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Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Olympic Latest: Bach declares Tokyo Olympics officially over

Aug. 07, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

Voters register to cast their vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 18, 2021. Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner

By Jon Gambrell Jun. 17, 2021 11:58 PM EDT

In this picture made available by Young Journalists Club, YJC, presidential candidates for June 18, elections Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, left, and Saeed Jalili leave at the conclusion of the second TV debates of the candidates in a state-run TV studio, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Iran's seven presidential candidates on Tuesday put all the problems of the Islamic Republic squarely on the shoulders of the one man who wasn't there to defend himself: Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani. (Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/ Young Journalists Club, YJC via AP)
Iran debate puts problems on one man: the outgoing president

By Amir Vahdat Jun. 08, 2021 10:59 AM EDT

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level picks. (AP Graphic)
Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 03, 2021 12:15 AM EST

Recent Cabinet hopefuls who dropped out. (AP Graphic)
Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 02, 2021 04:30 PM EST

Rep. Herrera Beutler censured over Trump impeachment vote

Feb. 25, 2021 08:56 PM EST
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Members of Washington's Clark County Republican party voted this week to formally censure Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, of Battle Ground,...

A man is reflected in the Lombardi Trophy at the NFL Experience Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The city is hosting Sunday's Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A look inside how CBS planned Super Sunday coverage

By Joe Reedy Feb. 06, 2021 02:17 PM EST

Official: Confusion a cause of lagging Missouri vaccinations

By Jim Salter Jan. 28, 2021 11:03 AM EST
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's poor ranking in getting residents a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine is partly due to “confusion” in the final days of the...

National Guard troops walk outside the Capitol as the security perimeter continues to shrink and many Guard units head home, two days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in Washington.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Foundations focus their attentions on saving democracy

By Glenn Gamboa Jan. 27, 2021 10:06 AM EST

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talks with reporters before an event with President Joe Biden on the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House

By Alexandra Jaffe And Zeke Miller Jan. 22, 2021 12:22 AM EST

White House press secretary Jen Psaki waves after doing a television interview at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Testing wristbands, masks signs of a new boss at White House

By Alexandra Jaffe And Zeke Miller Jan. 21, 2021 06:58 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 04:16 PM EST
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Jan. 20 We should help Biden bring back civility America has proven the strength of...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, touches the shoulder of President Joe Biden after he is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, Also pictured is first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and her husband Doug Emhoff, second from right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Who's in charge: Career staffers move to acting Cabinet head

By Ellen Knickmeyer Jan. 21, 2021 12:25 AM EST

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden watch fireworks light up the sky from the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller And Alexandra Jaffe Jan. 21, 2021 12:11 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 05:45 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Biden’s Stimulus Plan Will Bring Relief, but There’s One...

FILE - This Sept. 24, 2019 photo shows former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski, right, in front of his attorney, Miles Ehrlich, outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco. President Donald Trump has pardoned Levandowski, who plead guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber’s effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailing service. Levandowski was among the more than 140 people included in a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of Trump’s White House term. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke)
Trump's pardon blitz keeps ex-Google exec out of prison

By Michael Liedtke Jan. 20, 2021 05:18 PM EST

President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
For a splintered nation, a delicate moment of continuity

By Ted Anthony Jan. 20, 2021 05:04 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 03:10 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 20 The St. Louis Post...

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 02:52 PM EST
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Nothing grabs a politician’s attention like a wallet Jan. 20 ...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 01:09 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Jan. 20 The Advocate on President Joe Biden's...