Marian Robinson, mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, dies at 86 CHICAGO - Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama and mother-in-law of former President Barack Obama, has died, the former first family announced Friday. “My mom Marian ... 06/1/2024 - 9:53 am | View Link
Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, dies at 86 Robinson became a fixture of the White House when she moved from her hometown of Chicago to help take care of her granddaughters during the Obama administration. 06/1/2024 - 1:38 am | View Link
RIP: Michelle Obama's Mother Dies, And Black Internet Pays Respects First Lady Michelle and former President Barack Obama posted a statement today announcing the passing of Michelle’s mother Marian Shields Robinson, and the Black Internet wasted no time sending their ... 05/31/2024 - 1:28 pm | View Link
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86 Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama, has died at age 86. Mrs. Robison had moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. 05/31/2024 - 1:24 pm | View Link
Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s Steadfast Mother, Dies at 86 Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother and an anchor of the Obama family who moved into the White House and provided stability for her two granddaughters as the family adjusted to Washington, died ... 05/31/2024 - 11:36 am | View Link
NEW YORK — Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new The Hunger Games novel.
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Scholastic announced Thursday that “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth volume of Collins’ blockbuster dystopian series, will be published March 18, 2025.
St. Petersburg, Fla. — At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large section of tusk from a long-extinct mastodon.
Lundberg and his diver companion had found fossils in the same place before, including mammoth teeth, bones of an ancient jaguar and parts of a dire wolf.
Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Congressional leaders last week formally invited Netanyahu to come speak, delivering the most recent show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel’s military assault on Hamas in Gaza.
Washington — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities.
The 5-4 decision means the government will cover millions in overhead costs that two tribes faced when they took over running their health care programs under a law meant to give Native Americans more local control.
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Covering those costs is “necessary to prevent a funding gap,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion, joined by the three liberal justices and fellow conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch.
A new sexually transmitted fungal infection has been detected for the first time in the U. S., health experts announced Wednesday.
A study, published in the journal JAMA Dermatology on Wednesday, reported that the first known U. S. case of this new form of ringworm was discovered in a man from New York City in his 30s.
Three Florida parents sued Florida’s Board of Education on Thursday because they allege the board violates their rights by not having a process to object to the removal of books from school libraries and classrooms.
In the lawsuit, which was filed in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, the plaintiffs say that Florida law H.