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This 2015 photo provided by Shawn Nolan Chief, Capital Habeas Unit Community Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, shows Dustin Higgs at the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, Ind. Higgs, the last federal inmate facing execution before President Donald Trump leaves office was sentenced to death for the killings of three women in a Maryland wildlife refuge in 1996. Higgs is scheduled to be executed on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at the federal prison in Terre Haute. ((Federal Bureau of Prisons/Community Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania via AP))
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution

By Michael Tarm And Michael Kunzelman Jan. 15, 2021 09:25 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

By Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro And Steve Peoples Dec. 05, 2020 12:10 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

By Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro And Steve Peoples Dec. 04, 2020 06:14 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2020, file photo, people carry signs supporting voting rights and former Vice President Joe Biden, during a "Souls to the Polls" march in Model City, Miami. A tough road lies ahead for Biden who will need to chart a path forward to unite a bitterly divided nation and address America’s fraught history of racism that manifested this year through the convergence of three national crises. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Black leaders greet Biden win, pledge to push for equality

By Kat Stafford Nov. 07, 2020 05:17 PM EST

Protesters hold signs during an Arizona Republican Party news conference, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Presidential election exposes America's 'perilous' divides

By Steve Peoples Nov. 06, 2020 01:05 AM EST

Protesters hold signs during an Arizona Republican Party news conference, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Presidential election exposes America's 'perilous' divides

By Steve Peoples Nov. 05, 2020 05:44 PM EST

President Donald Trump gives thumbs up while walking to Air Force One upon departure at Chennault International Airport, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Lake Charles, La. Trump toured damage from Hurricane Laura in Texas and Louisiana. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign's final stretch

By Steve Peoples, Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire Aug. 31, 2020 12:32 AM EDT

Demonstrators rally at Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
'How dare we not vote?' Black voters organize after DC march

By Kat Stafford Aug. 29, 2020 01:21 PM EDT

People attend the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
At D.C. march, families decry 'two systems of justice'

By Aaron Morrison, Kat Stafford And Ashraf Khalil Aug. 28, 2020 10:12 AM EDT

Protestors rally, Thursday night, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump is set to deliver his acceptance speech later Thursday night from the nearby White House South Lawn.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Protesters try to drown out Trump speech, yell at Sen. Paul

By Ashraf Khalil Aug. 27, 2020 10:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2020 file photo, the Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the funeral for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston. A national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to comply with coronavirus protocols in the District of Columbia. This comes amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans. Although many marchers will arrive via charter buses from surrounding communities on Aug. 28, the Rev. Al Sharpton will ask others to join satellite marches in states that are considered hot spots for COVID-19. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool)
March on Washington reconfigured to comply with virus rules

By Aaron Morrison And Ashraf Khalil Aug. 11, 2020 10:19 AM EDT

Mourners stand in line awaiting to pass by the casket of Rep. John Lewis as Lewis lies in repose at the state capital, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol

By Jeff Amy And Sudhin Thanawala Jul. 29, 2020 05:56 PM EDT

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a memorial service for, George Floyd at North Central University Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action

By Aaron Morrison Jun. 03, 2020 11:47 PM EDT