Topic: Michelle Obama

From junkyard to community garden

A former San Francisco dumping ground becomes a plentiful four-acre urban farm.

American generosity can defy this recession

Charitable giving is down, but small donors are making a big impact. Will you join them?

One town and 26 public gardens = free food

Public gardens take root in parking lots and even a huge Victorian cemetery in Todmorden, England.

Like past presidents, Obama celebrates the grandeur of Yellowstone

It's also a chance for the president to see how national parks - likened to Europe's cathedrals - need political and fiscal support.

Obama sings Happy Birthday to himself (and Helen Thomas)

Breaking News: Michelle Obama gets new hairdo

Obama in Africa: Why he chose Ghana

The visit is seen as a reward for Ghana's commitment to good governance and democracy. There's also newfound oil and a photo-op at a former slave fort.

Obama's gift to the pope? It's definitely not an iPod.

Opinion: Ghana's hype over Obama, beyond race

Ghanaians take a special pride in the fact that neither they nor Obama are descended from slaves, but they know that his visit has more practical reasons, too.

Obama trip: What he's doing, day by day

White House salaries: Whose check is biggest?

Obamas still don't have regular church to attend

First Lady calls for volunteers, young Americans answer

Michelle Obama asked for more community service Monday, but rising volunteerism among Generation Y suggest it has already caught the spirit.

Seed sales spring up

To save money, more people are buying seeds to grow their own vegetable gardens.

Overwhelmingly popular Michelle Obama heads to West Coast

Obama and Lee Myung-bak both condemn North Korea

Harvest time at Michelle Obama’s garden

Opinion: Secretary Clinton: Dutiful diplomat? Or 2012 candidate?

So far, she's hewed so close to the Obama party line that she sounds like a clone of the president.

Today's news stories: Tamil Tigers, Supreme Court, NRA, Netanyahu

A campus – and a whole town – await the first lady

The recession-hit town of Merced and its University of California campus hope for a big boost from Michelle Obama’s commencement speech Saturday.

Today's coverage agenda: car dealers, Pelosi, Obamas, nukes, Netanyahu

Forget Obama, we're hoping to see Gossip Boys

At the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner -- the "nerd prom" -- Hollywood celebrities mix with the politically powerful.

Michelle Obama's favorite thing? Sesame Street

Michelle Obama as latest "Female Force" comic book star

Michelle Obama now more popular than Barack