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Meet US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ex, patent lawyer Kevin Noonan: the high school sweethearts married after college but divorced after seven years. Photos: AFP; MBHB

Meet US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s ex-husband Kevin Noonan

After marrying young, Sotomayor’s long work hours and success took a toll on her marriage; she and Noonan divorced amicably and each went on to have a highly successful career in law.

15 Oct 2024 - 4:00AMvideocam

Widodo’s decade in power leaves an Indonesia transformed – but concerned

14 Oct 2024 - 9:29AM

Obama lashes out at ‘crazy’ Trump in first campaign rally for Harris

11 Oct 2024 - 12:23PM

Trump ramps up campaign in Wisconsin, Harris hits airwaves in razor-edge US election

Trump visited battleground state Wisconsin for the fourth time in eight days as Harris begins week-long media blitz.

7 Oct 2024 - 3:11PM

Both Donald Trump and US Vice-President Kamala Harris sought an edge in the final month of the deadlocked US presidential election. Photo: AFP

Trump’s mass deportations goal fell short. But he has new plans for second term

Republican presidential candidate would begin largest deportation programme in US history if he wins November election, his campaign said.

23 Sep 2024 - 12:43PM

Panel urges Biden to prioritise release of Americans wrongfully held in China

Chair of Congressional-Executive Commission on China says detainees must be the focus whenever secretary of state meets Chinese officials.

19 Sep 2024 - 7:14AM

Opinion | China’s winning strategy in Africa goes way back

China started building infrastructure in Africa decades ago, long before its Belt and Road Initiative could inspire Western jealousy.

15 Sep 2024 - 5:17PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with participants in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on September 4. Photo: Kyodo

Who is Tony West, Kamala Harris’ brother-in-law and a senior VP at Uber?

From Stanford – where he met Maya Harris – to Uber and now a ‘close adviser’ to the Harris-Walz campaign, here’s what you need to know about 59-year-old Tony West

28 Aug 2024 - 7:00PM

Behind bulletproof glass, Trump holds 1st outdoor rally since shooting attempt

Storage containers were stacked around the venue to create additional walls and block sight lines, and snipers were positioned on roofs.

22 Aug 2024 - 5:35AM

Harris hires Obama’s advisors in effort to topple Trump in presidential race

The hires represent a cold calculation – that with less than three months to Election Day, Democrats can’t risk learning on the fly.

21 Aug 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

Vice President Kamala Harris (left) has hired Barack Obama’s advisors in her bid to win the US presidential election. Photo: AP

Biden’s Democratic convention moment: opening act, not the main attraction

US President will give a bittersweet farewell address at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, passing torch to Kamala Harris as party’s nominee for US election.

20 Aug 2024 - 12:33AMvideocam

US President Joe Biden, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo: AP

False claims Democrats plotted to kill Trump spread by bogus US news sites

As the US presidential election nears, experts sound the alarm over an explosion of AI-powered propaganda masquerading as news.

19 Aug 2024 - 10:00AM

Harris implies Trump a ‘coward’ during Pennsylvania campaign appearance

Kamala Harris took her surging US presidential campaign to the swing state of Pennsylvania to push her case against Donald Trump.

19 Aug 2024 - 7:49AMvideocam

US Democrats drove ‘natural enemies’ China and Russia together: Trump

2024 Republican presidential nominee also suggests he would ‘get along great’ with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wins back White House.

9 Aug 2024 - 6:19AMvideocam

Former US president Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Opinion | Trump’s tariffs won’t tackle the US deficit that really matters

Far more pressing than the trade deficit is the government’s budget deficit and rapid debt accumulation, which truly risk America’s future.

6 Aug 2024 - 2:45PMvideocam

Former US president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) gestures next to US Senator from Ohio and 2024 Republican vice-president candidate J.D. Vance during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, on July 15. Trump has promised sweeping tariffs on China if elected president. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Who is Brian Chesky, the Airbnb CEO and co-founder worth US$8.6 billion?

Brian Chesky defined himself as an artist, and now he’s one of the world’s most influential CEOs – here’s what you need to know about the 42-year-old New Yorker

6 Aug 2024 - 5:00AM

Could Kamala Harris as president boost US ties to the Global South?

China’s steady inroads across developing world not the only obstacle for new Democratic Party standard-bearer seeking White House.

7 Aug 2024 - 7:36PMvideocam

US appeal court blocks Biden administration net neutrality rules

Rules would give FCC tools to crack down on Chinese telecoms firms; bar internet service providers from blocking traffic to some websites.

2 Aug 2024 - 6:45AM

A sign with an emoji reading “Don’t take net neutrality away”. Photo: AP

Trump says Kamala Harris ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’. Her husband is Jewish

The former president also seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.”

31 Jul 2024 - 9:10PM

Kamala Harris raises US$200 million in first week of White House campaign

Fundraising highlights the surge of enthusiasm among Democrats for their new presumptive 2024 nominee.

29 Jul 2024 - 9:25AMvideocam

Opinion | The world will look back on US foreign policy under Biden with nostalgia

Whether Trump or Harris wins, Biden’s departure will mark the end of an era of distinctly multilateral American leadership

27 Jul 2024 - 5:53AMvideocam

Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris’ ‘historic’ presidential bid

Obama, the first US Black president, remains one of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party even after more than a decade has passed since he was last elected.

26 Jul 2024 - 5:23PM

US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks on the phone with former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as the Obamas endorse Harris. Photo: Reuters

Harris tests Democratic candidacy in Wisconsin, where Trump led Biden in polls

Wisconsin is one of the handful of states that will decide the winner of the November 5 presidential election.

23 Jul 2024 - 11:09PMvideocam

Democrats pledge ‘orderly process’ to replace Biden, but questions remain

Vice-President Kamala Harris is emerging as the favourite to become the Democratic Party’s nominee – but, for now, the party isn’t offering many details on what happens next.

23 Jul 2024 - 12:00AMvideocam

Biden notified staff he would quit 1 minute before announcement

Biden said it was never his intention to leave the race – until he decided to step aside on Sunday.

23 Jul 2024 - 12:06AMvideocam

US President Joe Biden says his staff did not know he would quit until a minute before he made his decision. Photo: AFP

Biden says ready for election campaign return to counter Trump’s ‘dark vision’

His comment comes as more Democratic lawmakers call on Biden to drop out of his election race against Donald Trump.

20 Jul 2024 - 1:26PM

President Joe Biden speaks at the NAACP Convention on July 16 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Photo: TNS

Biden to stay in 2024 election race despite ‘slippage’, campaign chair says

The president, who has insisted he can beat Republican Donald Trump, is with family and relying on a few long-time aides as he weighs whether to bow to the mounting pressure to drop out.

20 Jul 2024 - 12:10AMvideocam

Obama tells allies Biden needs to reconsider his re-election bid: US reports

Top Democrats are upping the pressure on the US president to step aside, as a Covid episode hampers his ability to campaign against Trump.

19 Jul 2024 - 1:40AMvideocam

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II, born August 4, 1961, was the 44th President of the United States and the first black US president. He served as president between January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017. Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate in October 2009. He was succeeded by Republican Donald John Trump, who assumed office in January 2017.

Born

4 Aug 1961

Industry

Politics

Job Title

44th President of the United States of America

last updated:

7 October, 2024