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FILE - A guard opens the gate as an Olympic shuttle bus pulls into a hotel walled in by fences ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 29, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Inside the Olympic bubble, looking for China — or 'China'

By Sarah Dilorenzo Feb. 06, 2022 02:14 AM EST

Farmer-turned-ski coach Li Wei looks as ski enthusiasts take to the slope at the Vanke Shijinglong Ski Resort in Yanqing on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. The Beijing Winter Olympics is tapping into and encouraging growing interest among Chinese in skiing, skating, hockey and other previously unfamiliar winter sports. It's also creating new business opportunities. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China skis: Olympics brings on boom in winter sports

Jan. 28, 2022 12:09 AM EST

A man and a woman wearing face masks visit the rooftop park of a commercial building across from Tokyo Station, right, in Tokyo on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Cases surge to 6-month high in Tokyo a week before Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Jul. 15, 2021 06:07 AM EDT

Brown: Oregon will fully reopen by June 30

By Sara Cline Jun. 25, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Friday Oregon's COVID-19 related restrictions will be lifted by June 30 or once 70% of adults in the state...

Savannah Thorpe, Lancaster, joins with multiple groups rallying on the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., to lobby lawmakers into spending more of the federal relief money on students, the poor and other communities of need, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP)

Budgeteers hashing out ed funding, use of coronavirus money

By Mark Scolforo And Marc Levy Jun. 24, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

This photo provided by Heaven Hill Distillery on Friday, June 18, 2021 shows the Heaven Hill Distillery opened a $19 million tourist center this week In Bardstown, Ky. The new center, called the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, is the latest investment by a Kentucky bourbon producer to promote the state’s tourism tourism.

Bourbon tourism shaking off pandemic slump in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 18, 2021 01:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 14, 2021 file photo, people sit at outdoor tables at a restaurant in Soho, in London. Retail sales in Britain slipped back in May as people ventured out to spend money at restaurants and pubs following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, official figures showed Friday, June 18. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK retail sales dip as lockdown easing allows socializing

By Urooba Jamal Jun. 18, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2021, file photo, people dine at the Q restaurant and bar after a reopening in Portland, Ore. Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

AP-NORC poll: Many Americans resuming pre-virus activities

By Adrian Sainz And Hannah Fingerhut Jun. 18, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

A man rests in the shadow along the Canal de l'Ourcq Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Paris. Temperatures rose up to 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) in the French capital. (AP Photo/Benjamin Girette)

France eases mask rules; will end nightly virus curfew

By Sylvie Corbet Jun. 16, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 30, 2021, file photo, visitors walk down Main Street USA at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic. Most of California's coronavirus restrictions will disappear Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae Hong, File)

How California's pandemic rules are changing

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 01:06 PM EDT

Edward Flores, 56, a fourth-generation owner of Juanita's Cafe on Olvera Street, stands for a photo in his restaurant in Los Angeles, Friday, June 4, 2021. Flores said he has gone deep into debt keeping Juanita's Café, a small food stand in his family for three generations, open. Business is down more than 87%, he said. In April, his best month during the pandemic, he had $3,100 in sales, but that pales in comparison to his rent of $3,625 — even though it was forgiven — not to mention utilities, insurance and property tax. On his worst day of the pandemic, he worked alone for 13 hours and recorded sales of $11.25. "I didn't have a doomsday thought. I just was just flabbergasted," he said. "I thought what an incredible waste of time." (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Shop owner's plea as California reopens: 'I need customers'

By Brian Melley Jun. 13, 2021 11:16 AM EDT

Tokyo organising committee CEO Toshiro Muto speaks at a news conference after IOC Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool photo via AP)

No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village considering ban on alcohol

By Stephen Wade Jun. 09, 2021 11:27 AM EDT

12 past winners of Louisiana seafood cooking contest compete

Jun. 06, 2021 09:46 AM EDT
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — With Louisiana's coronavirus pandemic restrictions canceled, a dozen past winners will compete against each other in person this month in...

Oregon closing in on vaccination goal and reopening economy

By Sara Cline Jun. 04, 2021 02:49 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Oregon is close to lifting mask, physical distancing and capacity restrictions statewide. ...