ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Michelle Obama was with the single ladies this weekend, joining 5,500 fans at a Beyonce concert in Atlantic City. The first lady was with daughters Sasha and Malia at Revel Resorts, where Beyonce performed two dozen songs Saturday night. Obama's husband, President Barack Obama, did not attend. Gov. Chris Christie […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama, the nation's first lady and a high-profile spokeswoman for healthy eating, has added a new book on growing and cooking nutritious food to her resume. Here's an easy soup recipe from "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America." ___ CORN SOUP WITH SUMMER […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Children from across the nation will have a chance to dine like dignitaries and politicians at the White House this summer as part of a contest to promote healthy eating. Michelle Obama is asking children ages 8 to 12 and their parents to create nutritious lunch recipes that represent each of the […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama’s relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney is trying harder than ever these days to stay on script — and keep his traveling national press corps at arm’s length. The latest clash came Wednesday when aides to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee blocked the reporters who cover Romney daily from asking him questions at the […]
The NAACP is launching a push to make sure African Americans and other minorities get to the polls this November and register voters. Head man Ben Jealous announced the campaign recently at Clark-Atlanta University at the national launch of the NAACP’s “This Is My Vote!” campaign, with the goal being to register scores of new […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — William Henderson Foote was a black federal law enforcement official in America’s Deep South at a time of heightened racial tensions, tasked with collecting liquor tax revenue from wholesalers and retailers in post-Reconstruction Mississippi. He joined the military at the start of the Civil War and later was politically active, championing civil […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The historic action that four North Carolina college students took that led to desegregation at lunch counters more than half a century ago shows what young people can do to change their world for the better, first lady Michelle Obama said during a commencement speech Saturday. Mrs. Obama addressed a crowd […]
Here’s your chance to meet the President: https://my.barackobama.com/dinnerwbarackandmichellevid In this latest installment of “Dinner with Barack” the three winners brought a special guest with them. Cathy and Judy brought their loving husbands and Regina proudly brought her dad. The President brought a very special guest too: the First Lady. In Michelle’s first “Dinner With Barack” […]
The “New York girlfriend” mentioned by President Barack Obama in his book “Dreams from My Father” is actually several women melded into one, according to an upcoming biography of the president by David Maraniss. Vanity Fair adapted parts of the biography “Barack Obama: The Story” for a profile of the young Obama published today, based […]
