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From the beginning, Michelle Obama's kitchen garden has been an overachiever, churning out more peppers, parsley and eggplant than expected, and generating interest that - yes, really - crosses oceans....

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor a diverse cross-section of political and cultural icons - including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn, basketball coach Pat Summitt and rock legend Bob Dylan - with the Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony Tuesday....

Michelle Obama will be making her first late-night stop since becoming the First Lady. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Obama will appear on NBC's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and is expected to chat about her "Let's Move" campaign. She will also discuss what life is like for her family in the White House and tout her book, American Grown, about the White House kitchen garden to be released in April.

One of the newest Twitter-ers: First lady Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama could have stayed home with her lips sealed today, and gotten a head-start on the annual Easter egg hunt. Instead she spoke about the alleged conflicts with former White House advisers described in Jodi Kantor’s new book, “The Obamas,” a type of work the first lady pointedly said she does not read.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, were booed Sunday while at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Michelle Obama dropped in on lunch and circle time at a Washington child care center on Wednesday and used the occasion to announce a new national ...

First lady Michelle Obama unveiled the new "MyPlate" nutrition guide at USDA headquarters Thursday morning. The new design aims to replace the older pyramid with a more simple and straightforward plate.

The government is replacing its food guide pyramid with a simpler everyday symbol: a plate. And many nutritionists are applauding the change. The exact look of the new symbol, which is being unveiled Thursday by first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, is under close wraps.

Rihanna and Taylor Swift were two of the key winners at the Billboard Music Awards, which returned after a five-year hiatus with a major dose of star power, featuring Beyonce, U2, the Black Eyed Peas — even First Lady Michelle Obama.