Famous people ancestry. President Obama retraced some of his lesser-known ancestral roots to a village in Ireland. One of the president's maternal great-great-great-grandfathers was a shoemaker who immigrated to the United States during the height of a crisis in his homeland. Crowds packed the streets to hear Obama speak as he kicked off a four-nation tour of Europe

Moms to moguls. Before they were millionaires, these women were working moms trying to put food on the table. From a makeup mogul to a former file clerk to a home design icon, each one has her own rags-to-riches story.

April quotables. From birth certificates, to soap operas, to natural disasters — see which sound bites and snippets made big headlines this month.

Forbes releases its 2010 rankings, with "a true change-maker" topping the list