Just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump administration, the Obama administration issued a final rule to bar states from withholding federal funds from Planned Parenthood affiliates and other clinics that provide abortions.

The federal rule stipulates that no state can prohibit an organization from participating in the state-federal program Title X for any reason other than the organization’s ability to offer services. The Title X doles out millions of dollars annually for family planning.

In an announcement made on Friday, US President Barack Obama said that an amount of $400 million is being pledged by the government for spending on research to develop technology for high-speed next-generation wireless network, 5G.

Attempting to calm down an inexorably frightened public, President Obama on Saturday urged Americans to keep the Texas Ebola cases "in point of view," as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arranged new rules for healthcare workers, who may handle patients with the dangerous infection.

During the course of his speech at the US-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D. C. on Tuesday, President Barack Obama was asked about his position on net neutrality; to which he replied that 'paid prioritization' - otherwise called 'fast lanes' - is opposed by his administration.