Vegetable gardening
CORRECTS TO THIRD INDIVIDUAL FROM SECOND - FILE - Winter Vinecki reacts while competing in the World Cup women's freestyle aerials skiing event, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Deer Valley, Utah. Vinecki ran a marathon on all seven continents -- before she turned 15. Now, she's trying to make more history: Become only the third female from America to take home Olympic gold in the individual aerials event. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Well-seasoned: Aerials skier named Winter to fly at Olympics

By Pat Graham Feb. 11, 2022 06:30 AM EST

FILE - A worker skies past the moguls course ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 27, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Olympians worry as 'Winter' disappears from Winter Games

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Jan. 31, 2022 03:03 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Akron Beacon Journal. June 6, 2021. Editorial: Taking time to listen is wise move; trying to silence others is not ...

Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo cooks breakfast for his family in his home in Chugur, Peru, Friday, April 16, 2021. Castillo, a rural teacher, who has proposed rewriting Peru's constitution and deporting all immigrants living in the country illegally who commit crimes, will face rival candidate Keiko Fujimori in the June 6 presidential run-off election. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president

By Franklin Briceño And Regina Garcia Cano Apr. 18, 2021 09:47 AM EDT

Vegetable seedlings and citrus plants appear in pots, jars and cans on a ledge inside a home in Westchester County, N.Y. on Feb. 4, 2021. Deep into this pandemic winter, it can be hard to remember what a refuge gardens were for many people last spring and summer. But even in winter the garden can provide comfort and perspective. (AP Photo/Julia Rubin)
In an anxious winter, the garden still offers consolation

By Julia Rubin Feb. 10, 2021 03:00 AM EST

This July 2020 photo provided by Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture shows staff members of the Suva Christian School, Louisa John, left, and her colleague working in their garden in Suva, Fiji. Coronavirus infections have barely touched many of the remote islands of the Pacific, but the pandemic’s fallout has been enormous, disrupting the supply chain that brings crucial food imports and sending prices soaring as tourism wanes. (Fiji Ministry of Agriculture via AP)
Amid pandemic, Pacific islands work to offset food shortages

By Victoria Milko Dec. 27, 2020 11:10 PM EST

In this July 25, 2020 photo provided by Rick Everett, a bell lies on the sill of a complimentary coffee and conversation window he set up at Everett's home in Sydney, Australia, to help those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. Everett's menu includes cappuccino, chai latte, tea and hot chocolate. (Rick Everett via AP)
Australian offers free coffee, chat from his kitchen window

By Luis Andres Henao Sep. 24, 2020 10:06 AM EDT

New Mexico governor eases some COVID-19 restrictions

Sep. 17, 2020 05:12 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico children can practice sports and develop skills while in small groups and residents will soon be able to camp at state parks...

Shelves that are usually stocks with Mason jars and lids in the canning supply section are mostly empty at the Drillin True Value hardware store, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in South Portland, Maine. During this ongoing coronavirus pandemic many retailers have been frustrated by the scarce supply of jars and lids used for canning vegetables. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Some gardeners in a pickle over scarce canning supplies

By Lisa Rathke Sep. 08, 2020 08:04 AM EDT

People unload vegetables from a truck carrying fresh vegetables collected from Tsupfume village, in Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Friday, May 8, 2020. A member from the Chakhesang Naga village said about 100 of them collected the vegetables from the forests for distribution to people in Kohima, with fresh vegetables falling short during the lockdown. Kohima relies on satellite villages for fresh supplies of green vegetables. And supply lines were cut during India's 10-week nationwide lockdown that eased in early June, inspiring residents to grow their own. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)
AP PHOTOS: India's lockdown spurs new gardeners in Nagaland

By Yirmiyan Arthur Jul. 01, 2020 11:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 1, 2019, file photo, a monarch butterfly lands on a penta plant in the front yard of Tom Carroll and Hermine Ricketts in Miami Shores, Fla. Homeowners can attract butterflies to their gardens with a multitude of plants that include fennel, dill, and milkweed. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Simple design steps can take your garden to the next level

By John Raby Jun. 23, 2020 08:39 AM EDT

In this May 2, 2020 photo, a marine iguana suns on the edge of a boardwalk in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Before the new coronavirus pandemic, sudden life-threatening ailments on the Galapagos Islands were considered so rare that hospitals didn't have a single intensive care unit bed. Now, officials are racing to equip medical teams on the remote islands. (AP Photo/Adrian Vasquez)
Pandemic upends life on isolated, idyllic Galapagos Islands

By Christine Armario And Adrian Vasquez May. 11, 2020 09:51 AM EDT

Potted flowers are shown for sale in a greenhouse, Friday, April 24, 2020, in Harmony, Pa. Some garden centers remain shuttered under Wolf's statewide March 19 order for "non-life-sustaining" businesses to close. Nurseries and greenhouses are allowed to remain open and selling, while garden center owners complain that big-box stores, farming supply stores or competitors that sell farm supplies, building materials or other qualifying goods can stay open and sell gardening supplies. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Garden centers, growers struggle in planting-season shutdown

By Marc Levy And Michael Rubinkam Apr. 24, 2020 04:00 PM EDT

In this April 12, 2020 photo, Brenda Flowers, left, and 96-year-old Lorraine Tyree, water their plants in Crystal River, Fla. Backyard gardeners are coming together, mostly virtually, to learn and share stories on how to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers as the novel coronavirus raises fears about disruptions in food supplies and the cost of food in a down economy. (Ed Flowers via AP)
A century later, victory gardens connect Americans again

By Kristin M. Hall Apr. 21, 2020 11:06 AM EDT

This April 14, 2020 photo shows Abby Obenchain of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, posing for a photo as she waters seedlings. During the coronavirus pandemic, Obenchain didn’t want to risk her health by going to stores to purchase seeds for her garden. She was able to obtain some from a friend who is a local master gardener. (Bill Cole via AP)
Need for seed: Gardeners flock to stores, overwhelm websites

By John Raby Apr. 16, 2020 10:44 AM EDT