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FILE - President of the International Weightlifting Federation Tamas Ajan speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Sept. 29, 2006. The former IOC member who ran weightlifting’s governing body for more than 40 years has banned for life for corrupting the sport’s anti-doping program. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found Tamss Ajan guilty of tampering and hiding doping cases. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
Life ban for weightlifting president for doping cover-ups

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 16, 2022 07:36 AM EDT

Writing reading "Glory to Ukraine" is seen on the side of the trailer of the Russian cross-country national team, in Holmenkollen. near Oslo, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. In Norway, Russian cross-country skiers, who won 11 medals at the Beijing Olympics, were heading home after being excluded from competition by the International Ski Federation, known as FIS. The decision came after a three-day standoff with Norwegian ski officials, who said they would refuse to let Russians and Belarusians race if FIS maintained its previous policy of allowing them to compete as neutral athletes. (Torstein Boee/NTB scanpix via AP)
Gymnastics, curling add Russian athletes to sports bans

By The Associated Press Mar. 04, 2022 11:03 AM EST

Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Von Miller holds up the Lombardi Trophy after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Nielsen company's list of top 20 prime-time programs

Feb. 15, 2022 05:12 PM EST

Former South African swimmer says he was abused by coach

Oct. 14, 2021 08:45 PM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — A former world-ranked South African swimmer has told an Australian television network that he was abused by a coach who has been implicated in...

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, exile Tibetans use the Olympic Rings as a prop as they hold a street protest against the holding of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in Dharmsala, India. Some of the world’s largest broadcasters including American network NBC are being asked to cancel plans to cover the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over alleged human rights abuses in the country. The Games open on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)
Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

By Stephen Wade Sep. 07, 2021 11:26 PM EDT

Boston Pops July Fourth live show returning, with changes

Jun. 11, 2021 12:17 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Pops traditional Fourth of July live show is returning this year but with some significant changes, the Boston Symphony Orchestra...

FILE - In this Sunday, July 10, 2016 file photo, Portugal's Bruno Alves, right, and Nani pose for photos with trophy at the end of the Euro 2016 final soccer match between Portugal and France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. When it comes time for Brazilians to choose who to watch on the soccer field this month — Neymar or Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo — the response might be surprising. Because of an unusual set of circumstances, it will be the European Championship that reaches more viewers in Brazil than the Copa America — even though Brazil is expected to host South American the tournament under a completely different set of unusual circumstances.(AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
EURO 2020: Euro 2020 will usurp Copa America in Brazil

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 04, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

Bible-based theme park re-opening its doors for 2 days

Apr. 24, 2021 11:59 AM EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Bible-based theme park in Florida that closed its doors during the pandemic plans to reopen to the public with free admission for two...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, centre, receives his shot of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Victoria Falls, Wednesday March 24, 2021. Mnangagwa got his jab in the resort town of Victoria Falls, in a bid to promote tourism and launch the second phase of the countrys vaccination drive.(AP Photo/STR)
Zimbabwe's president gets shot of Sinovac in Victoria Falls

By Farai Mutsaka Mar. 24, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

Britain's Prince Charles attends a ceremony at Greece's newly renovated National Gallery in Athens, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Greece on Wednesday kicked off two days of celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the start of the country's war of independence, although events are far more muted than originally planned due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Greece kicks off events for bicentenary of independence war

By Elena Becatoros Mar. 24, 2021 10:09 AM EDT

Sikh farmers sit inside their makeshift tent at Singhu, the Delhi-Haryana border camp for protesting farmers against three farm bills, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Leaders of a protest movement sought Wednesday to distance themselves from a day of violence when thousands of farmers stormed India's historic Red Fort, the most dramatic moment in two months of demonstrations that have grown into a major challenge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Protesting farmers return to camp after storming Indian fort

By Ashok Sharma Jan. 26, 2021 10:32 PM EST

This image released by HBO shows Zendaya, left, and Hunter Schafer in a scene from the series “Euphoria." LGBTQ and gender inclusiveness on television has retreated slightly this season due to delays and shutdowns cased by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study out Thursday by the advocacy group GLAAD. There were also declines in LGBTQ representation on streaming services and prime-time scripted cable shows, triggered in part by production shutdowns of such series as “The L Word,” “Euphoria" and “Killing Eve.” (HBO via AP)
Study: Pandemic eats into LGBTQ representation on network TV

By Mark Kennedy Jan. 14, 2021 12:01 PM EST

A worker cleans seats in Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Even with empty stadiums, NFL still a ratings monster

By Joe Reedy Jan. 07, 2021 07:01 PM EST

Saudi journalists watch a large display screen in a media center, showing Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting, in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Qatar’s ruling emir arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend the high-level summit of Arab leaders, following an announcement that the kingdom would end its yearslong embargo on the tiny Gulf state. The Qatari emir's arrival in the kingdom’s ancient desert city of Al-Ula on Tuesday was broadcast live on Saudi TV. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Qatar ruler lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade

By Aya Batrawy, Isabel Debre And Amr Nabil Jan. 05, 2021 06:19 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune delivers a speech during an inauguration ceremony in the presidential palace, in Algiers, Algeria. Still recovering from COVID-19, Algeria's president suddenly reappeared Sunday Dec. 13, 2020, after nearly two months out of the public eye, saying in a video message that it may still be several more weeks before he is fit enough to return to his North African country. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou, File)
President returns to Algeria, reports recovery from COVID-19

Dec. 29, 2020 04:06 PM EST

Pilot project aims to help at home learners without internet

Dec. 18, 2020 04:18 AM EST
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Educational Television has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Education to launch a pilot project that aims to give...

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 file photo, Gideon Saar, attends the swearing-in of the new Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. Saar, the leading rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inside the ruling Likud party, announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 that he was breaking away to form a new political party ahead of elections expected early next year. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
Netanyahu rival bolts party to launch leadership challenge

By Josef Federman Dec. 08, 2020 02:33 PM EST

More than 50,000 lights on the 75-foot-tall Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree are illuminated at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in New York. The ceremony is a mask-mandated, time-limited, socially distanced event due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree turns on, with virus rules

Dec. 02, 2020 01:02 AM EST

Algeria's president transferred to Germany for treatment

Oct. 28, 2020 03:01 PM EDT
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was transferred to Germany for specialist medical treatment Wednesday, a day after his country...

FILE - In this file photo taken Oct. 10, 2019, Chinese fans react during a preseason NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. CCTV announced Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 that it would air Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat — the first time that the league would appear on the network since the rift that started when Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. (AP Photo, File)
NBA returning to Chinese state television after 1-year ban

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 09, 2020 11:22 AM EDT