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This image provided by Craftsman shows a 57-piece tool kit. If Dad discovered the joys of home improvement during the pandemic, Craftsman has a 57-piece tool kit with pliers, socket wrenches, screwdrivers and measuring tape in a sturdy case. (Craftsman via AP)
Father’s Day gifts that celebrate interests old and new

By Kim Cook Jun. 14, 2021 10:41 AM EDT

In this Monday, June 7, 2021, photo Rep Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., left, talks with distiller Sherry Brockenbrough, during a tour of the Hilltop distillery in Maidens, Va. Spanberger held a roundtable discussion with distillers to discuss COVID-19 reopening challenges experienced by small businesses & regulatory issues facing central Virginia distilleries. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Sales pitch summer? Dems aim to showcase virus relief effort

By Steven Sloan Jun. 10, 2021 12:17 AM EDT

Get shot, drink beer: SC breweries offer vaccine incentive

Jun. 05, 2021 11:06 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — People who get vaccinated against COVID-19 at South Carolina breweries this month will receive a free beer as part of an effort to get...

D'Ana Murillo, left, pets a therapy rabbit named Alex held by Josh Row at Chase Center before an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Therapy bunny Alex back as lucky rabbit's foot for Warriors

By Janie Mccauley May. 11, 2021 10:44 PM EDT

Stand-up paddler make their way while people enjoy the sunny weather on the re-opening day of beer gardens, following the lifting of measures to avoid the spread of the corona virus, at lake 'Ammersee' in front of the alps in Inning, Germany, Monday, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Prost! Bavaria opens some of its famous beer gardens again

May. 10, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

Kei Kato, left, and her fiance, Josh Row, hold a therapy bunny named Alex during a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Miami Marlins in San Francisco, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Janie McCauley)
Therapy bunny at SF ballpark brings smiles, is instant hit

By Janie Mccauley Apr. 23, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020 file photo, customers cheer with beer as a traditional beer pub opens in Prague, Czech Republic. The coronavirus pandemic has affected the beer consumption in the Czech Republic last year. In the beer loving nation that tops the world of drinkers per capita, an average consumption per one person dropped by seven liters. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, file)
Pandemic causes decline in Czech beer consumption

Apr. 20, 2021 08:02 AM EDT

This Sept. 5, 2020, photo shows the outdoor beer garden at the Rincon Reservation Road Brewery, owned by the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, in Valley Center, Calif. The beer garden opened in August with COVID-19 precautions, while the full operation reopened a few months later. (Sean Curry/Indian Country Today via AP
California tribe's brewery serves beer with side of culture

By Natasha Brennan Apr. 03, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

The restaurant of the Fuechschen brewery is closed in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, where about 6,000 litres of its renowned copper-colored 'Altbier' remain unsold and nearing its expiry date. The brewery now works with craft bakers who use the beer to make bread, with about twelve bakeries producing the grain bread and are giving the additional bonus of a bottle of Fuechschen's Altbier free of charge with every loaf.(AP Photo/Daniel Niemann)
German brewery pairs with bakers to use surplus beer

By Daniel Niemann Mar. 23, 2021 01:16 PM EDT

Westerly close to allowing beer at the beach

Mar. 07, 2021 11:37 AM EST
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — Officials in Westerly are looking into making the serving of beer while at the beach permanent. The town last summer...

FILE - This Aug. 24, 2020 file photo Marylou Ligier takes a to-go order to a patron at her family's restaurant and pastry shop Clafoutis, in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico officials say they're "tightening" the definition of essential businesses to exclude some large retailers who sell some essential supplies, as the state reports a record-high number of COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)
New Mexico Legislature approves tax holiday for restaurants

Feb. 24, 2021 11:00 PM EST

Montana governor relaxes COVID-19 restrictions on businesses

By Iris Samuels Jan. 13, 2021 04:51 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday that he is removing existing health mandates issued by his predecessor, saying the...

A couple hugs Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 during a protest against a stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Huntington Beach, Calif. California health officials are restricting overnight activities starting Saturday night, though there are plenty of exceptions. They're calling it a limited stay-at-home order designed to stem the rapidly spreading coronavirus by discouraging social gatherings. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
LA County restricts in-person dining due to COVID-19 cases

By Stefanie Dazio Nov. 22, 2020 01:42 PM EST

FILE - In this July 30, 2020, file photo, Gov. Steve Bullock holds a news conference announcing that $1 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds will be available to rural and safety net health care providers outside the Leo Pocha Memorial Clinic in Helena, Mont. Montana health officials reported a record number of COVID-19 cases on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 a day after breaking a record that has stood since July. But a state health official said that cases aren't necessarily on the rise. The state confirmed 224 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, a day after setting a record of 221 cases. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
Bullock orders new restrictions as virus surges in Montana

By Iris Samuels Nov. 17, 2020 06:05 PM EST

This Nov. 3, 2020 image provided by New Mexico State University shows bottles of the school's new officially licensed spirit, Pistol Pete's Six Shooter Rye Whiskey, being filled at Dry Point Distillers in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The whiskey is part of the school's latest branding and licensing project. (Charlie Hurley, New Mexico State University, via AP)
New Mexico State University rolls out 1st licensed whiskey

By Susan Montoya Bryan Nov. 11, 2020 10:23 AM EST

Kentucky gets crafty with shortage of election poll workers

Sep. 02, 2020 05:09 AM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A shortage of poll workers could be brewing in Kentucky — but these beer cans aim to stop that. The Kentucky...

A sign informs customers at the Edison Hotel restaurant about wearing a protective face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, July 24, 2020, along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. Masks are mandated both indoors and outdoors in Miami Beach. People found not wearing a mask are subject to a civil fine of $50. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Florida's top regulator looking at how to open bars safely

Associated Press Jul. 25, 2020 12:51 PM EDT

New Mexico universities face prospect of budget challenges

Jul. 18, 2020 07:07 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials say the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University face the prospect of major budget challenges because of...

FILE - Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The Santa Fe Opera, Meow Wolf and the non-profit organization that puts on the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta are among the New Mexico businesses that received loans from the federal government as part of massive effort to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, file)
Opera, balloon fest among businesses getting virus loans

By Susan Montoya Bryan Jul. 06, 2020 06:28 PM EDT

Victoria Haddox, 33, of Rio Rancho, looks at the shuttered entrance of New Mexico state capitol Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Haddox, of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5890, was among a crowd of 20 members of private clubs and fraternal orders who gathered to urge the governor to lift their organizations from a COVID-19 closure order. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
New Mexico cases near 11,000 as vets call for posts to open

Jun. 24, 2020 07:12 PM EDT