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In this July 8, 2021 photo, first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks before the start of the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympic games in Tokyo. The White House announced the trip Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
Jill Biden to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

By Alexandra Jaffe And Darlene Superville Jul. 13, 2021 07:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, Japan's Naomi Osaka walks into Margaret Court Arena for her second round singles match against China's Zheng Saisai at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia. Naomi Osaka is a tennis superstar, the highest-earning female athlete in the world and represents Japan, making her a strong medal contender for the host country. Then, of course, came the series of events that began unfolding less than two months before the July start of the Summer Games.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
Osaka says Djokovic, Michelle Obama, others reached out

Jul. 08, 2021 08:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, June 18, 2021, file photo, journalist Katie Couric attends a screening during the 20th Tribeca Festival at The Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place, in New York. Little, Brown and Company and Live Nation announced Monday, June 21, 2021, that Couric will embark on an 11-city in-person promotional tour for her book “Going There,” beginning with an appearance at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 28.(Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Couric book tour this fall will be in-person, in theaters

By Hillel Italie Jun. 21, 2021 05:03 AM EDT

In this combination photo, Timbaland, from left, arrives at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles, DJ D-Nice attends the 13th annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala After Party in New York and Swizz Beatz attends a special screening of "Godfather of Harlem" on Sept. 16, 2019, in New York. The performing rights organization ASCAP announced Tuesday that Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and D-Nice will receive the ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award — a thank you for creating the uber-popular virtual events "Verzuz" and "Club Quarantine," which became cultural and groundbreaking affairs celebrating music and community during the pandemic. (AP Photo)
ASCAP to honor Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and D-Nice

By Mesfin Fekadu Jun. 08, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

Dr. Brandi Jackson poses for a portrait in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Jackson and her twin, Dr. Brittani James, have taken on the medical establishment in pioneering work to eliminate racism in medicine. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world

By Lindsey Tanner May. 13, 2021 11:25 AM EDT

Dua Lipa performs during the Brit Awards 2021 at the O2 Arena, London, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Ian West/PA via AP)
Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise

By Mike Fuller May. 11, 2021 12:07 PM EDT

Lin-Manuel Miranda arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 9, 2020, left, and Michelle Obama participates in the International Day of the Girl on NBC's "Today" show in New York on Oct. 11, 2018. Miranda and Obama will join other celebrities in “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” a vaccine initiative airing at 7 p.m. EDT Sunday on NBC,(AP Photo)
Celebrities make a stand for COVID vaccines on TV special

Apr. 16, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

Dr. Ken Duckworth writing mental health guide, due in 2022

Apr. 14, 2021 09:07 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A leading mental health expert and commentator has a book deal his publisher is calling an “authoritative yet compassionate guide to managing...

Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Mark Baker))
The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:30 PM EDT

This image released by Netflix shows former first lady Michelle Obama putting a chef's hat on Waffles, a furry puppet with waffle ears and holding Mochi, a pink round puppet, on the set of the children's series "Waffles + Mochi." Obama is launching the new Netflix children’s food show on March 16. (Adam Rose/Netflix via AP)
Michelle Obama aims to give a million meals in new campaign

By Haleluya Hadero Mar. 16, 2021 09:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo former President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush look up to the crowd as they arrive for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Former presidents, first ladies urge Americans to get shots

By Zeke Miller Mar. 11, 2021 01:54 PM EST

FILE - In this May 11, 2019, file photo, former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an appearance in Atlanta. Obama and soccer star Mia Hamm are among those chosen for the 2021 National Women's Hall of Fame class announced Monday, March 8, 2021. Former PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi and retired Brig. Gen. Rebecca Halstead, the first female commanding general at the strategic level during combat in Iraq, are also included along with several other women. The Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2021. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)
Michelle Obama hooked on knitting, thinking about retirement

By Darlene Superville Mar. 11, 2021 04:24 AM EST

In this Feb. 19, 2021, photo from left, store owner Stephen Bota and his wife Ana Maria Bota and Sonia Virginia Toc pose for a picture with a picture of them and first lady Jill Biden in Newsroom newsstand in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic

By Darlene Superville Mar. 08, 2021 12:23 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, file photo, a couple sit on a dock to look at the sails of the Sydney Opera House that are illuminated with the green and gold colors of the Australian Olympic team. An Australian push to host the 2032 Olympics was elevated overnight to the status of preferred bid, and the people of Brisbane and southeast Queensland state woke up to the news Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
How and why the IOC could find a 2032 Olympic host so soon

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 25, 2021 04:20 PM EST

Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan perform the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl

By Jake Coyle Feb. 07, 2021 06:55 PM EST

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects to the late U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick as an urn with his cremated remains lies in honor on a black-draped table at the center of Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Jill Biden promotes 2 passions: military and cancer research

By Darlene Superville Feb. 03, 2021 06:17 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo former President George W. Bush, center, leans in to talk to former Vice President Dick Cheney, as he walks out with from left, former first lady Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, after attending the memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Trump shuns 'ex-presidents club' — and the feeling is mutual

By Will Weissert And Deb Riechmann Jan. 23, 2021 12:38 AM EST

Flags fly on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, ahead of the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
An inauguration unlike any other amid a pandemic, unrest

By Kevin Freking Jan. 20, 2021 12:14 AM EST

A view down Pennsylvania Avenue shows the security around the Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Between the still-raging pandemic and suddenly very real threat of violence from supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, Jan. 20 promises to be one of the most unusual presidential inaugurations in American history. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take the oath of office outside the Capitol. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
INAUGURATION EXPLAINER: Biden's event will be very different

By Ashraf Khalil Jan. 16, 2021 12:39 AM EST

FILE - This June 3, 2008, file photo shows then Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama fist bump with his wife Michelle, before speaking at a primary night rally in St. Paul, Minn. Barack and Michelle Obama famously fist-bumped when he clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in June 2008, making the move very cool in some circles, causing outrage in others. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 30, 2020 12:20 PM EST