Barack Obama, Tobacco | featured news

Cigarette smoke causes immediate damage to the lungs and to DNA, and President Barack Obama's administration will make stop-smoking efforts a priority, federal health officials said on Thursday.

President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law a landmark bill that gives the U.S. government broad regulatory power for the first time over cigarettes and other tobacco products.

A Western Hemisphere summit was wrapping up Sunday with President Barack Obama hopeful he'd boosted the image of the U.S. among its friends in the region and perhaps even made new ones.

Add this tough chore to Barack Obama's journey to Latin America: convincing leaders from half the globe that the behemoth power to the north is a humble, eager partner.