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Joel Embiid sits for an ice bath after practice on the first day of Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball training camp at the McAlister Field House on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
France hoping Embiid will join team for 2024 Paris Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 06, 2022 03:39 PM EDT

Jasmin Bambur of the United States reacts after competing in the men's giant slalom, sitting event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Ukraine stirs flashbacks for US Paralympian Jasmin Bambur

By Pat Graham Mar. 10, 2022 04:50 PM EST

Gold medalist Eileen Gu of China celebrates during the medal ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
EXPLAINER: Competing for 'another' country is nothing new

By Mallika Sen Feb. 14, 2022 06:31 AM EST

Barnabas Szollos, of Israel passes a gate during the slalom part of the men's combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Skier earns Israel's best Winter Olympic finish in 6th place

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 10, 2022 09:57 AM EST

Canada's Kaillie Humphries of the United States holds the gold medal on the podium after her victory in the women's monobob race at the world cup in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Dec.4, 2021. (Robert Michael/dpa via AP)
Kaillie Humphries celebrates US citizenship with bobsled win

Dec. 04, 2021 10:55 AM EST

Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Silver for Sabbatini who now he tries to keep PGA Tour card

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 03, 2021 01:34 AM EDT

Philip Dalhausser, left, of the United States, trees to block the shot of Cherif Younousse, of Qatar, during a men's beach volleyball match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
American beach 'knuckleheads' flirted with playing for Qatar

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 01, 2021 02:22 AM EDT

Serbia's Yvonne Anderson (12) shoots against Spain during a women's basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Hooping for another country can be side door to the Olympics

By Teresa M. Walker Jul. 31, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, file photo, people raise their hands as they take the oath of allegiance on their way to becoming new United States citizens before a baseball game in San Diego. Less than a year after being on the verge of furloughing about 70% of employees to plug a funding shortfall, the federal agency that grants citizenship, green cards and temporary visas wants to improve service without a detailed plan to pay for it, including waivers for those who can't afford to pay fees, according to a proposal obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull,File)
Citizenship agency eyes improved service without plan to pay

By Elliot Spagat And Sophia Tareen May. 25, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

The glove of Israel Olympic baseball player Jake Roseberg sits on the field at Salt River Fields spring training facility, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Israel has qualified for the six-team baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympic games which will be its first appearance at the Olympics in any team sport since 1976. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo

By David Brandt May. 14, 2021 03:28 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Idaho

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:06 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers: Welcome back, Idaho legislators. Wear a mask. We’re not paying for another recess ...

President Joe Biden speaks about the March jobs report in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, April 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In video, Biden thanks new US citizens for 'choosing us'

By Zeke Miller Apr. 05, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., leads a Republican news conference during a delay in work on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills

By Alan Fram Mar. 15, 2021 08:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Stanford's Catarina Macario celebrates after scoring a penalty kick against North Carolina during a soccer match in San Jose, Calif. Macario, a promising prospect for the U.S. women's national team, has announced that she will forgo her senior season for a professional career. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group via AP, File)
Stanford's Catarina Macario turns pro with Lyon

Jan. 12, 2021 06:45 PM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 file photo, Lori Goldman talks with a voter while canvassing in Troy, Mich. In suburban Michigan, a coalition of suburban women achieved what they set out to do _ help evict Donald Trump from the White House. But Goldman, who runs the group Fems for Dems, can’t shake the sense that their mission now is more critical than it’s ever been. “We got rid of this blight, this cancer,” said Goldman, 61. “We cut him out. But we know that cancer has spread, it’s spread to soft tissue, other organs. And now we have to save the rest of the body.” (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
A divided nation asks: What's holding our country together?

By Tamara Lush, Josh Boak, Nicholas Riccardi And Claire Galofaro Dec. 28, 2020 12:21 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, July 24, 2020 file photo, Charisse Davis, who serves on the Cobb County School Board, poses for a portrait in Marietta, Ga. On the Saturday that news organizations called the presidential race for Joe Biden, Davis popped a bottle of champagne, despite a nagging sense of sadness, then packed the family into the car to head into downtown Atlanta and join thousands dancing in the street. She decided to just enjoy victory. “We’ll go back to worrying about humanity tomorrow,” she said to her family as they climbed in the car. And then tomorrow arrived, and the worry roared back. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
A divided nation asks: What's holding our country together?

By Tamara Lush, Josh Boak, Nicholas Riccardi And Claire Galofaro Dec. 28, 2020 12:18 AM EST

Immigration Service Officer Bay checks paperwork during a drive-in citizenship ceremony June 26, 2020, in El Cajon, Calif. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has transformed under President Donald Trump to emphasize fraud detection, enforcement and vetting, which has delayed processing and contributed to severe fiscal problems. Its revamp came as the administration sought to cut legal immigration by making it more dependent on employment skills and wealth tests. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Under Trump, citizenship and visa agency focuses on fraud

By Elliot Spagat And Sophia Tareen Nov. 01, 2020 10:06 AM EST

Bawi UK, 22, right, chats with his brother, Leng Nung, 20, in the apartment they share in Providence, R.I., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. UK was a small child when his parents fled Myanmar, leaving him and his siblings to be cared for by their maternal grandmother. UK said the family suffered discrimination as Christians in a predominantly Buddhist nation. The military government was also trying to forcibly conscript his father. "To run for office, you had to be a Buddhist; to rent a house, you had to be Buddhist," said UK, a social work student at Rhode Island College and a youth leader at the Refugee Dream Center, an advocacy organization in Providence. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
New US citizen refugees excited for first presidential vote

By Anita Snow Sep. 28, 2020 05:00 AM EDT

In this image from video, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks from Washington, during the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
Takeaways from GOP convention: Power, positivity and policy

By Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire Aug. 25, 2020 10:01 PM EDT

This photo provided by the family shows Carlos Manuel Sandoval with his wife, Rosa, in their kitchen in south Phoenix in the early morning hours of Dec. 25, 2015, after a Christmas Eve celebration with their family. The man known as Don Manuel never stopped hearing the siren call of the sea after he and his family moved to Arizona from their native Guaymas, a port on the southwestern Mexican state of Sonora on the Sea of Cortez. He had three children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandkids. Sandoval died June 30, 2020, from complications of COVID-19 at age 65. (Courtesy of the Sandoval Family via AP)
Lives Lost: Man of the sea made the Arizona desert his home

By Anita Snow Aug. 07, 2020 01:34 AM EDT