BARACK OBAMA

The U.S. president signed an executive order this Labor Day, requiring federal contractors to provide sick leave to about 300,000 employees.

U.S. President Barack Obama thanked former Secretary of State Colin Powell supporting the nuclear agreement struck with Iran.

Calls are increasing for Canada to accept more refugees.

The vessels were spotted off Alaska on Wednesday, while President Barack Obama was visiting the state as part of his 11-day U.S. climate change tour.

Amid strained relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over the Iran nuclear deal, the leaders of the two nations met Friday in Washington.

The former governor of the state complained that the president didn't visit members of the oil industry or address the growing influence of China and Russia.

The meeting has raised speculation that in the lead-up to the historic Iran nuclear deal, a prisoner exchange could be in the works.

Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said granting the U.S. territory bankruptcy provisions wouldn't solve its problems.

Pentagon officials told the Wall Street Journal that five Chinese vessels spotted off the coast of Alaska this week entered U.S. waters, but obeyed international law.

The veteran anchor of News Hour got a stern talking to from the PBS public editor after tweeting about the growing support for the Iran nuclear deal.

With fireworks, a beer festival and the POTUS, Boston has it all on Labor Day weekend.

The ships' deployment, as President Barack Obama visits the state, could be a message to Washington ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. later this month.

The U.S. president will host the king Friday during the ruler's first U.S. visit since ascending to the throne in January.

The U.S. president reportedly now has enough support to ensure that the highly controversial agreement will clear congressional roadblocks.

Nigeria's former minister of works denies the accusations of corruption made against him, saying the Edo state governor’s allegations are “wild and spurious.”

In a scheduled visit to the village of Kotzebue, Obama will speak about what the government can do to work with Naive Americans.

The program has targeted several high-value ISIS members despite official reservations about the CIA's role in the strikes, according to a Washington Post report.

Israel has supplied Ukraine with an unusual helmet covering that hides the shape of a military helmet and stops light reflecting from its surface.

Anonymous military officials said, according to Bloomberg, that China would switch to a joint command structure similar to that of the U.S. as early as this month.

On Monday, President Barack Obama addressed an international conference in Alaska on climate change.

President Barack Obama expressed condolences Monday to the widow of a Texas deputy sheriff who was slain last week.