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By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Thursday, April 1, the 91st day of 2021. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool’s Day. ...

Billie Eilish reacts as she accepts the award for record of the year for "Everything I Wanted" at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The joy of music returns for Grammy winners, performers

By David Bauder Mar. 15, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

In this photo provided by Gary Schottle, Derek "Tank" Schottle competes in the long jump as part of the Pentathlon competition at the Texas Special Olympics track meet in Arlington, Texas, on May 27, 2017. The Special Olympics, founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, have melded competition and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities since the first games were held in 1968. Special Olympics has since branched out to 174 countries, empowering more than five million athletes who had often been cast aside.(Gary Schottle via AP)
One Good Thing: Special Olympian spreads message of love

By John Marshall Dec. 31, 2020 12:55 PM EST

FILE - BTS arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. The K-pop band is nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop duo/group performance with “Dynamite," their first song to hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out

By Mesfin Fekadu Nov. 24, 2020 01:06 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 file photo, MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show, moderates a panel at a forum called "Perspectives on National Security," at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Rachel Maddow made an emotional return Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 to her MSNBC show, saying her partner’s bout with COVID-19 was so serious they thought it might kill her. Maddow has been off the air for roughly two weeks since disclosing she had been in close contact with someone. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Rachel Maddow returns to air, describes partner's virus bout

Nov. 19, 2020 10:00 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2017 file photo, MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of "The Rachel Maddow Show," moderates a panel at a forum called "Perspectives on National Security," at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow said Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 she is quarantining after being in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. Maddow said on social media that she tested negative so far for COVID-19 but plans to remain at home until it's “safe for me to be back at work without putting anyone at risk.” (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow quarantines after coronavirus exposure

Nov. 06, 2020 09:11 PM EST

A fly lands on the head of Vice President Mike Pence during the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (Justin Sullivan/Pool via AP)
Fly on Pence's head generates buzz in VP debate

By Will Weissert Oct. 07, 2020 11:36 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
For television executives, return of football is good news

By David Bauder Sep. 15, 2020 06:11 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Conventions highlight aggressive fact-check efforts

By David Bauder Aug. 28, 2020 02:21 PM EDT

Donald Trump Jr., right, watches as his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, tapes her speech for the first night of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
First day shows media coverage of convention is sore spot

By David Bauder Aug. 24, 2020 11:49 PM EDT

FILE - This combination of photo shows, from left, Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Laura Ingraham, host of "The Ingraham Angle," and Sean Hannity, host of "Hannity" on Fox News. Brian Stelter, who wrote “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth,” says several people at Fox privately expressed worry to him about the growing power of prime-time opinion hosts Carlson, Hannity and Ingraham at the expense of Fox's news operation. (AP Photo)
'Hoax' book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox

By David Bauder Aug. 23, 2020 10:57 AM EDT

In this image from video, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
Television viewership down for unconventional convention

By David Bauder Aug. 18, 2020 01:03 AM EDT

California again extends major contract for protective masks

By Kathleen Ronayne Jun. 05, 2020 03:24 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is giving a Chinese manufacturer it contracted with for hundreds of millions of protective masks one more week to get...

A new AP-NORC poll finds about 7 in 10 Americans most trust information about the coronavirus they get from the CDC and health care providers. About half same the same about what they hear from local officials; about a quarter say that for President Trump.;
AP-NORC poll: Seeking virus data, people struggle with trust

By Aamer Madhani And Hannah Fingerhut Apr. 30, 2020 06:19 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
To air or not air Trump briefings? Pressure on at networks

By David Bauder Apr. 17, 2020 02:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, health care personnel test a person in the passenger seat of a car for coronavirus at a Kaiser Permanente medical center parking lot in San Francisco. California lawmakers, on Thursday, April 9, 2020 asked Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration for more details on its plans to buy 500 more protective masks to help fight the coronavirus, but are asking for more details on its plan to buy 500 million more protective masks for health care and other workers as the state fights the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
California lawmakers want details on Newsom's big mask buy

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 09, 2020 07:14 PM EDT

In this photo taken Tuesday April 7, 2020, a person wearing a face mask pedals down the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail in Monterey, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 the state will spend nearly $1 billion to purchase up to 200 million masks per month to boost the state's stockpile of protective equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak and could act as a supplier to other Western states. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
California to buy 200 million masks a month amid outbreak

By Kathleen Ronayne And Adam Beam Apr. 08, 2020 01:20 PM EDT