
US First Lady urges youth to shape NIreland future
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has urged the young people of Northern Ireland to take a fresh perspective to help solve the country's historic ...

SAfrica: Mandela 'responding better to treatment'
Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following "a difficult last few ...

Fashion world applauds de la Renta - and Clinton
The big winners at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night were Proenza Schouler for womenswear, Thom Browne for menswear ...
Obama says Lautenberg improved Americans' lives
President Barack Obama is praising Sen. Frank Lautenberg as a proud citizen of New Jersey who fought to keep America's promise alive as a senator.

Prince Harry salutes war dead at Arlington
Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on ...

Prince Harry opens weeklong US visit
A buttoned-down Prince Harry joined Michelle Obama in honoring military families Thursday and toured an exhibition in Congress about land-mines, ...

Michelle Obama honors military mothers at tea
Michelle Obama and military mothers had high tea like the British on Thursday. The afternoon White House affair, hosted by the first lady and Jill ...

Boost for background checks: Senators compromise
Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum ...

Obama hears Easter service with political theme
President Barack Obama attended Easter services at an Episcopal church near the White House and heard a sermon that criticized "captains of the ...

China's first lady serenaded Tiananmen troops
A photo of China's new first lady Peng Liyuan in younger days, singing to martial-law troops following the 1989 bloody military crackdown on ...

Donovan returns as Obama celebrates Galaxy, Kings
President Barack Obama welcomed Landon Donovan as the U.S. national team soccer star returned from a four-month sabbatical Tuesday, reuniting with the ...
Obama to honor Los Angeles Kings, LA Galaxy
President Barack Obama will honor two championship sports teams from California at the White House next Tuesday. Obama will hold a ceremony to welcome ...
Website offline where stolen credit reports posted
The website where hackers had published what it said were credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, CIA director, FBI director and ...

Pursuit of hackers who took credit reports expands
The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, FBI director and other U.S.
Obama to attend St. Patrick's Day lunch at Capitol
The White House says Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will visit the White House next Tuesday. President Barack Obama and Kenny will meet in the Oval ...

First lady's anti-obesity campaign prompts change
Wal-Mart stores are labeling some store-brand products to help shoppers spot healthier items. Millions of U.S. schoolchildren are helping themselves ...

Tom Ford, Rihanna lead London Fashion Week lineup
Once the most marginal of fashion capitals, London has finally grown up to be a style force to be reckoned with. So say the organizers of London ...

Michelle Obama to attend Chicago girl's funeral
A White House official says Michelle Obama will attend Saturday's funeral for the 15-year-old Chicago girl who was killed after returning home from ...

What will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years?
Michelle Obama has a new look, both in person and online, and with her husband's re-election as president, she has four more years as the first lady, ...

INAUGURATION WATCH: A special dress ends a big day
AP journalists fanned out across the capital to cover Inauguration Day as part of a running feed of content and analysis. Here are their reports.

Obamas attend congressional luncheon
President Barack Obama has told lawmakers he's confident they can act together to make a difference for the country's children, "and our children's ...

NORAD says record number of calls to track Santa
Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: ...