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Boston Pops July Fourth live show returning, with changes

Jun. 11, 2021 12:17 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Pops traditional Fourth of July live show is returning this year but with some significant changes, the Boston Symphony Orchestra...

FILE - Stephen Colbert attends the CBS Network 2018 Upfront at The Plaza Hotel in New York on May 16, 2018. Colbert will return to doing live shows before a studio audience on June 14. CBS said Monday that audience members at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York will be required to show proof of vaccination before being admitted, and face masks will be optional for them. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Stephen Colbert says he's going back before live audiences

By David Bauder May. 24, 2021 09:08 AM EDT

This combination of photos shows actor-TV host James Corden, from left, actress Jennifer Garner and NBA basketball player LeBron James, who have received nominations for this year's Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. (AP Photo)
Webby Award nominations for LeBron, Corden and Garner

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 20, 2021 07:01 AM EDT

FILE - A video monitor displays the stage for Sunday's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards during Press Preview Day in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2019. The Emmy Awards will be held on Sept. 19 and air live on CBS. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
CBS to air Emmy Awards on Sept. 19; no host yet

Mar. 02, 2021 02:05 PM EST

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) holds the Vince Lombardi trophy following the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. Tampa Bay won 31-9. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Super Bowl reaches game's smallest TV audience since 2006

By David Bauder Feb. 09, 2021 03:35 PM EST

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

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2021, file photo Vice President Kamala Harris, right, walks ahead of staff as she leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Interview flap shows challenges as Harris settles in as VP

By Alexandra Jaffe Feb. 02, 2021 04:04 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2020, file photo, Serena Williams of the U.S. plays a shot to China's Wang Qiang in their third round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. A coronavirus-forced quarantine has mostly finished in Melbourne and Adelaide. That will mean most of the world’s top tennis players will go from two of the quietest weeks of their lives in Australia to three of the busiest. It was a controversial start to the government-mandated quarantine ahead of the Australian Open beginning Feb. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
With quarantines almost over, tennis set to start Down Under

By Dennis Passa Jan. 27, 2021 10:50 PM EST

President Donald Trump moves to the song YMCA as he finishes a campaign rally at John P. Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Trump the dancer? His moves to 'YMCA' at rallies are a hit

By Jill Colvin Oct. 21, 2020 02:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2019 file photo, Jimmy Fallon attends the Time 100 Gala in New York. Fallon and the "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" show have returned to their New York City studio for the first time since the coronavirus epidemic shut down much of television. He recorded Monday's show in the studio along the show's band, the Roots, but without an audience. Guests like New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo were interviewed remotely. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Jimmy Fallon, 'Tonight' show return to studio, sans audience

By David Bauder Jul. 14, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

In this Thursday, June 25, 2020, photo, Karen Hayes works in her office in Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn. The independent bookstore, owned by Hayes and novelist Ann Patchett, opened and thrived while others were closing their doors and is once again defying the odds during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Novelist Patchett has Nashville bookstore customers swooning

By Travis Loller Jun. 26, 2020 12:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Conan O'Brien introduces Tom Cruise to present a clip from "Top Gun: Maverick" on day one of Comic-Con International in San Diego. Six of America's late-night television comedy hosts - five of them white men - turned serious after the nation's weekend of unrest following the death of George Floyd to suggest they and others need to do more than talk about racism. It has become a ritual - a somewhat inexplicable one, as TBS' O'Brien noted - for these comics to come on the air after acts of terrorism, school shootings or other national traumas to try and make sense of them for their audiences. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Late-night hosts say fighting racism means more than talk

By David Bauder Jun. 02, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2008 file photo, Hal Willner speaks at the SXSW Music Conference in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus

By Andrew Dalton May. 21, 2020 05:29 PM EDT

This image taken from the Room Rater Twitter account shows Beto O'Rourke appearing on MSNBC. Ever since the coronavirus forced public figures to speak to the masses from their dens, living rooms and kitchens, television has given us a glimpse into their lives that we never got when they were in the studio. (Twitter page of Room Rater via AP)
What's that behind you? On virus-era TV, home backdrops star

By Don Babwin May. 08, 2020 01:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2020, file photo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks with reporters after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shelved a proposal for proxy voting this week after Republicans objected. In the Senate, McConnell rejected a GOP remote vote proposal. He expects Congress to return May 4, as planned. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Senate to convene with risks due to no quick virus testing

By Lisa Mascaro May. 01, 2020 12:39 PM EDT

The sign outside the AMF bowling alley in Conyers, Ga., displays a message Friday, April 24, 2020, in Conyers, Ga. Like many industries in America and around the world, bowling has taken a huge financial blow because of lockdown measures meant to contain the highly contagious coronavirus. (AP Photo/Paul Newberry)
Column: Bowling becomes butt of joke as Georgia reopens

By Paul Newberry Apr. 24, 2020 06:56 PM EDT

FILE - This July 14, 2019 file photo shows Beyonce at the "Lion King" premiere in London. Beyonce, along with Timothy McKenzie and Ilya Salmanzadeh, failed to get an Oscar nomination for best original song for "Spirit," from the film "The Lion King." (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Beyoncé, Gaga offer hope at all-star event fighting COVID-19

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 18, 2020 03:19 PM EDT

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DR. ANTHONY FAUCI GETS BEER NAMED IN HIS HONOR ATLANTA (AP) — He’s gone from having a bobblehead — to having a frothy head named in his...

FILE - This April 4, 2016 file photo shows members of The Rolling Stones, from left, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards at the Rolling Stones Exhibitionism preview in London. The Rolling Stones will join Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish for the upcoming TV special aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Advocacy organization Global Citizen announced Friday that the Stones will appear Saturday on “One World: Together At Home,” a two-hour televised event that will air at 8 p.m. Eastern simultaneously on ABC, NBC, CBS, iHeartMedia and Bell Media networks. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Rolling Stones to join Gaga for TV event battling COVID-19

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2020 12:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. Barring unforeseen disaster, Biden will represent the Democratic Party against Trump this fall, the former vice president's place on the general election ballot cemented Wednesday, April 8, by Bernie Sanders' decision to end his campaign. (AP Photo)
Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

By Steve Peoples Apr. 09, 2020 12:56 AM EDT