
First lady wears Thom Browne coat and dress
First Lady Michelle Obama is wearing a navy Thom Browne coat and dress. The fabric for the first lady's Inauguration Day attire was developed based ...

Obama starts inauguration day with visit to church
President Barack Obama began inauguration day listening to a church pastor counsel him to use his power to benefit others, and the nation. It was part ...

Small group of protesters urges jobs not war
A few dozen protesters were gathered along the Inauguration Day parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue invoking the late civil rights leader Martin ...
Obama hears pastor's advice ahead of swearing-in
A pastor used a morning church service to counsel President Barack Obama to use his power for the benefit of others. That was part of the sermon ...

Analysis: Optimistic Obama faces tough to-do list
It's a good thing President Barack Obama considers himself a congenital optimist. There are no easy "gets" as he scrolls through his second-term to-do ...

Legend, 2 Chainz, MC Lyte honored at Hip-Hop Ball
John Legend believes hip-hop played its part in helping Barack Obama become president, and he's proud at how the genre has matured over the years.

Celebs gather to promote arts education - and eat
For all the talk about fewer celebrities making it to Washington this time for the inauguration, you would have had a hard time not bumping into one ...

Obama on Michelle: Love those bangs
President Barack Obama has rendered his opinion on what he called the most significant event of inaugural weekend: his wife's new haircut. Said Obama: ...

Latinos take on bigger role in Obama inauguration
Latinos are taking a more prominent role in President Barack Obama's second inauguration, from the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice swearing in ...
Obama: Inauguration celebrates US, not election
President Barack Obama says his second inauguration is a celebration of the country and its citizens, not the election results. Obama used a speech ...

Officials lay wreaths at King memorial on Mall
Dignitaries and celebrities participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. The Rev.

Michelle Obama wears bangs, Krakoff to swearing-in
Michelle Obama showed off her new bangs and a royal blue dress and cardigan by American designer Reed Krakoff at Sunday's swearing-in ceremony.
DC lowers turnout projections for inauguration
District of Columbia officials have lowered their turnout estimate for Monday's presidential inauguration. The district's homeland security director, ...

Latest inaugural forecast: Bit warmer than in 2009
Consider it the first fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Will he, or Mother Nature, deliver on promised warmer ...

Obama's Inauguration Day is a day for MLK Jr., too
Monday's inaugural may be President Barack Obama's big day, but Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities. A quirk in the calendar ...

Obama sworn in to second term as president
President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second four-year term. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office Sunday in the Blue ...

Biden sworn in to second term
Vice President Joe Biden has been sworn in to a second term. The 70-year-old Biden took the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotamayor ...

Miss America unsure about attending Inauguration
Mallory Hagan says her first week as Miss America has been amazing, but she's not sure she's going to Inauguration Day because of the weather.

Will.i.am, Legend take part in young voters event
Will.i.am says though he's an active supporter of President Barack Obama, don't expect the Black Eyed Peas leader to become a politician. "Nope.

Chefs hail first foodies with inauguration salute
Some of Washington's top chefs came together to salute the president ahead of the inauguration, in part because of the first family's influence on the ...

AP source: Inaugural ball to feature Lady Gaga
Watch out Beyonce and Katy Perry. There's another diva set to perform during the inauguration festivities — Lady Gaga. A person familiar with the ...

On 2nd term eve, Obama cites commitment to service
On the brink of a second term, President Barack Obama invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to service Saturday as inauguration-goers flocked ...

Obama girls rock out with military kids at concert
Usher sang "Yeah!" Katy Perry donned star and stripes for "Firework." And a ballroom full of lucky kids got to rock out with Sasha and Malia Obama at ...

Dear Mr. President: One glimpse of your nation
Dear Mr. President: There is a man in Jacksonville, Fla., named Bryan Stone. He is 60 years old and works at a company that helps people find better ...