State of the Union Address
FILE - Finland's Leo Komarov speaks with referees during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Leo Komarov is expected to play for Finland at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to send players to Beijing. Komarov played in the NHL as recently as October, and he and the New York Islanders agreed to mutually terminate his contract in November.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Olympics Live: US diplomat says human rights should be focus

Feb. 05, 2022 09:23 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(McComb) Enterprise-Journal. May 7, 2021. Editorial: Early voting can prevent fraud Mississippi’s resistance to early...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, April 30, 2021. The Bidens are visiting Philadelphia to mark Amtrak's 50th anniversary. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit

By Darlene Superville May. 02, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Biden will mark his 100th day in office on Thursday, April 29. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress

By Darlene Superville Apr. 28, 2021 12:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 8, 2021, file photo, National Guard soldiers stand their posts around the Capitol at sunrise in Washington. Partisan tensions have only gotten worse on Capitol Hill since Pelosi’s defiant act last year, days before the Senate acquitted Trump in his first impeachment trial. Since then, the Capitol has been through the Jan. 6 insurrection, another House impeachment and another Senate acquittal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Cooling the temperature: Biden faces fractious Congress

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Josh Boak Apr. 27, 2021 12:16 AM EDT

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., wait for the flag-draped casket of U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans, to be carried from the Capitol by a joint services honor guard Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Biden to address Congress under security, COVID restrictions

By Lisa Mascaro And Zeke Miller Apr. 14, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony to honor slain U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans as he lies in honor at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
Biden to address joint session of Congress on April 28

Apr. 13, 2021 08:12 PM EDT

Governor believes Arkansas mask mandate will be removed

Mar. 21, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the...

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021, file photo, Clarendon Alternative Elementary School second grader Haruki Ishiyama works on his computer as students and parents attend distance learning Zoom classes at Midtown Terrace Playground in San Francisco. San Francisco Unified School District officials said in a statement that they reached the arrangement with the teachers union to "return as many students as possible in focal groups to nearly a full school day, 5 days a week," the Chronicle reported, Friday, March 5. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
The Latest: Arkansas Gov: end of mask mandate at month's end

By The Associated Press Mar. 21, 2021 03:03 AM EDT

Maryland governor says his family has felt Asian prejudice

Mar. 14, 2021 02:58 PM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — The governor of the state of Maryland said Sunday that his family has felt the effects of discrimination over the past year amid a wave of...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden White House: keeping control of the daily message

By Jonathan Lemire And Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 06, 2021 12:17 AM EST

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden White House: message discipline, no news conference

By Jonathan Lemire And Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 05, 2021 06:12 PM EST

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2021. There are 330 days left in the year. Today’s...

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a campaign event, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Troy, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
The Latest: Pence to be in Minnesota on Monday after all

Oct. 25, 2020 10:19 AM EDT

Illinois gov says Trump partly to blame for COVID-19 spike

Oct. 18, 2020 02:37 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday that President Donald Trump and his allies in Illinois are partly to blame for the coronavirus spike in the state...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, holds a press briefing on the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, outside the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's wrongs on court, virus; Biden errs

By Hope Yen, Josh Boak And Mark Sherman Sep. 26, 2020 07:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. For only the second time as president, Trump addressed the nation in a formal Oval Office speech on March 11. The U.S., he told Americans, would “expeditiously defeat this virus. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists

By Jonathan Lemire And Aamer Madhani Aug. 22, 2020 10:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Whitmer's meteoric rise leaves Democrats excited for future

By David Eggert Aug. 12, 2020 12:51 PM EDT

People cross the streets in Tokyo Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Confirmed coronavirus cases are hovering at near record levels in Japan, raising worries the pandemic may be growing more difficult to control. The Tokyo government reported more than 290 new cases Sunday, about half in their 20s. (Kyodo News via AP)
The Latest: Italy's tally of new virus cases down to 239

By The Associated Press Aug. 02, 2020 12:26 AM EDT

In this undated photo provided by Zahrah Wattier, Wattier, back left, a high school teacher, poses for a photo with her husband, her 4-year-old and 2-year-old twins in Galveston, Texas. As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher. Her district had been considering options many others are reviewing: in-person education, full-time online teaching and a hybrid mix. (Courtesy of Zahrah Wattier via AP)
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

By Lindsey Tanner Jul. 12, 2020 10:07 AM EDT