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FILE - Diane Warren poses for a portrait at the 90th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon on Feb. 5, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Warren is nominated for an Oscar for best original song for her work in “The Life Ahead” starring Sophia Loren. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
12-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren hopes for 'awesome' win

By Lynn Elber Apr. 15, 2021 09:30 AM EDT

MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo slams for two points during basketball's NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150

By Paul Newberry Mar. 07, 2021 11:10 PM EST

FILE - in this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. Silver, in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, defended the league’s decision to have an All-Star Game in Atlanta on March 7 and said he believes the league can do so safely during a pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
NBA All-Star 2021: The game no one seemed to want

By Paul Newberry Mar. 06, 2021 02:45 PM EST

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, middle, celebrates after scoring against the Miami Heat during overtime in an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
NBA All-Star captains: It's LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 18, 2021 01:12 PM EST

Virginia House advances resolution on water as a human right

By David Tran Of Capital News Service. Feb. 05, 2021 06:05 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The city of Petersburg made headlines last year when the city disconnected water service to non-paying residents preceding the COVID-19...

This image released by Sundance Institute shows a scene from "In The Same Breath," which will debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Film Festival via AP)
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition

By Lindsey Bahr Dec. 15, 2020 03:01 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles. Universal Music Publishing Group is buying legendary singer Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs. The company said Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, that the deal covers 600 song copyrights including “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” and “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” “Tangled Up In Blue." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime

By Jocelyn Noveck Dec. 10, 2020 09:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, a woman displays a button that says "Black votes count" while celebrating outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. Biden won in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia because of Black voters, many of them concentrated in big cities. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Trump election challenges sound alarm among voters of color

By Aaron Morrison, Kat Stafford And Christine Fernando Nov. 22, 2020 09:55 AM EST

FILE - In this June 24, 2019, file photo, Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi attends the premiere of the ShowTime limited series "The Loudest Voice" at the Paris Theatre in New York. Several years since its founding, BLM has evolved well beyond the initial aspirations of its early supporters. Tometi was one of the three women who founded BLM. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Black Lives Matter faces test of its influence in election

By Aaron Morrison Oct. 31, 2020 10:22 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is seen leaving the Queen Theater, after giving a speech on the Supreme Court, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Trump vows quick court vote, Biden urges delay for Nov. 3

By Darlene Superville, Will Weissert And Lisa Mascaro Sep. 27, 2020 03:55 PM EDT

Graphic shows process for confirming Supreme Court justices.;
Trump caps judiciary remake with choice of Barrett for court

By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Sep. 27, 2020 12:08 AM EDT

Graphic shows process for confirming Supreme Court justices.;
Trump taps 'eminently qualified' Barrett for Supreme Court

By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Sep. 26, 2020 04:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., speaks during a news conference in Tahlequah, Okla. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recommended three Native Americans and two Black Oklahomans as national heroes who should be considered for inclusion in a new National Garden of American Heroes. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said he was unaware but pleased that Stitt recommended two members of his tribe for consideration. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are in

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Alan Suderman And Jim Anderson Aug. 31, 2020 12:56 AM EDT

In this Tuesday, May 5, 2020, photo, Morehouse College senior Lanarion "LTL" Norwood Jr., of Atlanta, works on his computer in a hotel room in Atlanta. Students were sent home from the college amid the new coronavirus outbreak. Norwood learned the campus was shutting down and he was worried about going home to finish his senior year in a neighborhood he describes as "gang-ridden, drug-ridden, all over violence-ridden." Morehouse stepped up with a plan, working to house about 20 students. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Historically black colleges work to help students amid virus

By Travis Loller May. 15, 2020 11:05 AM EDT

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Annapolis, Md., with his wife, Yumi Hogan, right, where the governor announced Maryland has received a shipment from a South Korean company to boost the state's ability to conduct tests for COVID-19 by 500,000. Hogan said he asked his wife, who is Korean, to help negotiate with Korean officials, on March 28, and that set in motion 22 days of vetting and negotiations to bring the large increase in testing capacity to Maryland. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
South Korean shipment to up Maryland virus tests by 500K

By Brian Witte Apr. 20, 2020 05:18 PM EDT

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., Friday, April 10, 2020. Hogan provided updates on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic, including key budget actions and efforts to bolster the process to apply for unemployment. Adjutant General Major Gen. Timothy Gowen listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Hogan announces actions for large budget hit due to virus

By Brian Witte Apr. 10, 2020 03:52 PM EDT