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Michelle Obama kicks off volunteer campaign in SF

Jun. 22, 2009
First lady Michelle Obama kicks off a summer of community service Monday refurbishing a school playground, while a number of cabinet officials fan across the country donating time at several locations to promote the campaign. The initiative, known as United...
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Michelle Obama visits 'Sesame Street'

Michelle Obama visits 'Sesame Street'

NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama taped a segment for the children's TV program "Sesame Street" in New York this week.
Madame Tussauds' Michelle Obama finished

Madame Tussauds' Michelle Obama finished

WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C., says it will soon unveil its wax rendering of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama's favorable ratings high

Michelle Obama's favorable ratings high

PRINCETON, N.J., April 2 (UPI) -- Americans have good views of Barack and Michelle Obama but a Gallup Poll Thursday indicated the first lady eclipses the president in favorable ratings.

Michelle Obama marks Women's History Month

WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- Actresses, athletes and other female luminaries will join U.S. first lady Michelle Obama to celebrate Women's History Month, officials said.

Michelle Obama comic book in works

CHICAGO, March 14 (UPI) -- Demand for an upcoming biographical comic book about U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is strong, its publisher says.

Winfrey: Michelle Obama ideal first lady

WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey says Michelle Obama, wife of U.S. President Barack Obama, is a perfect fit for the White House.
Michelle Obama on Vogue's March cover

Michelle Obama on Vogue's March cover

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue Magazine in March, becoming the second president's wife to do so, a Vogue spokesman said.
Future first lady had illiterate ancestor

Future first lady had illiterate ancestor

CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Census records show the woman who will soon become first lady of the United States is the great-great granddaughter of an illiterate South Carolina slave.

Clinton, Michelle Obama appear together

DENVER, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama made their first joint appearance Tuesday in Denver, commemorating the anniversary of women's suffrage.

Michelle Obama to host 'The View'

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The wife of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has agreed to be a guest host on an upcoming session of "The View," CNN said Monday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler