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Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, April 9, the 99th day of 2021. There are 266 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this June 19, 2009 file photo, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a sermon with a picture of the late spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini in the background, during Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran. Khamenei was among the first and most powerful world leaders to suggest the coronavirus could be a biological weapon created by the U.S. (Meisam Hosseini/Hayat News Agency via AP, File)
The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories

By David Klepper, Farnoush Amiri And Beatrice Dupuy Feb. 15, 2021 12:10 AM EST

FILE - In this March 19, 2020 file photo, biological science specialists, background, wear biosafety protective clothing for handling viral diseases at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md. On March 9, 2020, a public WeChat account called "Happy Reading List" reposted an essay claiming the U.S. military created SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at a lab in Fort Detrick and loosed it in China during the Military World Games, an international competition for military athletes, held in Wuhan in October 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role

By Erika Kinetz Feb. 15, 2021 12:03 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 09:00 AM EST
Cincinnati Enquirer. Jan. 27, 2021. Editorial: Thumbs down: Seelbach damages right message with wrong delivery ...

FILE - In this Jan 8, 2016, file photo, Burns resident Steve Atkins, left, talks with Ammon Bundy, center, one of the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, following a news conference at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. Cliven and his sons Ryan and Ammon have engaged in armed standoffs with the federal government, first in a fight over grazing permits on federal land in Nevada in 2014, and then in a 40-day occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in 2016. Those standoffs drew the sympathies of some Western ranchers and farmers who feared they were losing the ability to prosper financially. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn't retreating

By Rebecca Boone, Gillian Flaccus And Michael Kunzelman Jan. 13, 2021 02:26 PM EST

West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans exits the Sidney L. Christie U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building after being arraigned on federal charges Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. Evans, a West Virginia state lawmaker who posted videos online showing himself pushing his way inside the Capitol, was arrested Friday by the FBI at his home and charged with entering restricted federal property. Evans, who faced bipartisan calls for him to step down, submitted a letter of resignation Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and apologized for his actions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
Who were they? Records reveal Trump fans who stormed Capitol

By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Gillian Flaccus And Jim Mustian Jan. 11, 2021 01:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Jacob Anthony Chansley, the Arizona man with the painted face and wearing a horned, fur hat, was taken into custody Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 and charged with counts that include violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)
Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover

By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Gillian Flaccus And Jim Mustian Jan. 10, 2021 06:44 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 01:16 PM EST
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Jan. 6 The Decatur Daily on Congress convening to...

This photo, provided by the New York City Police Department, Monday, Jan.4, 2021, shows the hoax explosive device at a mall in the Queens borough of New York. A police spokesman said that an initial investigation showed there was no explosive device. "An investigation is underway into the hoax," NYPD Sergeant Edward Riley said in an emailed statement. (New York City Police Dept. via AP)
Self-described American nationalist is held in NYC bomb hoax

By Michael R. Sisak Jan. 05, 2021 12:57 PM EST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order aimed at curbing protections for social media giants, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

By Zeke Miller May. 28, 2020 12:13 AM EDT

Protesters rally at the Texas State Capitol to speak out against Texas' handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, in Austin, Texas, Saturday, April 18, 2020. Austin and many other Texas cities remain under stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 outbreak except for essential personal. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A few hundred protest COVID-19 orders at Texas Capitol

By Paul J. Weber Apr. 18, 2020 12:01 PM EDT

People wait for a distribution of masks and food from the Rev. Al Sharpton in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, after a new state mandate was issued requiring residents to wear face coverings in public due to COVID-19, Saturday, April 18, 2020. "Inner-city residents must follow this mandate to ensure public health and safety," said Sharpton. The latest Associated Press analysis of available data shows that nearly one-third of those who have died from the coronavirus are African American, even though blacks are only about 14% of the population. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
US governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president

By Paul Weber And Frank Jordans Apr. 18, 2020 02:15 AM EDT

Rallygoers protest against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order at the state Capitol on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in downtown Lansing, Mich. Hundreds of flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol to show their displeasure with Whitmer’s orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the coronavirus outbreak. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)
Pro-Trump protesters push back on stay-at-home orders

By Sara Burnett And Brian Slodysko Apr. 16, 2020 09:40 PM EDT

FILE - This Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 file photo shows radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones at Capitol Hill in Washington. On Thursday, April 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter ordering Jones to stop falsely claiming that toothpaste, mouth wash and other products sponsored by his show can help prevent COVID-19. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FDA warns Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus virus remedies

By Matthew Perrone Apr. 10, 2020 12:08 PM EDT