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Reruns of stories are available at http://apexchange.com, from the Service Desk at 800-838-4616, or your local AP bureau. Additional stories will be included in digest updates through the week. OF SPECIAL NOTE: INAUGURATION 2017 — Donald Trump will take the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States at noon on Friday, Jan. 20. A separate advisory details spot coverage plans. In addition: POSTCARDS FROM TRUMP'S AMERICA To present a portrait of the different Americas Donald Trump inherits as the 45th president, AP reporters and photographers traveled to four unique corners of the U.S. to hear from citizens about their hopes and fears at this historic pivot point. A financially stressed waitress voiced hope that the new president can help make life a little less of a struggle, while job creation was the priority for a Trump-supporting ex-union leader and a laid-off worker. A naturalized immigrant and his daughter who was raised in America reflected inter-generational tensions over what comes next for the country. Blacks and whites, men and women, Republicans and Democrats, many expressed nuanced optimism after the bitter election. UPCOMING: Four concise portraits with photos and video. The package is for release Tuesday, Jan. 17. Text and photos will moved in advance. NOTE: A separate, publishable introductory note, explaining the four pieces, was also sent. POSTCARDS FROM TRUMP'S AMERICA-CALIFORNIA WESTMINSTER, Calif. — When Hillary Clinton won Orange County in November, it marked the first time the OC had backed a Democrat for president since Franklin Roosevelt. Orange County's citrus groves turned to tract housing decades back to welcome a mostly white influx from Los Angeles and Midwestern states. Today, quinceanera shops reflect a county that is a third Latino, and 1 in 5 Orange Countians is Asian. The hopes and anxieties stirred by Trump's inauguration spotlight complicated tensions. 950 words. By National Writer Adam Geller, with photos by Chris Carlson and video by Gillian Flaccus. POSTCARDS FROM TRUMP'S AMERICA-PENNSYLVANIA PLYMOUTH, Pa. — Towns along the Susquehanna River are filled with people whose grandparents worked in coal mines and garment factories. But those jobs are long gone in Luzerne County. Not so far away, in white-collar, better-educated Chester County, pocketbook issues take a back seat for many. Two neighboring Pennsylvania counties, one struggling and one wealthy, view Trump's impending presidency in sharply different ways: "Give the guy a year," says an out-of-work man, while a stay-at-home mom says his actions are "scary to me." 800 words. By Michael Rubinkam, with photos by Matt Rourke and video by Robert Bumsted. POSTCARDS FROM TRUMP'S AMERICA-GEORGIA LULA, Ga. — Patti Thomas owns a flower shop in the north Georgia town of Lula. Xavier Bryant runs an independent pharmacy just outside Atlanta. Looking toward the inauguration of an entrepreneur as president, the two share this expectation: Donald Trump will be good for business. Beyond that commonality, Thomas and Bryant — a white baby boomer from a tiny town and a black millennial from the big city — illuminate widening cultural fissures that help explain Trump's rise and may well define his presidency. 800 words. By Bill Barrow, with photos by David Goldman. POSTCARDS FROM TRUMP'S AMERICA-NEBRASKA LINCOLN, Neb. — A block from Nebraska's Capitol, with its unique one-chamber, nonpartisan Legislature, is the lobbying office of Bill Mueller and Kim Robak, who embody the make-it-work spirit of this city: They're husband and wife, Republican and Democrat. And though neither was a Donald Trump booster, they are trying to remain positive about his presidency and even hope it might make hyperpartisan Washington, D.C., a bit more like Lincoln. In one of the country's most evenly divided counties, neighbors politely balance optimism and pessimism on what Trump might bring. 860 words. By Nicholas Riccardi, with photos by Charlie Neibergall. FOR THIS WEEK (for immediate release, except as noted): MALAYSIA-MISSING PLANE-DEBRIS CLUES Three nations shelled out around $160 million and years' worth of work on the underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The result: No plane. Yet the only tangible — and arguably most important — clues into what happened to the aircraft have come courtesy of ordinary citizens, who bore the costs themselves. By Kristen Gelineau. SENT: 1,050 words on Jan. 18. Photos. COLORADO-POT IN PUBLIC Marijuana is coming to public places in Denver after voters last fall approved a first-in-the-nation measure opening the door to weed use in restaurants, clubs and public spaces such as art galleries and yoga studios. By Kristen Wyatt. SENT: 500 words on Jan. 18. Photos. BOSTON STRANGLER-Q&A Fifty years ago, a factory worker who claimed he was the notorious Boston Strangler was sentenced to prison, but questions still swirl around Albert DeSalvo's confession. By William J. Kole. SENT: 400 words on Jan. 18. Photos. SELF-DRIVING CARS-ETHICS MIT researchers ask human drivers how they'd handle life-or-death decisions in hopes of creating better algorithms to guide autonomous vehicles. By Matt O'Brien. SENT: 740 words on Jan. 18. Photos. TV-END OF OBAMA PRESIDENCY CNN's documentary "The End: Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House," sheds light on Barack Obama's presidency while spelling the end of much more. By Frazier Moore. SENT: 750 words on Jan. 17. Photos. CHILE-LAST BOX CAMERA-PHOTO ESSAY Chilean dreams of rescuing box camera photography. SENT: 500 words on Jan. 18. With 21 photos by Esteban Felix. MOVED PREVIOUSLY: OBAMA LEGACY As President Barack Obama leaves office, an all-formats package on his legacy has moved: AP POLL-OBAMA LEGACY More Americans feel Barack Obama's presidency divided the country than feel it brought people together, a new poll shows — yet he leaves office held in high esteem by a solid