Labor Day
Lil Baby appears in the press room at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021in Los Angeles, left, and Justin Bieber appears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Justin Bieber: Seasons" on Jan. 27, 2020. The pair are set to headline Jay-Z's Made in America festival in Philadelphia. Organizers announced Monday that Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, Bobby Shmurda and A$AP Ferg will also perform at the two-day event on Sept. 4-5 over Labor Day Weekend. (Photos by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Justin Bieber, Lil Baby to headline Made in America festival

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 01:24 PM EDT

Bama-Miami; Clemson-Georgia highlight ESPN's opening weekend

By The Associated Press May. 18, 2021 11:45 AM EDT
ESPN's opening weekend of college football features defending national champion Alabama facing Miami in Atlanta and Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte, North...

Driver Denny Hamlin talks about Toyota Camry Next Gen Cup car that will be used in the 2022 season during the NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Harvick looks to jumpstart winless year again at Darlington

By Pete Iacobelli May. 08, 2021 12:06 PM EDT

The Latest: Darlington plans to fully open stands for 500

By The Associated Press May. 07, 2021 04:15 PM EDT
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ As Darlington Raceway prepares...

Protesters chant slogans as they walk towards a police barricade blocking Taksim Square in central Istanbul during May Day protests, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Police in Istanbul detained several demonstrators who tried to march toward Istanbul's symbolic Taksim Square in defiance of the protests ban and the strict lockdown imposed by the government due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic

By Nicholas Garriga, Niniek Karmini And John Leicester May. 01, 2021 08:44 AM EDT

Visitors wearing face masks gather at a viewing area overlooking the Forbidden City at a public park in Beijing, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Chinese tourists are expected to make a total of 18.3 million railway passenger trips on the first day of the country's five-day holiday for international labor day, according to an estimate by the state railway group, as tourists rush to travel domestically after the coronavirus has been brought under control in China.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chinese tourists to take 18 million rail trips on May Day

May. 01, 2021 06:15 AM EDT

CORRECTS RIDER AND HORSE AT RIGHT TO IRAD ORTIZ JR. AND SEARCH RESULTS - John Velazquez, left, is congratulated by Irad Ortiz Jr. on Search Results after Velazquez rode Malathaat to victory during the 147th running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs, Friday, April 30, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Malathaat rallies in stretch to win Kentucky Oaks

By Gary B. Graves Apr. 30, 2021 06:38 PM EDT

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Essential Quality is 2-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby

By Gary B. Graves Apr. 27, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

Gonzaga planning in-person commencement ceremonies

Mar. 23, 2021 01:00 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga University is planning five in-person commencement ceremonies this year. The Spokesman-Review reports the...

Darlington moving NASCAR throwback to Mother's Day

Dec. 11, 2020 01:03 PM EST
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — NASCAR's popular throwback weekend celebration at Darlington Raceway is moving from Labor Day weekend to Mother's Day. ...

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 file photo, a traveler wears a mask as she walks through Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The Transportation Security Administration said nearly 1.2 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country back in March, despite the pleadings of public health experts for people to stay home over Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Holiday air travel surges despite dire health warnings

By David Koenig Nov. 30, 2020 12:15 PM EST

Tacitus is taken for a workout at the Breeders' Cup World Championship horse races at Keeneland Race Course Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Lexington, Ky. Tacitus is scheduled to run in the Breeders' Cup Classic race Saturday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
In an abnormal year, Breeders' Cup offers a bit of normalcy

By Gary B. Graves Nov. 05, 2020 05:14 PM EST

Officials report Oregon's largest daily COVID-19 case count

By Sara Cline Sep. 25, 2020 04:27 PM EDT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 457 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the state's largest daily total since the the start of the...

A waiter prepares tables and chairs in an outdoor dining area in London, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, after Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a range of new restrictions to combat the rise in coronavirus cases in England. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The Latest: Concerns over coronavirus upticks in California

By The Associated Press Sep. 25, 2020 12:35 AM EDT

Nevada COVID-19 positivity rises after month-long decline

By Scott Sonner And Sam Metz Sep. 24, 2020 01:57 PM EDT
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Likely spurred by increased exposures to the coronavirus at social gatherings during the Labor Day weekend, Nevada’s statewide daily...

College students test positive for coronavirus, throw party

By Farnoush Amiri Sep. 11, 2020 06:57 PM EDT
A college student house held a party over the Labor Day weekend that included people who had recently tested positive for the coronavirus, according to police...

Michael J. Deegan, Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York, center left, greets students as they wear protective masks while arriving for classes at the Immaculate Conception School while observing COVID-19 prevention protocols, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in The Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A new school year unfolds in New York, colored by the virus

By Carolyn Thompson Sep. 10, 2020 09:47 AM EDT

University of Wyoming in-person class pause extended

Sep. 09, 2020 06:27 PM EDT
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — In-person classes at the University of Wyoming will begin for the fall semester no sooner than Monday amid ongoing efforts to test for the...

A worker picks up one of the dozens of pallets of more than one million pieces of PPE to help Phoenix schools reopen for the 2020-2021 school year fill a Phoenix Convention Center hall as the City of Phoenix begins to ship the pallets out to schools Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Some call for end to COVID-19 rules as Arizona cases decline

Sep. 08, 2020 04:56 PM EDT

Indiana officials add 12 coronavirus deaths to state's toll

Sep. 08, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Twelve more coronavirus-related deaths were reported Tuesday by Indiana health officials, a day after the statewide total of confirmed...