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Mexico seeks easier foreclosures, cheaper loans
Mexico's government proposed a sweeping overhaul of the banking sector Wednesday to make credit cheaper and more available, a move desperately needed ...
22 dead in gas tanker explosion near Mexico City
A natural gas tanker truck lost control, hit a center divider and exploded on a highway lined by homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early ...
19 dead in gas tanker explosion near Mexico City
A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway lined with homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and injuring ...
Obama says he won't comment on Israeli airstrike
President Barack Obama says he won't comment on an Israeli airstrike against Syria that targeted a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be headed ...
Obama: US not interfering in Venezuelan election
President Barack Obama says the idea that an American filmmaker detained by Venezuela's government is a spy is, in his words, "ridiculous.
Issues back home trail Obama on Latin America trip
President Barack Obama's trip to Latin America had a decidedly domestic feel, with issues such as immigration, energy and education that are in the ...
Obama: Unsure whether expanded pre-K will pass
President Barack Obama says he's not sure whether he can get Congress to pass his plan to dramatically expand pre-kindergarten in the U.S. He says ...
Obama: US, Latin America must strengthen economies
President Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the ...
Central America struggles to unite for Obama trip
President Barack Obama on Friday addressed a Central American region that continues to be plagued by violence, drug trafficking, corruption and ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Ticos,' songs and cheese
It was a party atmosphere along Barack Obama's motorcade route from the airport after he arrived in this Central American country for his first visit ...
Obama doesn't foresee US ground troops in Syria
President Barack Obama said Friday he doesn't foresee any circumstance requiring the U.S. to send ground troops into Syria, even as Washington pursues ...
Obama supports including gays in immigration bill
President Barack Obama says he supports recognizing gay unions in a broad immigration bill pending in Congress but won't say whether he would sign ...
Obama doesn't foresee ground troops in Syria
President Barack Obama says he doesn't foresee sending U.S. ground troops into Syria. Obama was asked at a news conference in Costa Rica what he might ...
Obama: Will 'stay on' Syria chemical weapons issue
President Barack Obama says the United States will keep pressure on Syria while investigating whether the government has used chemical weapons against ...
Obama won't say whether US recognizes Maduro
President Barack Obama isn't saying whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president. When asked on Spanish-language ...
Migrants to Obama: Don't deport Mama
Beneath the slogan "Obama, don't deport my Mama," dozens of migrant families deported from the U.S. despite having children born there rallied outside ...
Guatemala cracks down on anti-mine protests
Guatemala's government declared a state of emergency and banned public gatherings in four townships east of the capital Thursday following several ...
Obama, Mexican president talk economy, security
President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift in the cross-border fight against drug ...
Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15
President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill ...
Obama "comfortable" with FDA approach on Plan B
President Barack Obama says he's comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone ...
Obama: All options for Syria are being considered
President Barack Obama says his administration is looking at every option to end the bloodshed in Syria. The president said Thursday that his ...
Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico
President Barack Obama has his top domestic ambition at the head of his agenda as he travels to Mexico on Thursday. To sell his immigration overhaul ...
Security casts shadow over Obama's Mexico trip
President Barack Obama is seeking to refocus economic relations between the U.S. and Mexico, even as fresh questions about security cooperation ...
Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day
Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced ...