The Obama White House had already made great strides in bringing the administration further into technology than any other administration. On Friday, as promised, the U.S. opened a new $9 million cybersecurity center.

Concerned about the safety of swine flu shows? Many are. It's a new vaccine, after all. At the same time, the President has declared it a national emergency.

U.S. President Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency. Obama did so as by signing a declarative proclamation on Friday night.

The first official Obama family portrait has been released from the White House today, and people have already noticed that while President Obama, First Lady Michelle, and both Malia and Sasha are all smiling at the camera, First Dog Bo is missing from the shot.

On Monday, the U.S. federal government launched a new program aimed at helping to stabilize the U.S. housing market. The program will use government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to provide temporary financing for housing finance agencies.

In a statement issued Friday, artist Shepard Fairey admitted to falsifying information about which photo he used as the basis for his now-iconic "Hope" poster portrait of President Barack Obama.

It's amazing how poorly we treat our seniors in this country. Many were hard hit by the recession, with their retirement funds wiped out or severely diminished. And even though, if one looks at the inflation numbers used to calculate senior citizens' cost of living increases next year, they should get no increase in their Social Security payments, Barack Obama wants to help them anyway.

The Norwegian panel that awards the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday issued a spirited defense of their decision to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama.

Preliminary data from a few states obtained by the AP shows that teachers seem to have benefited the most in terms of early federal dollar stimulus spending. The report comes via a nationwide effort to calculate the effect thus far of Washington’s $787 billion recovery package.

Speaking on Saturday at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), gay civil rights group, Barack Obama promised to repeal the policy on "Don't ask, don't tell." That's the policy that bans homosexuals in the military but allows them to stay in as long as they do not reveal their sexual orientation.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded today to President Barack Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". The announcement of Barack Obama winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was completely unexpected by many. With no immediate reaction from the White House, the announcement prompted a mixed reception in some parts of the world.