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• West Virginia Nonprofit Director Fired After Calling Michelle Obama ‘Ape In Heels’

  Clay County Development Corporation director Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who described Michelle Obama as "ape in heels" on her Facebook post last November, was fired four days after she returned to work.

• ‘Barry’: Second Barack Obama biopic film in the works; Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy to star in upcoming movie

  Barry is a biographical film centering on Barack Obama's life during his college years. Devon Terrell has been tapped to take the challenging role of the young version of the current President of United States.

• Michelle Obama and Bipartisan bill modify the healthier meal standards in schools

  A group of school nutrition heads and Michelle Obama were headed on a bill for the students. This bill will aim to enhance the healthier meal standards for US school children.

• David Spade and PETA slam Barack and Michelle Obama's Running Wild show

  David Spade criticized the presidential couple, Barack and Michelle Obama for appearing on a TV show "Running Wild." PETA also criticized Obama for appearing with Bear Grylls.

• Victims' relatives gather 14 years after Sept. 11 attacks on U.S.

  Relatives assembled under overcast skies on Friday to commemorate nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and outside Washington 14 years ago, when airliners hijacked by al Qaeda militants brought death, mayhem and destruction.

• Obama targets hedge funds in personal remarks on poverty, race

  President Barack Obama addressed U.S. struggles with class and race in personal terms on Tuesday and renewed his call to close tax loopholes enjoyed by wealthy hedge fund managers as a way to reduce poverty among Americans.

• Michelle Obama heads to Asia to promote girls' education

  First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Japan and Cambodia this month as part of a U.S. global effort to support education for girls, the White House said on Tuesday.

• U.S. worker freed from Cuba to be guest at Obama annual speech

  The U.S. aid worker whose release from a Cuban prison helped pave the way toward restoring diplomatic ties with the communist nation will be among the White House's top guests for Tuesday's State of the Union address.

• Ahead of tough election, White House blames dismay with Washington

  With many races still tight but polls showing a general trend in favor of Republicans, the White House on Monday blamed voter dissatisfaction with Washington for what could be an Election Day rout for President Barack Obama's Democrats.

• Maryland man charged with threatening to kill Obama in email

  A 42-year-old Maryland man accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in an explicit email strewn with racist remarks was in custody on Sunday, the United States Secret Service said.

• American begins sentence of farm work and isolation in North Korea: reports

  Matthew Miller, the American held in North Korea since April for "hostile acts", began a six-year hard labor sentence on Thursday that he said involved farm work and isolation, media reports said.

• White House intruder was armed with knife: officials

  The Texas man arrested on Friday for charging at the White House was armed with a knife when he climbed a fence and made it into the executive mansion after President Barack Obama had departed, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Saturday.

• ID Theft: Prominent Public Figures Targeted on Mysterious 'Russian Website' Exposing Personal Information (Video)

  Online thieves stole information from well-known figures, including Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, the FBI director, Los Angeles police chief, and celbrities like Beyonce, Mel Gibson Ashton Kutcher, and others.