Veterans

Tom Davis, shakes hands with Freddie De Los Santos after winning at Men's H4 Time Trial at the Fuji International Speedway at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics

By Tim Sullivan Sep. 07, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

In this March 2021 photo provided by Pfizer, a technician inspects filled vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the company's facility in Puurs, Belgium. On Friday, July 9, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is made up of 99.9% graphene oxide, a toxic compound. But, chemical and medical experts who are not associated with Pfizer confirmed to The Associated Press that there is no way graphene oxide would be found in the vaccine. (Pfizer via AP)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2021 02:22 PM EDT

Leo Soto, who created this memorial with grocery stores donating flowers and candles, pauses in front of photos of some of the missing people that he put on a fence, near the site of an oceanfront condo building that partially collapsed in Surfside, Fla., Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Friends, family describe missing in Florida condo collapse

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2021 05:56 PM EDT

Rescue Plan funds to support child care programs, workers

Jun. 23, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act are going to support child care programs and workers in New Hampshire, the state...

WWII French veterans Leon Gautier, 98 years old last survivor of the Kieffer Commando, left, is honored by French President Emmanuel Macron with the Legion of Honor during a WWII ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of late French Gen. Charles de Gaulle's resistance call from London on June 18, 1940, at the Mont Valerien, in Suresnes, near Paris, Friday, June 18, 2021. The appeal, which was delivered on the BBC by Charles de Gaulle, served to rally his countrymen after the fall of France to Nazi Germany. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France's cheeky embrace

Jun. 18, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

A tram drives through downtown Lisbon, Friday, June 18, 2021. Travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area is to be banned over coming weekends as Portuguese authorities respond to a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the region around the capital. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

The Latest: Uganda tightening measures due to virus surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, south of Seattle. Nurse Jose Picart, right, administered the shot. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, June 17, 2021, announced a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery for the state's military, family members and veterans because the federal government wasn't sharing individual vaccine status of those groups with the state and there were concerns they would be left out of a previously announced lottery. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

New vaccine lottery announced for military in Washington

By Rachel La Corte Jun. 17, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Monday, June 14, 2021. Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In a press briefing Monday, Johnson said he is “confident that we won’t need more than four weeks” as millions more people get fully vaccinated against the virus, which could save thousands of lives. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Nevada to disburse $5 million in vaccine effort

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

Wisconsin Veterans Museum to re-open in July

Jun. 10, 2021 11:20 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Veterans Museum plans to reopen next month after state officials shut it down for 16 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, speaks at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" in Inglewood, Calif. Prince Harry took a break from paternity leave to “spread the news” about his Invictus Games. The Duke of Sussex announced in an Instagram post Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that the Invictus Games will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Prince Harry spreads news about Invictus Games in Germany

Jun. 09, 2021 09:16 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Winston-Salem Journal. June 7, 2021. Editorial: Coach K’s legacy Of all the commercials that have made cheeky pitches...

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 ...

World War II history enthusiasts parade in WWII vehicles in Colleville-Montgomery,, Normandy, Saturday June, 5 2021 on the eve of 77th anniversary of the assault that helped bring an end to World War II. While France is planning to open up to vaccinated visitors starting next week, that comes too late for the D-Day anniversary. So for the second year in a row, most public commemoration events have been cancelled. A few solemn ceremonies have been maintained, in the presence of dignitaries and a few guests only. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

D-Day spirit of remembrance lives on, despite the pandemic

By Sylvie Corbet Jun. 05, 2021 05:20 AM EDT

Washington vaccination lottery: cash prize, tuition, flights

By Rachel La Corte Jun. 03, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
Anderson Herald Bulletin. May 26, 2021. Editorial: Setting an example on redistricting Groups such as Common Cause and...

The headstone of Army Christopher William Swanson is seen at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A nation slowly emerging from pandemic honors Memorial Day

By James Anderson May. 31, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

102-year-old veteran compares vaccine drive to WWII service

May. 30, 2021 01:40 PM EDT
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) — A 102-year-old Army veteran is comparing his World War II service to the campaign to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 in a public...

Army veteran Willie Ransom poses at the American Legion Lodge named after his son, Air Force Major Charles Ransom in Midlothian, Va., Thursday, May 27, 2021. The younger Ransom was among eight U.S. Airmen killed when an Afghan military pilot opened fire at the Kabul airport in 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases

By Philip Marcelo May. 30, 2021 09:57 AM EDT

Memorial Day parade, band, barbecue returns in St. Johnsbury

May. 29, 2021 12:26 PM EDT
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — This year the Memorial Day parade, the band and barbecue are back in St. Johnsbury after the coronavirus pandemic altered the event...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021, as from left, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Sen. Barrasso, R-Wy. and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., look on. Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden to GOP: 'Don't get in the way' of infrastructure plan

By Lisa Mascaro And Jonathan Lemire May. 28, 2021 12:17 AM EDT