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In this Sept. 17, 2020 file photo, Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on ‘worldwide threats to the homeland’, on Capitol Hill Washington. Thompson has sued former President Donald Trump, alleging Trump incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The lawsuit in Washington’s federal court alleges the Republican former president conspired with members of far-right extremist groups to prevent the Senate from certifying the results of the presidential election he lost to Joe Biden (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via AP, Pool).

Democrat’s lawsuit accuses Trump of inciting deadly Capitol riot

March 6, 2021
Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96

Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96

February 6, 2021
FILE - Actress Cicely Tyson arrives at the unveiling of director and producer Tyler Perry's new motion picture and television studio in Atlanta on Oct. 4, 2008. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in

Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96

January 29, 2021
Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises

Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises

January 27, 2021
President Joe Biden meets with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military

January 27, 2021
FILE - This April 1, 2013 file photo shows talk show host Larry King attends a season-opening baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. King, who interviewed presidents, movie stars and ordinary Joes during a half-century in broadcasting, has died at age 87. Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted that King died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

January 23, 2021
Hall of Famer Hank Aaron waves to the crowd during Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., in this Sunday, July 28, 2013, file photo. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86

January 22, 2021
FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2020, file photo Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court at the Capitol in Washington. Schumer, will be majority leader once the two new Georgia senators and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are all sworn into office, and will have the opportunity to bring legislation to the floor and force votes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

What Biden can and can’t get from an evenly divided Senate

January 18, 2021
Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day

January 18, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del., as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

January 15, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., displays the signed article of impeachment against President Donald Trump in an engrossment ceremony before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

January 13, 2021
Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots

Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots

January 12, 2021
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference on the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Manchin against ‘more theater’ of Trump removal

January 8, 2021
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Wednesday, disrupting the process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

January 7, 2021
Trump supporters storm US Capitol, lawmakers evacuated

Trump supporters storm US Capitol, lawmakers evacuated

January 6, 2021
FILE - Dr. Dre attends a hand and footprint ceremony honoring Quincy Jones on Nov. 27, 2018, in Los Angeles. In a social media post late Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, Dr. Dre said he will be “back home soon” after the music mogul received medical treatment at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Dr. Dre recovering well after being admitted into hospital

January 6, 2021
Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) gets past Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (6) and cornerback Clarence Lewis (26) on his way to the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Alabama’s Smith becomes 1st WR to win Heisman in 29 years

January 5, 2021
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2010 file photo, musician Prince holds a news conference at The Apollo Theater announcing his

IRS says executors undervalued Prince’s estate by 50%

January 3, 2021
Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States is on his way out.

Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ Trump votes

January 3, 2021
In this Dec. 31, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill

January 1, 2021
A vehicle is on fire after an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)

Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline

December 25, 2020
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020 file photo, Connecticut State Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with Berlin High School students while on a tour of the school. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher to serve as education secretary. (Devin Leith-Yessian/Berlin Citizen/Record-Journal via AP)

Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

December 22, 2020
n this screen grab from video provided by Bamberg Law, LLC, attorney Justin Bamberg, standing, speaks at a news conference as plaintiff Jethro DeVane, seated at right, listens, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Orangeburg, S.C. DeVane was embarrassed and feared for his life during a June 2019 episode when a Rock Hill police officer looking for teens who might have been breaking into cars held him outside naked and at gunpoint after he peeked out his door to check on the disturbance. (Courtesy of Bamberg Law, LLC via AP)

Police kept Black man naked in yard while looking for teens

December 22, 2020
FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, while Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, listens at left. “There will be another major rescue package for the American people,

Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID relief bill

December 21, 2020
CORRECTS FIRST NAME TO CHARLEY, INSTEAD OF CHARLIE FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2000, file photo, Charley Pride performs during his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the Country Music Association Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi and became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Pride died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, according to Jeremy Westby of the public relations firm 2911 Media. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86

December 14, 2020
US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

December 10, 2020
In this combination photo, Phil Griffin, left, speaks at the NBC Universal summer press tour, Aug. 2, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Rashida Jones poses for a portrait. Griffin is stepping down after 12 years as MSNBC president and will be replaced by Rashida Jones, who has been head of breaking news at NBC and recently directed the network's coverage of the 2020 election. She is the first Black executive to lead a cable news network. (AP Photo, left, and MSNBC via AP)

Rashida Jones replaces Phil Griffin as MSNBC president

December 8, 2020
Natalie Desselle Reid in

‘B.A.P.S.’ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53

December 8, 2020
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

December 8, 2020
Ex-presidents would get vaccine publicly to boost confidence

Ex-presidents would get vaccine publicly to boost confidence

December 4, 2020
Rapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering case

Rapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering case

December 4, 2020
Neera Tanden who President-elect Joe Biden nominated to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks are quickly running into the political reality of a narrowly controlled Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP objects to Biden nominees, a sign of what’s to come

December 2, 2020
FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Bill Cosby, center, leaves the the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., after being convicted of drugging and molesting a woman. The actor has spent more than two years in prison since he was convicted of sexual assault in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. Now the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear his appeal of the conviction on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. The arguments will focus on the trial judge's decision to let five other accusers testify for the prosecution. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Cosby’s sex assault conviction goes before high-level court

December 2, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump says he’ll leave if Electoral College seats Biden

November 26, 2020
In blistering ruling, judge throws out Trump suit in Pa.

In blistering ruling, judge throws out Trump suit in Pa.

November 21, 2020
Carson says he’s ‘out of the woods’ after battling COVID-19

Carson says he’s ‘out of the woods’ after battling COVID-19

November 21, 2020
In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden smiles as he speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. President-elect Biden turns 78 on Friday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president

November 20, 2020
New York City Schools to close again as city fights virus

New York City Schools to close again as city fights virus

November 19, 2020
Former President Barack Obama speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif., in February 2019.

Barack Obama Memoir off to record-setting start in sales

November 19, 2020
Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer as his motorcade drives past a rally of supporters near the White House, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Thousands rally behind Trump, insisting he won race he lost

November 14, 2020
Michele Flournoy

Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon

November 14, 2020
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

November 12, 2020
The dance group

‘Obamacare’ likely to survive, high court arguments indicate

November 10, 2020
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2020, file photo, a worker wearing gloves, a face shield, a mask, and other PPE administers a COVID-19 test at a King County coronavirus testing site in Auburn, Wash., south of Seattle. The latest surge in U.S. coronavirus cases appears to be larger and more widespread than the two previous ones, and it is all but certain to get worse. But experts say there are also reasons to think the nation is better able to deal with the virus than before, with the availability of better treatments, wider testing and perhaps greater political will. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge

November 10, 2020
Stacey Abrams credited for boosting Democrats in Georgia

Stacey Abrams credited for boosting Democrats in Georgia

November 8, 2020
Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80

Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80

November 8, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden gestures to supporters Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

How Joe Biden got to 270 votes in the US Electoral College

November 8, 2020
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.

Joe Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US

November 7, 2020
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