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FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020, file photo, volunteer Wendy Dutler hands out computers during a drive-thru giveaway event in Dallas. Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill

By Tali Arbel May. 12, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, left, D-Los Angeles, left, and Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, smile after their net neutrality bill was approved by the Senate, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The Trump administration sued to block California's 2018 law, preventing it from taking effect for years. The Biden administration dropped that suit. The telecom industry is still fighting the law, but a judge ruled in February that California could begin enforcing it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
EXPLAINER: California's net neutrality law springs to life

By Tali Arbel Mar. 25, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, a Suder Montessori Magnet Elementary School teacher speaks to students during a virtual class outside of the school in solidarity with pre-K educators forced back into the building in Chicago. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, leaders had to figure out how to get kids online. In a patchwork approach borne of desperation, they scrounged wireless hot spots, struck deals with cable companies and even created networks of their own. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)
'Big burden' for schools trying to give kids internet access

By Tali Arbel Mar. 14, 2021 12:21 PM EDT

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
After deadly siege, lawmakers ask why police so outnumbered

By Matthew Daly And Michael Balsamo Jan. 09, 2021 02:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 file photo, debris remains on the sidewalks in front of buildings damaged in a Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, Tenn. On Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the explosion was caused by a missile or some kind of directed energy weapon. Surveillance video from a Metro Nashville Police Department camera at the intersection of 2nd Avenue North and Commerce Street captured the explosion and offers proof that the blast came from a parked recreational vehicle. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 03:31 PM EST

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman 1984." The superhero sequel earned an estimated $38.5 million in ticket sales from international theaters, Warner Bros. said Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)
'Wonder Woman 1984' debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M

By Jake Coyle Dec. 27, 2020 02:34 PM EST

This image taken from surveillance video provided by Metro Nashville PD shows a recreational vehicle that was involved in a blast on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn. An explosion shook the largely deserted streets early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding some people. Police were responding to a report of shots fired when they encountered a recreational vehicle blaring a recording that said a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said. Police evacuated nearby buildings and called in the bomb squad. (Metro Nashville PD via AP)
Officials: Person of interest ID'd in Nashville explosion

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker Dec. 26, 2020 11:07 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington. The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee, Nathan Simington, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Senate OKs Trump pick for FCC, adding hurdle to Biden plans

By Marcy Gordon Dec. 08, 2020 05:27 PM EST

This combination photo shows Gal Gadot in a scene from the Warner Bros. Pictures film "Wonder Woman 1984," left, and Yifei Liu in a scene from Disney's "Mulan." (Warner Bros. via AP, left, and Disney via AP)
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever

By Jake Coyle Nov. 25, 2020 01:24 PM EST

Lee County Judge Executive Chuck Caudill Jr. describes the difficulties his communities face without reliable broadband internet service in Beattyville, Ky., Wednesday, July 29, 2020. “COVID-19 has shown cracks in the system where people have been left behind,” Caudill said. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Rural families without internet face tough choice on school

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Aug. 14, 2020 11:13 AM EDT

FILE - This file photo combo shows the AT&T logo on the side of a corporate office in Springfield, Ill., left, and a DirecTV satellite dish atop a home in Los Angeles. AT&T is launching a new internet-delivered TV service Monday as it struggles with a shrinking DirecTV satellite business. The new service, AT&T TV, will have the same channels offered on DirecTV, but it'll come over the internet rather than a satellite dish. AT&T has been testing the service in about a dozen markets and is now making it available to anyone. (AP Photo/File)
Coronavirus impact saps AT&T in 2Q; hit to WarnerMedia

By Tali Arbel Jul. 23, 2020 12:35 PM EDT

A man wearing a face mask stands near an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm as a taxi passes by in Tokyo Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, with Australia’s benchmark down more than 1% on reports of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the Melbourne area. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Stocks close mostly higher after a choppy day of trading

By Alex Veiga And Damian J. Troise Jul. 22, 2020 03:14 AM EDT

A man wearing a face mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, with Australia’s benchmark down more than 1% on reports of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the Melbourne area. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares mixed after lackluster session on Wall Street

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jul. 21, 2020 02:44 AM EDT

Update on the latest in business:

Jun. 17, 2020 03:49 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asia stocks lower after Wall Street gains on recovery hopes BEIJING (AP) — Major Asian stock markets...

Stocks head for third gain...Insurers expected to cover vaccines with no copay...FCC to investigate T-Mobile outage

Jun. 16, 2020 02:13 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is heading for its third straight gain after U.S. retail sales rebounded last month by much more than economists were expecting....

Update on the latest in business:

Jun. 16, 2020 01:36 PM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks rally on Wall Street, but markets remain skittish NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rallying...

DirectTV satellite dishes dot the facade of the Great Mission public housing project in Caracas,Venezuela, Friday, May 22, 2020. Venezuela’s high court ordered on Friday the immediate seizure of all DirecTV property, days after the U.S. firm abandoned its services in the South American nation, citing U.S. sanctions. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as US firm cuts service

Jun. 05, 2020 06:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020, file photo, EVP of Content Acquisitions for TNT, TBS, truTV, HBO & HBO MAX Michael Quigley, from left, Chief Content Officer, HBO MAX and President, TNT,TBS, & truTV Kevin Reilly and Head of Original Content , HBO MAX Sarah Aubrey appear at the HBO Max Executive Sessions panel during the HBO TCA 2020 Winter Press Tour at the Langham Huntington in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe

By Tali Arbel May. 27, 2020 09:35 AM EDT

AM Prep-Cyber Corner

May. 21, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
IN THE NEWS: CONTRACT TRACING TECHNOLOGY UNDATED (AP) — Wanna keep track of how the coronavirus is spreading? There are apps for that — and...

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, a group of people huddle together to take a selfie on a cell phone at the Paradise area at Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. Spotty or no cellular service has been the norm at the nation's fifth oldest park south of Seattle, but that could change. Parks around the country are grappling with how best to expand service while preserving the pristine nature. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
National parks balancing demands for cell service, silence

By Michelle A. Monroe And Felicia Fonseca Apr. 29, 2020 07:04 PM EDT