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Former first lady Michelle Obama plans to host a rally in Detroit later this month for a nonpartisan, nonprofit voter advocacy organization she co-chairs

Virginia’s first lady apologized Wednesday after a state employee reportedly told lawmakers and the governor’s office that Pam Northam handed out cotton to the woman’s daughter and another black child during a recent tour of the governor’s mansion, NBC News reported. “I regret that I have upset anyone,” Northam said. “I am still committed to chronicling the important history of...

The former first lady announced that Selena Gomez, Liza Koshy, Shonda Rhimes, Megan Rapinoe, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kerry Washington have signed on as co-chairs of the national organization When We All Vote .

Kenan Thompson joins Lilly Singh, the first lady of late night, to talk about his 17th year on SNL, brings back an old impression and describes his favorite part about judging comedians on “Bring The Funny.”

Mourners gathered across the country Saturday to remember the lives of a graduate student beloved by friends, a man who died in his son’s arms and a mother who shielded her infant from gunfire. The funerals were among several being held for people who died in mass shootings last weekend in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. Investigators in Texas...

The uncle of a 2-month-old boy whose parents were killed in the El Paso mass shooting on Friday defended a photo that shows first lady Melania Trump holding the baby while President Donald Trump smiles and gives a thumbs-up gesture. The photo , released Thursday on Twitter by the first lady’s office, drew backlash from some who thought it reflected...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, to meet with victims of Sunday’s deadly mass shooting. They were met by protesters outside the hospital. Later they traveled to El Paso, Texas.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has guest edited the September issue of British Vogue with the theme “Forces for Change.” Royal officials say the issue coming out Aug. 2 features “change-makers united by their fearlessness in breaking barriers” and includes a conversation between Meghan and former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama. The magazine cover features 15 women including New Zealand...

First Lady Melania Trump announced the next White House press secretary on Twitter on Tuesday: her spokesperson Stephanie Grisham. “She has been with us since 2015 – @potus and I can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country,” Melania Trump tweeted. “Excited to have Stephanie working for both sides of the @WhiteHouse. #BeBest” Grisham, who...

Talk about a family vacation fit for royalty. Former President Barack Obama, wife Michelle and their two daughters jetted off to Europe for a star-studded getaway that included not only George and Amal Clooney, but U2 frontman Bono and Monaco’s Prince Albert II.

President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit to the U.K. next month will be dominated by events with Britain’s royal family, according to a new schedule released Friday by Buckingham Palace. The schedule was released just hours after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Friday that she will resign effective June 7, just two days after the president, first lady Melania...

It was a day of sumo-sized diplomacy. Plenty of world leaders have tried to butter up President Donald Trump with flattery and favors. Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Sunday raised the bar for all of them. First Abe treated his friend to a round of golf (with tweeted selfie). Then the prime minister allowed Trump to take center stage at a...

Jenna Welch, the mother of former first lady Laura Bush, has died in Texas. She was 99.

A group of students from Spelman and Morehouse colleges who’ve been studying Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” had a surprise visitor to discuss the work — the former first lady herself. Obama came to Spelman to talk with the students Saturday about the best-selling book ahead of her sold-out appearance Saturday night at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. Obama encouraged...

Michelle Obama joined various other celebrities at UCLA for College Signing Day. Gene Kang reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on May 1, 2019.