While he inspired the legend of Santa Claus, the St. Nicholas celebrated on Dec. 6 has his own inspiring story of service to others, especially children and those in need.
Agustina Canamero, 81, and Pascual Perez, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen at a nursing home in Spain in June. See how the AP's photographers documented the coronavirus pandemic's impact around the world in 2020.
Actor David L. Lander, who played Squiggy on "Laverne & Shirley," has died after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis, his wife said. He was 73.
Klain is a throwback, representing the return of the experienced Washington hand — equal parts wonky master of obscure policy and power-shaping consigliere.
Although some Santas are suiting up behind plexiglass or waving to children from snow globes, virtual calls from the North Pole are entertaining families in spite of some technical difficulties.
Also on this day in 2019 several thousand protesters marched through Paris as unions launched open-ended, nationwide strikes over the government's plan to overhaul the retirement system. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.