MICHELLE OBAMA

President Barack Obama's warning that a government shutdown might prevent many Americans from obtaining a mortgage may be more of a negotiating tactic than reality.

President Barack Obama and top lawmakers said progress was made in urgent budget talks late Wednesday and that negotiators would work through the night to try to avert a government shutdown.

President Barack Obama and top lawmakers said progress was made in urgent budget talks on Wednesday night and that negotiators would work through the night to try to avert a government shutdown.

President Barack Obama held an urgent round of budget talks with U.S. congressional leaders on Wednesday evening to try to avert a government shutdown.

Fourth-grade students in the College Station Independent School District (CSISD) in Texas have completed six weeks of a NASA health and fitness challenge known as Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut.

Michelle Obama, known for her innate sense of style, once again dazzled the world during the official trip to Chile.

A top official from the Chinese education ministry at the Going Global Conference in Hong Kong announced that the country plans to turn itself into a hub for international education and take its international student population to 500,000.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle launch an aggressive anti-bullying campaign, enlisting the support of popular youth icons Facebook, MTV and Britney Spears.

Forget all of the hype around celebrity fashion, today's trend setters are presidential first ladies. Consider Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni.

America's first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise today by wearing eschewing expensive designer brands and opting instead for a H & M dress.

They are the leaders, business heads, fashionistas and movie stars and they have come a long way since March 19, 1911 when the first IWD was celebrated in Germany following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America.

Kate Middleton plans to wear a gown by Alexander McQueen designer Sarah Burton. The Telegraph is reporting that the gown will combine Middleton's and Burton's ideas.

Many doctors are doing little or nothing to help their overweight or obese patients to lose weight but many of them have made new year resolutions for weight loss, according to a new Harris Poll.

President Barack Obama revived earlier proposals to raise tens of billions of dollars by cutting tax breaks enjoyed by America's biggest companies, ideas that have floundered in Congress for several years.

President Barack Obama revived earlier proposals to raise tens of billions by cutting tax breaks enjoyed by America's biggest companies, ideas that have floundered in Congress for several years.

It's a wonder how an unknown face launching his first collection in 2009 is now the fashion industry's darling giving tough competition to the likes of Tommy Hilfiger and Chanel.

The Obama administration on Friday will unveil long-awaited proposals for what could lead to the most sweeping changes to the way Americans buy their homes in decades.

Based on its definition of how body mass index (BMI) is related to being overweight and/or obese – last year WHO unveiled a list of countries with the highest percentage of its population who are overweight. Here is a list of countries along with the percentage of the population that is overweight by WHO’s standards).

Obama kicked smoking habit almost a year back and didn’t have had a cigarette since then, says first lady Michelle Obama.

President Barack Obama will meet with a group of technology company chief executives on Tuesday as part of his effort to mend ties with the business community and find ways to create jobs.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for expanding high-speed wireless services to meet the voracious appetite of consumers and businesses, a task that could be tough because airwaves are a finite resource and demand is almost limitless.