boxed macaroni and cheese from her family’s diet after her daughter couldn’t turn a block of cheese into cheese powder. In an…
Obama looks to build toward policy breakthroughs with India
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama was welcomed like royalty Sunday in India as he opened a three-day visit aimed at turning his burgeoning rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Obama to cut short India trip to pay call on Saudi Arabia
By JULIE PACE and ASHOK SHARMA President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India and visit Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Abdullah,…