First lady says laughter is key to togetherness (AP)

AP - Here's Michelle Obama's advice for couples this Valentine's Day: Laugh with your partner.

First lady: Army health initiative may be a model (AP)

AP - First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the military's push to turn recruits into health-conscious warriors could be a model for making people across the U.S. more focused on fitness and nutrition.

Obama tells polarized nation: 'We can be better' (AP)

AP - Summoning the soul of a nation, President Barack Obama on Wednesday implored Americans to honor those slain and injured in the Arizona shootings by becoming better people, telling a polarized citizenry that it is time to talk with each other "in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds." Following a hospital bedside visit with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the target of the assassination, he said: "She knows we're here, and she knows we love her."