majority. By Josh Lederman and Emily Swanson. SENT: 950 words on Jan. 9. Photos. OBAMA LEGACY-ECONOMY Barack Obama's first job as president: Piece together the shards of a shattered U.S. economy. It wasn't smooth and it wasn't fast, but Obama was ultimately successful. The president will leave behind an economy far stronger than the one he inherited, with an unemployment rate of 4.6 percent and 20 million more people with health insurance. But those achievements did not erase the scars of the 2009 economic collapse — Americans' deep distrust in their government, banks and institutions. Obama proved better at restoring economic stability than making Americans believe he'd done it. By Josh Boak. SENT: 1,000 words, photos, video on Dec. 21. OBAMA LEGACY-FOREIGN POLICY President Barack Obama's foreign policy legacy may be defined as much by what he didn't do as what he did. Over eight years, Obama ushered in a new era of diplomacy, re-establishing the United States as the driving force behind fighting climate change and reducing the threat of nuclear weapons. But he also ran headlong into his limitations as the world's chief diplomat. His cautious and pragmatic approach to world affairs ultimately couldn't deliver on the founding promise of his presidency: Ending wars. By Bradley Klapper. SENT: 1,100 words, photos on Dec. 22. MICHELLE OBAMA-LEGACY When Michelle Obama considered the daunting prospect of becoming first lady, she purposely avoided turning to books by her predecessors for guidance. Instead, she turned inward. "I didn't want to be influenced by how they defined the role," Mrs. Obama once said, explaining that she had to define it "very uniquely and specifically to me and who I was." That meant doing it her way. When she leaves the White House next month, just a few days after celebrating her 53rd birthday, Mrs. Obama will do so not just as a political figure, but as an international brand. It was a path that friends say she charted largely on her own. By Darlene Superville. SENT: 1,200 words, photos on Dec. 23. MICHELLE OBAMA-FASHION From glittering state dinner gowns to sporty cardigans, fashion was good to Michelle Obama — and she was great for fashion. A booster of countless designers and a powerful, stylish example for middle-aged women, she influenced the fashion world like no other first lady before her, designers say. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 750 words, photos on Dec. 23. MICHELLE OBAMA-LEGACY FOR KIDS The feel-good initiatives of first lady Michelle Obama have served as both inspiration and eight years of teaching moments for many families. So what, exactly, do they think is her legacy over a period of time that represents a good chunk of lifespan for today's kids? By Leanne Italie. SENT: 800 words on Dec. 23. OBAMA LEGACY-POLITICS In boasting about his tenure in the White House, there are numbers President Barack Obama often cites: 15 million new jobs, a 4.6 unemployment rate and 74 months of consecutive job growth. And one number you will almost never hear: More than 1,030 seats. That's the number of spots in state legislatures, governor's mansions and Congress lost by Democrats during Obama's presidency. It's a startling statistic that reveals an unexpected twist of the Obama years: The leadership of the one-time community organizer was rough on the grassroots of his party. When Obama exits the White House, he'll leave behind a battered Democratic Party that languished in his shadow for years and is searching for a new message. By Lisa Lerer. SENT: 1,000 words, photos on Dec. 24. OBAMA LEGACY-RACE He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for 220 years. Barack Obama took office, and race immediately became a focal point in a way that was unprecedented in American history. No matter his accomplishments, he seemed destined to be remembered foremost as the first black man to lead the world's most powerful nation. But Obama's racial legacy is as complicated as the president himself. By Sharon Cohen and Deepti Hajela. SENT: 2,900 words with an abridged version, photos, video, interactive on Jan. 4. OBAMA LEGACY-POP CULTURE From his fist bump at the 2008 Democratic National Convention to the mic drop at his last White House Correspondents Dinner, Barack Obama has dominated as America's pop culture president. He has provided a running chronicle of the ephemera of our times: slow-jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon, reading mean tweets with Jimmy Kimmel, cruising in a Corvette with Jerry Seinfeld, filling out his NCAA basketball bracket live on ESPN. It wasn't just frivolity, though. In an increasingly fragmented media world, Obama used pop culture platforms to press serious parts of his agenda. By Nancy Benac. SENT: 1,000 words, photos, interactive on Jan. 4. OBAMA LEGACY-SOCIAL MEDIA The first American president of the social media age, Obama spent his tenure breaking ground on how politicians connect with a digitally savvy electorate. He has used social media as a tool to educate, to amuse, to spin, and, undoubtedly, to shape his legacy. And judging by his successor's Twitter account, it's one of the few legacies he's leaving that President-elect Donald Trump has embraced. By Kevin Freking. SENT: 1,000 words, photos, interactive on Jan. 4. OBAMA LEGACY-LGBT President Barack Obama took office in 2009 as a self-described "fierce advocate" for gay rights, yet for much of his first term drew flak from skeptical activists who viewed him as too cautious, too politically expedient. By the time the White House was basked in rainbow colors to celebrate the Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage, those criticisms had fallen away. Obama is viewed by gays and lesbians as a champion of their rights and well-being, and criticized by those who say his policies infringe on their religious beliefs. By David Crary. SENT: 950 words, photos, interactive on Jan. 4. The AP

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