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On Friday, first lady Michelle Obama reached back 150 years for a metaphor that conveys what was once the centrality of education in the black community.

The conservative blogosphere is up in arms over what appears to be a smoking gun in the Internal Revenue Service scandal.

On Monday, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said that recent revelations that the Obama administration used its investigatory powers to look into the members of the media may be due to President Barack Obama's lack of a strong father figure when growing up.

The White House says the president and first lady Michelle Obama will leave on June 26, stopping in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.

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.

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.

Today on PhillyDailyNews.com: View an interactive timeline looking back at the troubled career of former Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth.

By Patch Staff It was a big week for Maryland, with a visit by the first lady and a heads up for a sixth casino in the state.

A former "top cop," who had the honor of sitting next to first lady Michelle Obama during a televised presidential speech four years ago, is facing rape allegations.

President Obama got big laughs at Morehouse College's rainy commencement ceremony in Atlanta.

Ask current Harvard Law School students where Class of '91 alumnus Barack Obama, lived during his three-year stint there, and most will blurt out "Somerville" without skipping a beat.

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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.

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address to graduates of Martin Luther King, Jr.

First Lady Michelle Obama was in Nashville on Saturday to address the graduating class from Martin Luther King Junior High School.

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.

First Lady Michelle Obama has expanded her anti-obesity campaign to museums, enlisting them to offer 'healthy food options,' and change their menus.

Former Philadelphia Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth was invited to sit next to the First Lady in 2009.

Former Philadelphia Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth was invited to sit next to the First Lady in 2009.

Students at Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School are getting ready for a memorable graduation.