Politics Nov 26 Which schools are on Malia Obama’s college list? Michelle Obama's message for high school seniors fretting about their college prospects is simple. Do your research. Visit college campuses. Sit in on classes. Talk to professors, graduates and students. The first lady could just as well have been talking…
Nation Oct 30 Popemobile gets top prize at Obama’s White House Halloween A toddler dressed like the pope and pushed along in a popemobile got the top prize at President Barack Obama's White House Halloween.
Politics Oct 23 Obama defends Black Lives Matter movement Defending the Black Lives Matter movement, President Barack Obama said Thursday the protests are giving voice to a problem happening only in African-American communities.
Nation Sep 25 Panda cub’s name revealed Washington's newest giant panda cub is nameless no more. Call him Bei Bei. Michelle Obama and her Chinese counterpart, Peng Liyuan, revealed the name Friday during a tour of the panda house at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Politics Sep 20 Obama: Women made the civil rights movement happen To President Barack Obama, women of the civil rights movement were "the thinkers and the doers" whose toil and sacrifice benefited everyone in the country.
Politics Sep 13 For White House visit, pomp and protocol await Pope Francis When Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. on Sept. 22, he'll get an airport welcome that few world leaders have ever received: a plane-side greeting from President Obama, which is just the beginning of the pomp and protocol that Washington…
Nation Sep 10 White House says U.S. plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees The White House says President Barack Obama has told advisers he wants to let 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. in the coming budget year.
Politics Sep 05 Sally Field, Stephen King, among arts medal recipients Actress Sally Field and author Stephen King are among luminaries set to receive a National Medal of Arts or a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.
Nation Aug 27 Obama says New Orleans is ‘moving forward’ after hurricane WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says New Orleans is "moving forward" a decade after Hurricane Katrina dealt it a devastating blow, and has become an example of what can happen when people rally around each other to build a better…
Nation Aug 16 Obama: Bond was a ‘hero and friend’ President Barack Obama says the late civil rights activist Julian Bond was a hero and friend, and that he and first lady Michelle Obama have benefited from Bond's example, counsel and friendship.