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FILE - A person walks near Tokyo 2020 logo in Haneda Airport on June 14, 2021, in Tokyo. Tokyo Olympic officials, meeting Tuesday, June 21, 2022, before the body is dissolved at the end of the month, were to detail the final numbers that were driven up by the pandemic, but were in record range even before that. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag

By Stephen Wade Jun. 21, 2022 03:08 AM EDT

FILE - John Landy of Australia, right, leads Roger Bannister of England at the half-way mark during the one mile race at the Empire Games, now known as the Commonwealth Games, in Vancouver, Canada, on Aug. 7, 1954. Landy, an Australian middle-distance runner who dueled with Roger Bannister to be the first person to run a four-minute mile, has died, his family said Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. He was 91. (AP Photo, File)
John Landy, pursuer of Bannister's 4-minute mile, dies at 91

By Dennis Passa Feb. 25, 2022 07:44 PM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 31, 2021 file photo, England's Raheem Sterling controls the ball during their World Cup 2022 group I qualifying soccer match against Poland at Wembley stadium in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate the achievements of people in the limelight, as well as those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines over the past few months. In the world of sport, Manchester City footballer Raheem Sterling was awarded an MBE, which makes him a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for his efforts to promote racial equality in sport. (Catherine Ivill, Pool via AP, file)
Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK's rapid vaccine drive

By Pan Pylas Jun. 11, 2021 05:30 PM EDT

University of Mississippi reopens the Grove for 2021 games

Jun. 01, 2021 03:06 PM EDT
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The Grove at the University of Mississippi will reopen for pregame and postgame parties during the 2021 football season after being closed...

FILE - In this March 7, 2021 file photo an advertising figure for Covid-19 rapid test stands in front of a small test center in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)
The Latest: Melbourne pandemic lockdown extended to 2nd week

By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2021 01:17 AM EDT

A temporary coronavirus testing centre is set up in Bolton, England, one of the areas of the UK where the Covid variant first identified in India is spreading fastest, Tuesday May 25, 2021. The British government on Tuesday is facing accusations of introducing local lockdowns by stealth after it published new guidelines for eight areas in England including Bolton, that it says are hotspots for the coronavirus variant first identified in India.Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Rise in UK coronavirus cases stoke concerns over 3rd wave

By Pan Pylas May. 28, 2021 08:29 AM EDT

People pose in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue that is lit up with a message that reads in Portuguese; “Vaccination saves, united by the vaccine”, urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and encouraging vaccination in Brazil and throughout the world, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Brazil city offers COVID shots to all 18-60 as part of test

By Lucas Dumphreys And Debora Alvares May. 16, 2021 05:26 PM EDT

A health worker takes photograph of a person holding a document confirming he has tested positive for COVID-19 at a government run hospital in Gauhati, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Infections have swelled in India since February in a disastrous turn blamed on more contagious variants as well as government decisions to allow massive crowds to gather for religious festivals and political rallies. ​(AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
The Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theories

By The Associated Press May. 08, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

Habitat's CEO challenges Ole Miss grads to pursue purpose

May. 01, 2021 04:29 PM EDT
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International on Saturday challenged University of Mississippi graduates to “pursue...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement after a meeting of the college of commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced plans Wednesday for a major contract extension for COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer stretching to 2023. (John Thys, Pool via AP)
EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology

By Raf Casert Apr. 14, 2021 07:48 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits AstraZeneca facility in Macclesfield, England, on Tuesday April 6, 2021, to learn more about their dollars 500 million investment into the site. Johnson said Monday that Britain’s vaccination program is going well and infections are falling, confirming that many shops and businesses will be allowed to reopen next week. (Dave Thompson/Pool via AP)
Official: EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link

By Nicole Winfield And Pan Pylas Apr. 06, 2021 10:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, a voter submits a ballot in an official drop box during early voting in Athens, Ga. On Friday, April 2, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting “Georgia’s new anti-voting law makes it a jail-time crime to drop off grandma’s absentee ballot in a drop box.” But the election bill known as SB 202, signed into law on March 25, has an exception allowing people to drop off ballots on behalf of their relatives. It also allows a caregiver to deliver a completed ballot on behalf of a disabled person, or a jail employee to deliver a completed ballot on behalf of someone who is in custody. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks from the House floor, during the vote on the Democrat's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Latest: SKorea to give shots to elders in long-term care

By The Associated Press Mar. 10, 2021 03:59 AM EST

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, said the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers, Friday, March 5, 2021. Carney said he would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

By Leah Willingham, Michael Liedtke And Anne D'innocenzio Mar. 07, 2021 08:39 AM EST

An empty classroom at Great Academy Ashton, as the school prepares for its reopening on March 8 after the latest lockdown curb the spread of coronavirus, in Ashton-Under-Lyne, England, Thursday, March 4, 2021. The school for approximately 1300 pupils aged 11 to 16 in Greater Manchester will have to conduct around 450 tests per day on pupils and staff in the first 2 weeks after the return of students on Monday. (AP Photo Jon Super)
The Latest: Michigan makes homeless people vaccine-eligible

By The Associated Press Mar. 07, 2021 04:03 AM EST

Workers move boxes loaded with COVID-19's vaccine before a handing over ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. More than 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Serum Institute of India on Tuesday arrived Phnom Penh, as part of global COVAX initiative. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen inoculated against COVID-19

By Sopheng Cheang Mar. 03, 2021 11:31 PM EST

An army doctor prepares to inject the Sinovac vaccine from China during a vaccination at Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The Philippines launched a vaccination campaign to contain one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks but faces supply problems and public resistance, which it hopes to ease by inoculating top officials. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Ontario seniors won't get AstraZeneca vaccine

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2021 06:55 AM EST

Double Decker Arts Festival canceled for 2nd year in a row

Feb. 16, 2021 05:55 PM EST
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi festival that usually attracts thousands of people is being canceled for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus...

Signs line the pathway to a COVID-19 vaccine site operated by PRISMA Health in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
The Latest: Minnesota officials urge proper mask wearing

By The Associated Press Feb. 13, 2021 05:34 AM EST

Syringes and a package with the vaccine from AstraZeneca are ready and waiting at the fourth vaccination center in Berlin at Tegel Airport, Germany, Wednesday, Feb.10, 2021. At the beginning, mainly nursing staff and medical personnel will be vaccinated against the coronavirus here. (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP)
AstraZeneca expects updated COVID-19 vaccine by autumn

By Danica Kirka Feb. 11, 2021 02:45 AM EST