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First lady Michelle Obama's dress wowed audiences for President Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

Dress First Lady Wore To State Of The Union Sells Out Online

Michelle Obama was trending on Twitter. The orange/yellowish dress by designer Narciso Rodriguez was bought on sale for $628. Neiman Marcus was selling it — the dress is already sold out.

A South Korean soldier stands next to loudspeakers near the border with North Korea on Jan. 8. South Korea responded to the North's latest nuclear test by resuming the broadcasts that include news, criticism of the North Korean regime and pop music.

Responding To Nuclear Test, S. Korea Cranks Up The K-Pop

South Korea is again blaring news, music and propaganda from banks of loudspeakers along the border. At a minimum, it seems to annoy North Korea.

A woman looks at the home page of the clothing house Barabas on Tuesday. At the time, the site featured two photos of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán. Today the site shows a different ad — one that, again, stars El Chapo.

You, Too, Can Dress Like 'El Chapo'

A Los Angeles-based clothing company has identified Joaquin Guzmán's flashy shirt, as seen in his photo with actor Sean Penn, as one of its own — and it's seizing the moment of fame with a splashy ad.

Everyone Uses Singular 'They,' Whether They Realize It Or Not

The singular, gender-neutral usage of "they" is now acceptable on college campuses, among the genderqueer and in the Washington Post. Linguist Geoff Nunberg traces the rise of the new "they."

A Jan. 2 sonar image, released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau on Wednesday, shows a shipwreck on the ocean floor off the coast of Australia. The undersea search for the Malaysian airliner that vanished almost two years ago came across the wreckage deep in the Indian Ocean off the coast of western Australia, officials said.

Extended Search For Missing Jet Finds A 19th-Century Shipwreck

There's no sign yet of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which is believed to have crashed far off the coast of Australia in 2014. But sonar did locate another lost vessel: likely an iron or steel ship.

Rescuers search through the rubble of the U.S. Marine barracks Oct. 23, 1983, in Beirut, Lebanon, after a suicide truck bombing. The blast — the single deadliest attack on U.S. forces abroad since World War II — killed 241 American service members. The Supreme Court is deciding whether Congress can pass a law compensating the victims, and those of other attacks, using Iranian government funds.

In Iranian Funds Case, Justices Ponder Extent Of Congressional Influence

The Supreme Court is considering whether legislators can give away Iranian government funds the U.S. controls, providing legal compensation to victims of specific terrorist attacks sponsored by Iran.

U.S. Markets Tumble To Lowest Levels Since September

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday in a continuation of a recent rough patch on Wall Street. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 are down by more than 7 percent.

GOP Presidential Candidates Criticize Obama's State Of The Union Address

President Obama used his State of the Union address to argue against charges coming from the Republican presidential candidates — and they argued back.

Monte Irvin poses during spring training in this 1952 photo. The Hall of Famer died Monday at age 96.

Willie Mays Remembers Mentor Monte Irvin

Irvin, who died Monday at 96, was one of the first black players in Major League Baseball. He showed Mays the ropes when Mays entered the league. Irvin, Mays said, was "sort of like my father."

In 2000, first-time moms were, on average, 25 years old when they gave birth. In 2014, they were a little over 26.

Average Age Of First-Time Moms Keeps Climbing In The U.S.

A national survey finds that U.S. mothers are having their first child later than ever — it's a 45-year trend. The big reason seems to be a steady drop in the number of teen moms.

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