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Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 31, the 90th day of 2021. There are 275 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 1996, file photo President Clinton talks in the Rose Garden of the White House prior to signing legislation overhauling America's welfare system. (AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite, File)
Path from Clinton to Biden takes U-turn on debt, trade, more

By Josh Boak Mar. 28, 2021 07:46 AM EDT

A migrant carries a child as their group follows an official to an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

By Jonathan Lemire, Nomaan Merchant, Lisa Mascaro And Aamer Madhani Mar. 25, 2021 12:10 AM EDT

A child rests its head on a table as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer processes migrants after they crossed into the U.S., early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

By Jonathan Lemire, Nomaan Merchant, Lisa Mascaro And Aamer Madhani Mar. 24, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Fauci won a $1 million award from the Israeli Dan David Foundation for “courageously defending science” during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, the foundation named Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor, as the winner of one of three prizes, saying he had earned it over a lifetime of leadership on HIV research and AIDS relief, as well as his advocacy for the vaccines against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)
Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for 'defending science'

By Laurie Kellman Feb. 15, 2021 11:02 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 05:45 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Biden’s Stimulus Plan Will Bring Relief, but There’s One...

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...

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. As the court on Friday, Dec. 12, rejected a Texas-based lawsuit to overturn the election results, not even Trump’s three high court appointees were willing to rise to the defense of the president. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Analysis: Short work by high court of Trump's `big one'

By Mark Sherman Dec. 13, 2020 12:07 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. As the court on Friday, Dec. 12, rejected a Texas-based lawsuit to overturn the election results, not even Trump’s three high court appointees were willing to rise to the defense of the president. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Analysis: Short work by high court of Trump's `big one'

By Mark Sherman Dec. 12, 2020 01:23 PM EST

President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Biden: Trump inaugural presence important to US

Dec. 03, 2020 08:42 AM EST

FILE- In this Oct. 22, 2014, file photo, reporters take notes as Ebola coordinator Ron Klain listens to President Barack Obama speak to the media about the government's Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. New federal Ebola response squads are being readied to rus to an U.S. city where a new Ebola case might be identified, officials said. Klain is preparing to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff, a job often referred to as the nation’s chief operating officer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Klain brings decades of DC experience to Biden White House

By Ashraf Khalil And Laurie Kellman Dec. 02, 2020 12:11 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2014, file photo Vice President Joe Biden, with Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain, left, and White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, meets with faith and humanitarian groups as part of the administration's response to Ebola in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House compound in Washington. Klain is preparing to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff, a job often referred to as the nation’s chief operating officer. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Klain brings decades of DC experience to Biden White House

By Ashraf Khalil And Laurie Kellman Dec. 02, 2020 12:10 AM EST

In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 photo provided by the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Gov. Cuomo holds a press briefing on the coronavirus in the Red Room at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. During the news conference, Cuomo predicted a "tremendous spike" in COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving as he pleaded with people not to be lulled into a false sense of safety over the holiday. (Darren McGee/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo via AP)
NY's Cuomo to receive International Emmy for virus briefings

By Marina Villeneuve Nov. 20, 2020 05:43 PM EST

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks from behind a face mask during an interview Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Sen. Alexander: Trump admin should aid in Biden transition

By Jonathan Mattise Nov. 20, 2020 11:23 AM EST

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a coronavirus playbook speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. McEnany suggested that the team for President-elect Joe Biden can use the coronavirus playbook. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Latest: McConnell proposes shifting funds to COVID aid

Nov. 20, 2020 11:07 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks about economic recovery at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2020 07:13 AM EST

FILE - A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. One of Wall Street's big fears coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election. President Donald Trump is refusing to concede even though Democrat Joe Biden secured enough electoral votes to win the presidency. Yet the S&P 500 has climbed this month back to the edge of its record high. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won't concede

By Stan Choe Nov. 13, 2020 02:43 PM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 file photo, Ebola coordinator Ron Klain listens as President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the government's Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience across. That's according to a person familiar with the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 on condition of anonymity to avoid preempting an official announcement.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

By Alexandra Jaffe Nov. 12, 2020 12:20 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 file photo, Ebola coordinator Ron Klain listens as President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the government's Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience across. That's according to a person familiar with the decision who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 on condition of anonymity to avoid preempting an official announcement.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

By Alexandra Jaffe Nov. 11, 2020 08:14 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Nov. 11, 2020 02:51 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Nov. 11 The Times and Democrat on honoring...