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FILE - Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron is seen, March 1967. Aaron made history with one swing of his bat. A year later and on the other side of Georgia, Lee Elder made history with one swing of his driver. Their deaths in 2021 were mourned beyond the sports world and were reminders of the hate, hardships and obstacles they endured with dignity on their way to breaking records and barriers. (AP Photo, File)
Column: Another socially distanced Newby Awards for 2021

By Paul Newberry Dec. 31, 2021 02:55 AM EST

Japan's Ira Brown (33) dribbles as Poland's Szymon Rduch (44) defends during a men's 3-on-3 basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Playground goes big time; 3-on-3 hoops hits the Olympics

By Eddie Pells Jul. 24, 2021 09:42 AM EDT

This combination of images shows promotional art for, from left, "Infinite," a film streaming June 10 on Paramount Plus, "Loki," a series streaming June 11 on Disney Plus and "In the Heights," a film both in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, beginning Friday, June 11. (Paramount+/Disney+/HBO Max via AP)
New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infinite'

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

FILE - DJ Khaled arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. DJ Khaled latest maximalist album, "Khaled Khaled," features a total of 29 rappers and singers across 13 tracks. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
After pandemic pullback, DJ Khaled shares his 'light show'

By Ryan Pearson May. 07, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

People gather for a "Celebration of Life Memorial" for rapper DMX at Barclays Center, Saturday, April. 24, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. DMX, whose birth name is Earl Simmons, died April 9 after suffering a "catastrophic cardiac arrest." (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
DMX immortalized by family and close friends at memorial

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. And Jennifer Peltz Apr. 24, 2021 01:46 AM EDT

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

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Recording Academy is partnering with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to complete a study focused on women's representation in the music industry.. The academy, which puts on the annual Grammy Awards, said the lack of female creators in music is “one of the most urgent issues in the industry today." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
The Latest: Billie Eilish wins record of the year at Grammys

By The Associated Press Mar. 14, 2021 09:05 PM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 21, 2019 file photo shows Kelly Rowland at the 12th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Rowland released an EP titled “K,” featuring six tracks heavily influenced by Afrobeat rhythms. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
For Kelly Rowland, good things come in threes

By Gary Gerard Hamilton Feb. 19, 2021 08:58 AM EST

This combination photo shows art for the comedy series "Call Your Mother," airing on ABC on Wednesday, left, and the documentary series "Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, premiering on Jan. 13 on Netflix. (ABC, left, and Netflix via AP)
New this week: 'MLK/FBI,' Why Don’t We and 'Prodigal Son'

By The Associated Press Jan. 11, 2021 03:46 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press Nov. 11, 2020 07:01 PM EST
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Nov. 8 The biggest loser in the election: polls The biggest loser in last week’s...

Corbin Clark speaks about votingTuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Clark, a forklift driver, said Tuesday was the first time he had ever voted. Clark voted at a community center in Acres Homes, a historically African-American neighborhood in northwest Houston. Clark said he didn't know why he hadn't previously voted. "My momma got on my case," Clark said as he laughed. "She told me I needed to go vote and use my voice." Clark said he voted for Joe Biden for president. "I feel like he's going to do right by the country," Clark said. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)
AP VoteCast: Texas voters sour on state of nation

By Greg Keller Nov. 04, 2020 12:03 PM EST

Corbin Clark speaks about votingTuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Clark, a forklift driver, said Tuesday was the first time he had ever voted. Clark voted at a community center in Acres Homes, a historically African-American neighborhood in northwest Houston. Clark said he didn't know why he hadn't previously voted. "My momma got on my case," Clark said as he laughed. "She told me I needed to go vote and use my voice." Clark said he voted for Joe Biden for president. "I feel like he's going to do right by the country," Clark said. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)
AP VoteCast: Texas voters sour on state of nation

By Greg Keller Nov. 03, 2020 06:28 PM EST

LIV owner David Grutman poses for a photograph at the nightclub, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. LIV, one of Miami's most glamorous, star-studded nightclubs sits empty and quiet these days, a casualty of both the coronavirus outbreak and a power struggle between state and local government over how to contain the scourge. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Glamorous Miami club caught in power struggle over the virus

By Kelli Kennedy Oct. 19, 2020 09:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Kanye West answers questions during a service at Lakewood Church, in Houston. On Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that election results in Kentucky show the rapper and independent presidential candidate is ahead of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the presidential race. West tweeted mock election data that the AP provides to customers as part of routine testing ahead of elections. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
BC-NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Oct. 16, 2020 04:21 PM EDT

A model wears a creation for the Gauchere Spring-Summer 2021 fashion collection, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, during Paris fashion week. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Givenchy unveils new designer debut at Paris Fashion Week

By Thomas Adamson Oct. 04, 2020 09:57 AM EDT

Post Malone performs during the "Runaway Tour," at the Allstate Arena, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Rosemont, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Sweet 16: Post Malone leads Billboard Awards nominations

By Mesfin Fekadu Sep. 22, 2020 10:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2020 file photo, a City of Milwaukee Election Commission worker processes and sorts absentee ballots for Wisconsin's primary election, in downtown Milwaukee, Wis. The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered no absentee ballots to be mailed until it gives the go-ahead or makes any future ruling about who should be on the ballot in the battleground state on Thursday, Sept. 10 2020. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green bid for ballot access

By Scott Bauer Sep. 14, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

Judge: Kanye West stays off ballot in battleground Wisconsin

By Scott Bauer Sep. 11, 2020 10:44 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West does not qualify to be on the presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin after missing a filing deadline, a judge...

Wisconsin court sets up possible delay in absentee mailing

By Scott Bauer Sep. 10, 2020 03:26 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a halt in the mailing of absentee ballots until it gives the go...

FILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo a stack of table top voting booths are stored at the Allegheny County Election Division's warehouse on the Northside of Pittsburgh. Election officials are bracing for a potentially chaotic election, trying to navigate the risks of voting during a pandemic, a tidal wave of mail ballots and the president fanning skepticism about the validity of the tabulation. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Election chiefs worry about uncertainty as voting nears

By Nicholas Riccardi And Alan Suderman Sep. 03, 2020 01:54 PM EDT