Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died following a bout with cancer, Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, said Monday. She was 86. At a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday night ...

In Hawaii, Obama forged a strong relationship with his maternal grandparents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham. They helped raise him, and he appreciated the stability they provided. "Had it not been ...