Weekly News Quiz for Feb. 27, 2009. ...more

February 27, 2009

It looks as though the first pet will be a rescue Portuguese water dog. First lady Michelle Obama tells People magazine the family wants to get the dog after spring break in April. ...more

February 26, 2009

First lady Michelle Obama tells People magazine that the target date for the arrival of the family pet is after her daughters' spring break trip in April, though 7-year-old Sasha is convinced the dog is coming April 1. ...more

February 25, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

Think you can design "America's Most Beautiful Wedding Gown"? Well, start sketching. Your creation could win you $10,000 and land on the cover of Brides magazine, the most widely read wedding magazine in the world. ...more

February 22, 2009

An assortment of news items from the fashion world. ...more

February 17, 2009

The space underneath the photo of Michelle Robinson Obama in the "First Ladies" exhibit at the National Museum of American History is blank. The only thing that fills it is imagination. ...more

February 16, 2009

Are you keeping up with the latest from Washington? ...more

February 13, 2009

Barack Obama has paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln in many ways, from tracing his inaugural path ...more

February 12, 2009

The film academy is asking the public to vote on which dress a trophy presenter will wear. ...more

February 11, 2009