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FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser takes a question during a coronavirus update at a news conference in Washington. Bowser announced April 26, that she is relaxing a number of COVID-19 restrictions after more than a year of virus lockdown. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Washington, DC, to loosen virus restrictions this weekend

By Ashraf Khalil Apr. 26, 2021 05:21 PM EDT

Curator Diane Wendt shows off a vaccination card from the 1950s in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2021, that documents the polio vaccination of a second grader. The Museum of American History has acquired the first vial of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the U.S. as part of its medical collection. (AP Photo/Ashraf Khalil)
Smithsonian obtains vial from 1st US COVID-19 vaccine dose

By Ashraf Khalil Mar. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EST

A visitor wears a mask while doing pushups on a park bench with a view of the Hollywood sign from Griffith Park amid the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
The Latest: Alaska opens vaccines to all 16 or older

By The Associated Press Mar. 09, 2021 06:19 AM EST

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth COVID-19 shot, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Fauci presents his personal virus model to Smithsonian

By Ashraf Khalil Mar. 02, 2021 07:00 PM EST

This image released by The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum shows an emoji depicting a girl in a headscarf which has been added to the museum's digital collection to celebrate inclusion. (Emojination/Cooper Hewitt via AP)
Cooper Hewitt acquires two emoji that symbolize inclusion

By Leanne Italie Dec. 17, 2020 08:13 AM EST

FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo people visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall at 14th Street and Constitution Ave., in Washington. In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Smithsonian Institution is indefinitely shutting down operations at all its facilities, effective Monday and affecting seven museums, plus the National Zoo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Smithsonian closing museums and zoo again amid virus spike

By Ashraf Khalil Nov. 19, 2020 04:06 PM EST

In this image from video provided by the Smithsonian National Zoo, Mei Xiang is seen after giving birth to a Giant Panda cub Friday evening, Aug. 21, 2020, in Washington. The cub is Mei Xiang's fourth. Her first three offspring, Tai Shan, Bao Bao and Bei Bei, were transported to China at age 4 under an agreement with the Chinese government. (Smithsonian National Zoo via AP)
Birth of panda cub provides 'much-needed moment of pure joy'

By Carole Feldman Aug. 21, 2020 08:54 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
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Speaker of the legislature Sen. Jim Scheer of Norfolk, top center, addresses lawmakers in Lincoln, Neb., Monday, July 20, 2020. Nebraska lawmakers resumed their session after a four-month pause triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. They still have major issues to address, including a property tax package and an upgrade of Nebraska's biggest tax incentive program, but all of that may be overshadowed by the pandemic's impact on tax revenue. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
The Latest: SKorea's new virus cases bounce back after drop

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 01:34 AM EDT

Todd Arrington, site manager for the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, talks about how Garfield would speak to the public from the front porch, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Cleveland. In the nation's early decades, campaigning for oneself simply wasn't done. It was seen as rude and uncivil. But three Ohio-born presidents, beginning with James Garfield in 1880, found a clever way to sidestep tradition. They stumped from their front porches. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
A model for 2020? Candidates once let voters come to them

By Julie Carr Smyth Jun. 18, 2020 03:43 PM EDT

In this Tuesday, April 21, 2020 photo, Obi Uwakwe poses with his painting in Chicago. Uwakwe is an artist/photographer and submitted his art work to the the Illinois State Museum, which is documenting what daily life is like for Illinois families during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
'Everyone has a story': How will world remember pandemic?

By Sara Burnett And Regina Garcia Cano May. 16, 2020 10:22 AM EDT