This past November, we celebrated Native American Heritage Month and Veterans Day.

Trooper Steve On Patrol focuses on Veterans Day.

Diane Warren was in the recording studio with Sofia Carson to work on her new song “Applause” when she got an unexpected phone call earlier this year.

Producer Janet Yang has been elected the 36th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Diane Warren will finally be able to thank the Academy this November.

It's premiere time for the film academy's long-awaited museum.

Florida continues to see more COVID-19 cases and increasing hospitalizations as the state ramps up vaccination efforts against the virus.

The numbers appear to be heading in the wrong direction in Florida's fight against COVID-19.

FILE - Tyler Perry poses at the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta on Oct. 5, 2019. Perry and the Motion Picture and Television Fund are being honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Invision/AP, File)Filmmaker Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture and Television Fund are being honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday. Perry helped create a safe way for many to return to work at his Tyler Perry Studios while the MPTF has provided social services to nearly 9,000 members. Perry and the MPTF will receive their Oscar statuettes at the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is going behind the scenes for the next Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Soderbergh, “Erin Brokovich” producer Stacey Sher and awards show veteran Jesse Collins have come on board to produce the 93rd Oscars telecast. The 93rd Academy Awards were delayed two months earlier this year because of COVID-19’s effects on the film industry, but the show will still be televised live on ABC on April 25, 2021. Academy President David Rubin and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said that this upcoming show is “the perfect occasion for innovation and re-envisioning the possibilities for the awards show.”Collins also has experience. Earlier this year produced the virtual BET Awards and is also producing the Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl halftime show.

On Thursday, Florida saw its largest jump in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with 3,207 new cases reported - a number rivaling and smashing records not seen even when the state first shut down to control the spread of the disease. [UPDATE: Track Floridas rate of positive COVID-19 tests]The state of Florida saw a 12.55% daily positive rate for coronavirus on Thursday. The state of Florida saw a 12.55% daily positive rate for coronavirus on Thursday. This is the highest daily positive rate for COVID-19 tests in the month of June. The latest daily data from the Florida Department of Health shows 3,207 patients out of 25,556 people tested positive for COVID-19.

Ron DeSantis reopening plan, and the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases continue to worry health experts. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health reported 3,822 new COVID-19 cases since approximately the same time the day prior, as well as 43 new deaths. The new statistics bring the total number of reported COVID-19 cases in Florida since the disease was first reported in the state on March 1 to 89,748 with 3,104 deaths. Orange County saw an increase of 374 more COVID-19 cases reported from Thursday into Friday. Click here for everything you need to know about wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemics effects on the movie industry. The Oscars ceremony date was the big lingering unknown, however. Now, Oscars nominations will be announced on March 15 and the nominees luncheon will be on April 15. Further, the future eligibility of films for the 94th Oscars and that show date will be announced later. The eligibility window was extended beyond 12 months once before in advance of the 6th Academy Awards in 1934.