Technology companies must be reined in to address the “weakening of democratic institutions around the world”, Barack Obama said Thursday, in a sweeping keynote speech on the perils of disinformation. Speaking at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, the former president made his most extensive remarks yet about the technology landscape, which he said is “turbo-charging some of humanity’s worst impulses”.

Drake hasn’t acted much in recent years, having filled most of the time since he dropped out of Degrassi: The Next Generation about a decade ago by becoming, well, one of the most successful musicians on the planet. (Which isn’t to discount his important and powerful cameo work in Anchorman 2 and Ice Age: Continental Drift.) Variety reports that he’s just gotten the blessing to get back in the “Aubrey ‘Drake’ Graham” game in a major way, though, with Barack Obama telling reporters that, sure, Drake can play him when the inevitable biopic comes out.

Former President Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America in its first week, setting a new record.

President Barack Obama is doing the late-night rounds. Hours after it was revealed that the 44th President of the United States would be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, it emerged that he is also set to sit down with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.

With Joe Biden on the ballot, so is the legacy of Barack Obama, and it appears we're about to see a throwdown between the last president and the current one — and their polar opposite worldviews. Amid criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump has been falsely laying blame on Obama for leaving the "cupboard bare" when it comes to the national stockpile of emergency medical supplies and equipment.

It looks like President Obama and Wall Street bankers will just have to agree to disagree on their status as "fat cats." Early in his presidency, Obama famously described bankers who received bonuses during the financial crisis as "fat cats," a diss that set off years of tit-for-tat recriminations and undermined his relationship with financial titans.

To supporters of the Iran nuclear deal, it's no surprise that President Donald Trump is now facing a potential war with Iran. Long before Trump was elected, advocates of the nuclear agreement — including then-President Barack Obama, French President Emmanuel Macron and others — had argued that abandoning the accord carried grave risks that could lead to an armed conflict.

BERLIN: Former US president Barack Obama, visiting Berlin on Saturday (Apr 6), hailed weekly protests by youths against climate change, saying "the sooner you start, the better." The Friday protests involve schoolchildren and teens and have been inspired by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg. "Many of these people can't vote, they are too young to vote yet, but they know what's going on," Obama said during a meeting with youths in Berlin.

The memoirs of White House staffers can show us how not to do politics. By Nathan J. Robinson.

Nearly two years after leaving the White House, Michelle and Barack Obama still hold the hearts of the American people. A new Gallup poll released Thursday found that the former first couple are the most admired woman and man in the country. Michelle, who is currently promoting her bestselling memoir Becoming, dethroned former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton for the first time in 17 years. Clinton — who's also been in the public eye as first lady, U.S. senator...

Former national security adviser Susan Rice ripped President Trump late Saturday for declaring he doesn't know his top envoy in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying that she "can assure you" former President Obama "knows him well." "The fact that you say you don’t know @brett_mcgurk speaks volumes about your commitment to fighting ISIS @realDonaldTrump. Why don’t you know the man who has done more than any civilian to degrade ISIS? I can assure you @BarackObama knows him well," tweeted Rice, who was Obama's national security adviser for most of his second term.

Three former presidents, including his son, spoke recently about the life of President George H.W. Bush, all acknowledging Bush 41 was one of the best-prepared presidents in U.S. history, CBS “60 Minutes” reports.

The publishing phenomenon of the fall and now Michelle Obama's memoir has sold more than two million copies in North America in two weeks.

They just acquired the rights to Michael Lewis's new book, 'The Fifth Risk.'

During a free-wheeling solo press conference that lasted more than an hour Wednesday, President Donald Trump again claimed that former President Barack Obama was close to starting a catastrophic conflict with North Korea, telling reporters that if he "wasn't elected, there would have been a war" as his predecessor was close to "pressing the trigger." But those who worked in the previous administration say Trump's assertion is simply untrue.

Former US President Barack Obama has launched a stinging attack on Donald Trump and the "crazy stuff that is coming out of this White House". "This is not normal, these are extraordinary times and they are dangerous times," Mr Obama told students at the University of Illinois. He called for "a restoration of honesty and decency and lawfulness in our government".

Former President Obama tore into President Trump on Friday over what he said was his failure to stand up to Nazi sympathizers. 

In a speech during his meeting with members of the Filipino community here, Duterte recalled how he cursed Obama in public for criticizing his war on drugs and for telling him to uphold human rights. According to Duterte, Obama should know not to criticize a country for the problems that it is trying to solve.

Without ever mentioning President Donald Trump by name, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday took aim at "strongman politics" in his highest-profile speech since leaving office, urging people around the world to respect human rights and other values now under threat in an impassioned address marking the 100th anniversary of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela's birth.

Former President Barack Obama will travel to his father's homeland of Kenya next month as part of a trip that will include stops in South Africa, Spain and Portugal. Obama will visit Kenya from July 15-16, where he'll attend the inauguration of a youth sports center founded by his sister, Auma Obama. The vocational center in Siaya County aims to provide educational and economic opportunities to help young people serve their communities, and shares a similar mission as the former President's Obama Foundation.