BARACK OBAMA

The Democratic U.S. senator leading an effort to write a bipartisan healthcare reform bill said on Wednesday he was ready to move forward without Republican support, but still hoped for a deal.

Senate negotiators made a last stab at a bipartisan healthcare compromise as the U.S. Congress returned to work Tuesday, with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling a government-run insurance option essential to the bill.

A cyber security coordinator is expected to be announced by President Barack Obama in the next week or two, and the lead candidate is Frank Kramer, who was an assistant Defense secretary under President Bill Clinton, a source said on Wednesday.

Only 12 percent of U.S. homeowners eligible for loan modifications under the Obama administration's housing rescue plan have had their mortgages reworked, and millions more foreclosures are coming, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.

Actor Robert De Niro, musician Bruce Springsteen and funnyman Mel Brooks are among the entertainers whose careers will be celebrated at this year's Kennedy Center Honors Gala in December.

Despite Aid, Home Pain Continues; Obama's Stake Tonight; Inside Madoff's Home

Iran handed a package of proposals to world powers on Wednesday, as it came under renewed Western pressure to swiftly engage in meaningful talks to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program.

President Barack Obama puts himself squarely into the center of the debate over U.S. healthcare reform, his top domestic policy priority, with a high-stakes address to Congress Wednesday.

Wall Street was set for a flat to higher open on Wednesday with the falling dollar likely to underpin shares of natural resource companies, including energy producers and miners.

Obama's Stamp on Fed; High Stakes Health Speech; Oil Drops as OPEC Meets

Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wednesday after a three-day run-up as commodity prices were little changed after driving the market in recent days.

President Barack Obama will be able to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve with appointments for perhaps as many as four seats on the central bank's board in coming months, even though he emphasized continuity in tapping Ben Bernanke for another term as chairman last month.

President Barack Obama takes on the bitter healthcare reform debate on Wednesday with a high-stakes speech to the U.S. Congress on his top domestic policy priority.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wednesday after a three-day run-up and commodity prices flattened after driving the market in recent days.

President Barack Obama warned American teenagers on Tuesday of the dangers of putting too much personal information on Internet social networking sites, saying it could come back to haunt them in later life.

President Barack Obama warned American teenagers on Tuesday of the dangers of putting too much personal information on Internet social networking sites, saying it could come back to haunt them in later life.

U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday on an uptick in corporate deal activity while the weak dollar led to gains in commodities, lifting shares of oil and mining companies.

All you have to do to feel the outrage over the continuing flow of bonuses on Wall Street is to take a walk down Main Street.

President Barack Obama will challenge students to set goals and to do everything you can to meet them in a back-to-school speech that critics feared would promote a political agenda.

U.S. President Barack Obama insisted on Monday it's time to act for healthcare reform as he geared up for a major address to Congress this week aimed at getting his top domestic policy priority back on track.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a national speech on education to students on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. at Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA.