U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at the Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, on September 4, 2013. NDERS WIKLUND/AFP/Getty Images Story highlights ...

It is easy to forget that just 45 years before Barack Obama's inauguration, racial segregation was a way of life and violence against non-whites was endemic in some regions.

President Barack Obama is seeking to use a 24-hour visit to this Swedish capital to show a softer side of American diplomacy even as the world’s gaze remains fixed anxiously on Syria. He intends ...

The “audacity of hope” presidency has given way to the fierce lethargy of semi-retirement.

The headline from one Swedish newspaper summed up the days to come for President Barack Obama: “Obama in the Shadow of War.” During a fast-paced three-day overseas trip that includes visits to ...