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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tries on a Colorado-themed mask given to him by U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., during a visit to a pair of buses set up as traveling clinics as part of the state's "Vaccines For All" campaign Friday, June 18, 2021, in Aurora, Colo. The buses are being used to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Top US health official visits Colorado to promote vaccines

By Patty Nieberg Jun. 18, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

As police are banned from city Pride parade, suburbs beckon

Jun. 13, 2021 10:47 AM EDT
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Police who have been banned from marching in New York City’s Pride parade are instead able to take part in festivities in the suburbs of...

A free-standing emergency room, one of nine owned by UCHealth and part of the University of Colorado, is seen in the Denver suburb of Arvada, Colo., on May 16, 2021. The health system has converted 10 other stand-alone emergency rooms into other uses, mostly primary care or urgent care centers, in the past two years. (Markian Hawryluk/Kaiser Health News via AP)
Colorado offers to pay hospitals to close free-standing ERs

By Phil Galewitz May. 24, 2021 12:12 PM EDT

This Jan. 10. 2021 image provided but the Youngkin for Governor campaign shows Glenn Youngkin in Richmond, Va. The GOP gubernatorial candidate will be chosen during the party's May 8 nominating convention. (Kate Magee Joyce/Youngkin for Governor Campaign via AP)
GOP seeks a candidate that can end its exile in Virginia

By Matthew Barakat And Bill Barrow May. 07, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

A woman waits to board a train as it arrives at Metro Center station, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

By Hope Yen, Christopher Weber, Sophia Tareen And David Porter May. 02, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2021 file photo, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer U.S. talks about the statewide COVID-19 vaccination effort during a press conference in Ypsilanti, Mich. A recent spike in coronavirus cases in some states has led one of the nation's top health experts to suggest that governors could “close things down” like they did during previous surges. But that doesn't appear likely to happen — not even in states led by Democratic governors who favored greater restrictions in the past. (Lon Horwedel/Detroit News via AP, File)
Michigan expands antibody treatment to cut hospitalizations

By David Eggert Apr. 14, 2021 03:00 PM EDT

Detroit suburb plans memorial, vigil for COVID-19 victims

Apr. 04, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit suburb plans to place memorial flags outside its municipal campus to remember residents and their loved ones who have died...

FILE-This Monday, March 23, 2020 file photo shows Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted walking out of a coronavirus news conference at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Husted is continuing to face criticism for a recent tweet where he referred to COVID-19 as the "Wuhan virus," as advocates warn the phrase is leading to an uptick of violence against Asian Americans. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)
Asian neighbors pen letter of fear to Ohio's lieutenant gov

By Farnoush Amiri Mar. 31, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

80,000 Conn. residents 45-54 make vaccination appointments

Mar. 22, 2021 06:08 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — About 80,000 Connecticut residents ages 45 to 54 have made appointments to get COVID-19 vaccinations since their age group became...

Vice President Kamala Harris are greeted by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera on arrival in Denver, Tuesday March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

By Josh Boak, Darlene Superville And Aamer Madhani Mar. 17, 2021 12:20 AM EDT

President Joe Biden visits Smith Flooring, Inc., in Chester, Pa., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

By Josh Boak, Darlene Superville And Aamer Madhani Mar. 16, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

A pedestrian wearing a face covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic walks past blooming daffodils in a park in London, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 as the lockdown in Britain continues. Britain has given a first vaccine shot to over 15 million people, almost a quarter of the population.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The Latest: Chinese, Russian vaccines to arrive in Mexico

By The Associated Press Feb. 19, 2021 04:59 AM EST

Coronavirus outbreak postpones America's Cup racing

Feb. 14, 2021 02:21 AM EST
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Racing in the America’s Cup challenger series will be delayed by at least a day after a community outbreak of COVID-19 Sunday...

Susan Basciano stands behind her mother Susan Palaia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Central High School in Bridgeport, Conn. Susan Palaia, her husband Larry, second from left, and their health care aide Lena Larrington, left, received the COVID-19 vaccination. The mass vaccination clinic is one of several ways Bridgeport officials are trying to fight the low vaccination rates many cities across the country are seeing compared with wealthier suburbs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Health officials step up vaccination efforts amid obstacles

By Dave Collins And Susan Haigh Feb. 12, 2021 03:38 PM EST

Lynda Hartman, 75, leaves after visiting her 77-year-old husband, Len Hartman, who suffers from dementia at a "hug tent" set up outside the Juniper Village assisted living center in Louisville, Colo., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The tent includes a construction-grade plastic barrier with built-in plastic sleeves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. He has been living at the center for about a year, and the couple had not had any physical contact for at least eight months. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
'Hug tent' provides safe embraces at Colorado elderly home

By Thomas Peipert Feb. 05, 2021 12:09 AM EST

People walk in a street of Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Many people lining up for vaccines in the Paris suburb are particularly grateful for the injections. The surrounding region is the poorest in mainland France, with 130 languages spoken and the country's highest rise in mortality last spring. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Vaccine rollout faces challenges in France's poorest region

By Elaine Ganley Jan. 30, 2021 02:21 AM EST

People eat at tables set up on the sidewalk outside Pizzería Zaza in Mexico City, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. After months of resisting to avoid hurting the economy, officials announced Friday that Mexico City and the surrounding State of Mexico will ban all non-essential activities and return to a partial lockdown starting Dec. 19 because of a spike in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Mexico City, suburbs return to partial coronavirus lockdown

Dec. 18, 2020 02:18 PM EST

Renton City Council: Homeless people at hotel must move out

Dec. 15, 2020 06:52 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — A suburban Seattle city council passed emergency legislation Monday that tightens city regulations around homeless shelters, and will require...

Mayor of Portland suburb recalled in special election

Nov. 12, 2020 09:30 AM EST
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — The residents of a Portland suburb have voted to recall their mayor. According to the Clackamas County Elections...

FILE - In this April 2, 2020 file photo, a person jogs past a sign encouraging social distancing, in St. Louis. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said on Monday, Nov. 9 that unless the surge in COVID-19 cases turns around, the county will be forced to enact new restrictions starting next week. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Surge in cases may mean new St. Louis-area restrictions

By Jim Salter Nov. 09, 2020 11:49 AM EST