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Today in Sports History: Week Ahead, Sept. 16-22

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 16 1885 — The America’s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain’s Genesta in two heats. 1926 — Henri...

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France reacts during the venue ceremony of the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Gu's global coming-out party ends with 3rd Olympic medal

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 18, 2022 06:46 AM EST

Tess Ledeux, of France, competes during the women's freestyle skiing big air finals of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
US-born freeskier Gu wins Olympic big air gold for China

By Jake Seiner Feb. 07, 2022 10:55 PM EST

Chin, Korn, Brennan elected to Figure Skating Hall of Fame

Dec. 01, 2021 02:27 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two-time world bronze medalist Tiffany Chin, Miami (Ohio) University synchronized skating coach Vicki Korn, and two-time Olympic...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 11:38 AM EDT
Sept. 17 1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill. ...

Canada's goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan, left, and Canada's Quinn, center, celebrate at the end of women's soccer match against Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo

By Anne M. Peterson Jul. 26, 2021 03:54 AM EDT

A group of migrants mainly from Venezuela wade through the Rio Grande as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Record numbers of Venezuelans are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as overall migration swells. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US

By Joshua Goodman Jun. 28, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

A young migrant girl from Venezuela stands with her mother as they wait with Border Patrol after turning themselves in after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Record numbers of Venezuelans are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as overall migration swells. They're fleeing turmoil in the country with the world's largest oil reserves and pandemic-induced pain across South America. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US

By Joshua Goodman Jun. 28, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

Maryland flags over 500K unemployment claims in 6 weeks

Jun. 22, 2021 08:59 AM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials have detected more than a half million potentially fraudulent new unemployment insurance claims in the last six weeks and...

Sharon Stone attends the premiere of Dave Chappelle's untitled documentary during the closing night celebration for the 20th Tribeca Festival, at Radio City Music Hall, on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
15 months later, Radio City reopens with Dave Chappelle

By Jake Coyle Jun. 20, 2021 12:31 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 12, 2021. Editorial: Why are the Indians withholding their top name-change options? The...

Shoppers are reflected in a retail store's windows, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Chicago's famed Loop. With vaccinations rolling out and shoppers freer to go out maskless, retailers are seeing an eager return to their stores after months of watching their customers focus on online buying during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Shoppers go back to stores, but retailers face challenges

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 27, 2021 07:23 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Thursday, May 6, the 126th day of 2021. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s...

Maryland extends moratorium on new residential foreclosures

Apr. 29, 2021 08:09 AM EDT
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is extending the moratorium on new residential foreclosures through June 30. The Maryland Department of...

Andra Day arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool)
The Oscars bring back red carpet glam in whites, reds, gold

By Leanne Italie Apr. 25, 2021 06:47 PM EDT

In this June 7, 2020, photo, a portrait of George Floyd hangs in the lobby of Conga Latin Bistro, a Minneapolis club where he worked as a bouncer. His coworker Princis Mercedes carries drinks for customers. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death

By Luis Andres Henao, Nomaan Merchant, Juan Lozano And Adam Geller Apr. 20, 2021 06:30 PM EDT

Legislature votes to bolster unemployment insurance system

By Jack Hogan Of Capital News Service Apr. 07, 2021 06:04 PM EDT
Emergency measures to help struggling businesses pay less in unemployment insurance taxes while simultaneously granting more funding to the unemployed were...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:20 AM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ March 31 The Index-Journal on vaccine...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 07:28 AM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ March 23 The Winston-Salem Journal on the...

Evers OKs dentists to vaccinate as millions become eligible

By Scott Bauer And Todd Richmond Mar. 22, 2021 01:07 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed a bill that allows dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, the same day that more than 2 million...