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Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:28:13 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:13 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.

Michelle Obama speaks of 'hunger' for education

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:06 -0400

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland - First lady Michelle Obama has spoken passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address to more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University.

Obama's assets worth between $1.8M and $6.8M

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:27:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama held assets last year that were worth between $1.8 million and nearly $7 million, according to federal financial disclosure forms the White House released Wednesday.

Greenwich preparing for prince and polo match

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:07:35 -0400

GREENWICH, Connecticut - Connecticut's Gold Coast is preparing for a royal visit.

Michelle Obama honors military mothers at tea

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:06:54 -0400

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama and military mothers had high tea like the British on Thursday.

Lawmakers, White House discuss sexual assault

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:31:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - Congressional efforts to combat sexual assault in the military secured the support of the Obama administration as senior White House officials met privately Thursday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

McAuliffe 'starts' campaign 6 months after entry

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:35:12 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Six months after Democrat Terry McAuliffe entered Virginia's gubernatorial race, he's barnstorming statewide with Democratic luminaries in an "official" campaign launch.

NBA's Collins to headline Democratic fundraiser

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:05:24 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Democratic National Committee says NBA veteran Jason Collins will headline its annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gala.

White House says jobs program has exceeded goal

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:00:26 -0400

WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama announced Tuesday that companies participating in a program to help veterans find work have hired or trained 290,000 veterans and military spouses since August 2011, nearly tripling the original goal of the program with about eight months to spare.

First Lady asks companies to hire more veterans

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:18:10 -0400

WASHINGTON - With about 1 million members of the military expected to become civilians over the next five years, First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are calling on the private sector to step up its hiring of veterans.

To Obama, half-sister is 'Kid' and daily Scrabble...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:34:42 -0400

SEATTLE - He calls her "Kid," even though she's 42 now, with two kids of her own.

Woman injured in marathon blast faces challenges

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:45:15 -0400

BOSTON - As this shocked city observed a moment of silence, Heather Abbott was following through on a difficult decision - allowing doctors to amputate her left foot, which was mangled in the bombings that shattered the Boston Marathon.