Barack Obama

1 of 10 2 of 10 3 of 10 4 of 10 5 of 10 6 of 10 7 of 10 8 of 10 9 of 10 10 of 10 Best known for her black cut-paper silhouettes that evoke themes of African American racial identity, American contemporary artist Kara Walker…

While a news chopper buzzed over Clearwater Beach in Florida on Monday, a WFLA anchor commented on the crowds: "This is a packed scene here at the beaches," he said. As of Tuesday, the beaches near Tampa are open and buzzing with spring break activity, while the nation and world…

Democrats are scheduled to vote in primaries for their presidential nominee in three states Tuesday, despite the coronavirus crisis that has locked much of the country in a standstill.The pandemic's influence is already being felt in the electoral process — Ohio was supposed to be among the states where voting…

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Harvard global health professor Dr. Ashish Jha on Thursday lamented the haphazard U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, describing it as “among the very worst in the world.” “Certainly among all the major countries,” Jha told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, noting how “every major country has more testing than we do across Europe,…

Washington (CNN)Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning will be released from jail after being held for 10 months because testimony she refused to give to a secret grand jury is no longer needed, a federal judge said on Thursday.Manning's release comes because "the business of (the grand jury) had concluded,"…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chelsea Manning, pictured here in May 2019, is refusing to testify before a grand jury Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning is recovering in hospital after trying to take her own life, her legal team has said.Police confirmed there was "an incident" involving Manning,…

WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Chelsea Manning said Wednesday that the former intelligence analyst tried to take her own life Wednesday, but was transported to a hospital where she is recovering. Manning has been in jail since May 2019 for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. She…

A previously secret document from 2010 warned that classified diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks would likely result in “observable changes” in the tactics and techniques used by foreign spies, potentially making it easier to avoid detection by U.S. agencies. The document, recently declassified through a Freedom of Information request by…

For all the parents who have recently found themselves playing the role of teacher—and for all the temporarily housebound kids, too—Amazon is making more than 40 children’s shows available for free. Variety reports that the programs were once available only to Prime members, who pay $119 per year for access…