BARACK OBAMA

Statistics show that both visitors to and workers in the United States’ national parks are overwhelmingly Caucasian.

As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote on authorizing force in Syria, the White House presses its case.

National Grandparents Day falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day and became a United States holiday in 1978.

The EU’s Catherine Ashton told foreign ministers Saturday the alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria demands a “clear and strong” response.

U.S. intelligence agencies are still in the dark on what role Bashar Assad played in the chemical attack near Damascus.

As the world debates intervention, one Damascus family’s routine reflects the nation’s turmoil and dread.

Jonathan Corpina, senior managing partner with Meridian, discusses the labor force participation rate's inverse effect on unemployment.

A speech on education given by President Obama in 2009 has stirred up some controversy among Chinese academics.

If the U.S. stands down now, it could send the wrong message to Iran, North Korea, Hezbollah and other hostile entities, officials say.

If the U.S. were to attack Syria, Iraqi militant groups, prompted by Iran, could target U.S. interests in Baghdad, an intercept reveals.

The former president says if young people can afford to buy insurance, they should, because they won't always be young.

The resolution, approved Wednesday night, passed by a measure of 10-7. It will head to the Senate floor next week.

As the House stalls on a path to citizenship, an analyst says letting immigrants choose which form of legalization they want could solve the issue.

President Obama delivered a speech ahead of the G20 summit in Russia, and mentioned one man's name that you may have never heard of.

Instagram is becoming increasingly popular among world leaders, and China's president is the latest to have joined. Or is it a clever fake?

Moscow would back a military strike against Syria if it is convinced Bashar Assad's regime was behind a chemical weapons attack in Damascus.

Questions about the possibility of a US intervention in Syria will weigh on markets.

As President Obama moves closer to Congressional approval for a military strike, Ban Ki-moon calls for Security Council-sanctioned action.

John McCain said the worst part of him playing poker during a Congress meeting about Syria was that He Lost.

After Kerry makes a case for attacking Syria, the Foreign Relations Committee reportedly drafts a resolution barring U.S. ground troops.

Mark L. Newton, chief technical analyst at Greywolf Execution Partners, discusses the August jobs report ahead of the September Fed meeting.