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Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs talks with his fiancee Nicole Daza and his son Antony as he receives a massage at a training center in Rome, Monday, May 23, 2022. This year could be more memorable for Jacobs than his breakout 2021 when he sprinted from virtual unknown to Olympic 100-meter champion then added another surprising gold at the Tokyo Games with Italy's 4x100-meter relay team. Jacobs tells The Associated Press that "winning these next two big events would mean winning everything there is to win in athletics."(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
AP Interview: Olympic champ Jacobs wants to win 'everything'

By Andrew Dampf May. 26, 2022 06:36 AM EDT

The Olympic Rings are illuminated at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

By Ted Anthony Feb. 20, 2022 02:50 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, first place finisher Aliphine Tuliamuk leads second place finisher Molly Seidel to the finish in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta. Tuliamuk will have company in Tokyo with her baby, Zoe, allowed to travel with her. The original plan was to start a family after the Tokyo Olympics. But when the Summer Games were postponed by the pandemic, the 32-year-old Tuliamuk and her fiance, Tim Gannon, decided not to wait. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Marathon mom: Tuliamuk on track after having baby in January

By Pat Graham Aug. 05, 2021 06:12 AM EDT

Xander Schauffele, of the United States, holds his gold medal in the men's golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Olympic gold puts Schauffele among golf's elite players

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 02, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

United States' Taylor Sander spikes the ball during the men's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between United States and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Dad's club leads to bonding for US men's volleyball team

By Josh Dubow Jul. 26, 2021 01:19 AM EDT

Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson practices the United States women's volleyball team during a training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. A third trip to the Olympics was far from a sure thing for Gunderson when she gave birth to her first son in November 2019. But Gunderson had set a goal of being both a mother and professional athlete and took advantage of the delayed Olympics to make it back again this year in search of that elusive gold medal. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
US volleyball star back for 3rd Olympics after giving birth

By Josh Dubow Jul. 22, 2021 01:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018, photo, Ammon Bundy poses for a photo in Emmett, Idaho. On Saturday, June 19, 2021, anti-government activist Bundy came out with his first video announcing his campaign to become governor of Idaho. (Kelsey Grey/Idaho Statesman via AP)
Anti-government activist Bundy issues Idaho campaign videos

By The Associated Press Jun. 19, 2021 10:23 PM EDT

Actors Leslie Grace, left, and Jimmy Smits pose at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival opening night premiere of "In the Heights" at the United Palace theater on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jimmy Smits figured he could carry a tune 'In the Heights'

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Jun. 14, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham receives her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Deanne Tapia, a registered nurse with the New Mexico Public Health Office in Santa Fe, during a vaccination event held in the gym at Desert Sage Academy in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico's largest child care providers are offering free daycare for parents who are getting a COVID-19 vaccine before July 4, state officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Free daycare latest virus vaccine perk offered in New Mexico

By Cedar Attanasio Jun. 09, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

Leroy Pascubillo smiles as he looks at his daughter, who was born addicted to heroin and placed with a foster family at birth, and talks about his journey regaining custody, May 10, 2021, in Seattle. Pascubillo, who had used drugs for the better part of four decades, was in a court-ordered in-patient drug rehab program when the pandemic first hit. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands

By Sally Ho And Camille Fassett Jun. 08, 2021 07:24 AM EDT

Leroy Pascubillo smiles as he looks at his daughter, who was born addicted to heroin and placed with a foster family at birth, and talks about his journey regaining custody, May 10, 2021, in Seattle. Pascubillo, who had used drugs for the better part of four decades, was in a court-ordered in-patient drug rehab program when the pandemic first hit. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands

By Sally Ho And Camille Fassett Jun. 08, 2021 07:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia. On Friday, May 28, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that the Red Cross says if you recovered from COVID-19 and had a vaccine, you cannot donate blood plasma because the vaccine wipes out natural antibodies. The Red Cross said the statement is inaccurate, and COVID-19 vaccines do not wipe out antibodies, according to experts. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

FILE - Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, south England, on May 8, 2019. It won't be long before Archie is a big brother. His mother is due to give birth to a baby girl sometime this summer. Hopefully, the introduction of the new sibling will go smoothly, but seasoned parents and pediatric experts warn that the transition takes preparation and diligence. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP, File)
Baby Girl Sussex is coming, so what's big bro Archie to do?

By Leanne Italie May. 25, 2021 07:52 AM EDT

In this March 24, 2021 photo, migrant families, mostly from Central American countries, wade through shallow waters after being delivered by smugglers on small inflatable rafts on U.S. soil in Roma, Texas. The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Watchdog: US forced deported parents to leave kids behind

By Ben Fox May. 24, 2021 02:18 PM EDT

Oregon approves COVID-19 vaccine for kids 12 and older

May. 13, 2021 01:07 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kids 12 and older are now eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon and Washington state, health officials announced...

Middle school student Elise Robinson, left, waits with her mother, Anya Robinson, for her first coronavirus vaccination on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Hundreds of children, ages 12 to 15, received the Pfizer vaccine at the DeKalb Pediatric Center, just days after it was approved for use within their age group. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
EXPLAINER: How COVID-19 vaccines will work for kids in US

By Candice Choi May. 12, 2021 04:20 PM EDT

South Carolina Education Superintendent Molly Spearman, right, and Gov. Henry McMaster, left, announce the state will spend $24 million in a legal settlement on both school buses and regular buses that don't run on diesel fuel during a news conference on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The money came from a settlement with Volkswagen over emission testing. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins).
Education: Gov 'inciting hysteria' by allowing mask opt-out

By Meg Kinnard May. 12, 2021 12:46 PM EDT

Rhode Island to open vaccinations to children ages 12 to 15

By Mark Pratt May. 11, 2021 11:10 AM EDT
Rhode Island expects to start offering Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to children ages 12 to 15 later this week now that the Food and Drug Administration has...

In this July 2020 photo provided by Robin Perry, second from right, she poses with her family in Mauston, Wis. In the back row from left are Cooper, Reece, Robin and Aaron. In the front row from left are Quin, Tucker and Hutch. Robin and Aaron Perry are anxiously waiting for federal officials to approve COVID-19 vaccinations for children between the ages of 12 and 15. The Perrys’ oldest son, 17-year-old Cooper, has been battling leukemia and the family hopes vaccinating 12-year-old Tucker and 15-year-old Reece will bolster protection for him. (Courtesy of the Perry Family via AP)
US parents excited over prospect of virus shots for children

By Heather Hollingsworth And Todd Richmond May. 05, 2021 12:02 AM EDT

Medical workers and volunteers administer the coronavirus vaccine at a drive-thru immunization clinic at an inn and RV park in Mora, N.M., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. New Mexico is among the states with the highest rates of vaccination for COVID-19 and efforts are underway to respond to skepticism and misinformation about the effectiveness and risks of immunization. First Lady Jill Biden was kicking off of a visit to the U.S. Southwest with a tour of a vaccination clinic in Albuquerque. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico urges registration of younger teens for vaccine

May. 04, 2021 04:29 PM EDT