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FILE - Britain's Katie Ormerod competes during the women's slopestyle qualifying at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Winter Olympians champion climate, peace amid muted activism

By Kelvin Chan Feb. 15, 2022 03:06 AM EST

FILE - Bronze medalist Allyson Felix, of the United States, poses during the medal ceremony for the women's 400-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in this Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, file photo. Olympians Allyson Felix and Jordan Larson were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women's sports awards

Oct. 14, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

PGA Tour starts postseason, LPGA Tour ends majors season

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2021 01:47 PM EDT
THE NORTHERN TRUST Site: Jersey City, New Jersey. Course: Liberty National. Yardage: 7,410. Par: 71. ...

Actress Mira Sorvino at podium, joins actors and activists to discuss new efforts to stop human trafficking in California on Friday, June 18, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio)
California launches new anti-human trafficking teams

By Stefanie Dazio Jun. 18, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

Illinois APME announces winners in 2020 newspaper contest

Jun. 15, 2021 12:17 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Winners have been announced in the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors 2020 newspaper contest. The awards were announced...

Predators' Rinne wins Clancy Trophy for leading on, off ice

Jun. 14, 2021 09:42 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne has won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy that annually honors an NHL player for leading on the ice...

In this combination photo, Timbaland, from left, arrives at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles, DJ D-Nice attends the 13th annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala After Party in New York and Swizz Beatz attends a special screening of "Godfather of Harlem" on Sept. 16, 2019, in New York. The performing rights organization ASCAP announced Tuesday that Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and D-Nice will receive the ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award — a thank you for creating the uber-popular virtual events "Verzuz" and "Club Quarantine," which became cultural and groundbreaking affairs celebrating music and community during the pandemic. (AP Photo)
ASCAP to honor Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and D-Nice

By Mesfin Fekadu Jun. 08, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

Rhode Island sends 200,000 COVID-19 tests to India

Jun. 07, 2021 10:19 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With the coronavirus apparently on the run in Rhode Island, the state is sending help to other areas of the world still battling the...

FILE - President Donald Trump poses for a photo with TJ Kim, a sophomore at The Landon School, and Bobby Chahal, who flies TJ in his plane, during an event to honor volunteers helping to battle the coronavirus, in the Blue Room of the White House, Friday, May 1, 2020, in Washington. For more than a year, The Associated Press has been bringing you “One Good Thing” — stories highlighting good deeds done by individuals to brighten others' days during trying times. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
After featuring in One Good Thing, volunteers keep on giving

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 10:43 AM EDT

Reby sits in her home in Beni, eastern Congo, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. In 2019, she met World Health Organization Dr. Boubacar Diallo, of Canada, when he came into a mobile phone shop where she was working. He asked her to talk about “important things” with him in a hotel and gave her $100 for “transport costs,” she told the AP. “My God, a beautiful girl like you who gets $60 a month is not enough,” he said, according to Reby. “You are a big girl and if you sleep with me, you are going to be a high-ranking member of the Ebola response in Beni and you are going to receive around $800 a month.” She said she refused Diallo’s offer, but continued to see him when he came into her shop. “From that day on, he always called me the difficult girl,” she said. (AP Photo/Kudra Maliro)
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo

By Maria Cheng And Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro May. 11, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

David Letterman speaks at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
What to expect from the star-studded Vax Live fundraiser

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 07, 2021 07:14 PM EDT

Alabama head coach Nick Saban watches during Alabama's spring NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Gary Cosby/The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
Saban tapes message encouraging Alabamians to get vaccinated

May. 07, 2021 02:23 PM EDT

John Cox, Republican recall candidate for California governor, begins his statewide "Meet the Beast" bus tour on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, with Tag, a Kodiak brown bear, at Miller Regional Park in Sacramento. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Next stop for Caitlyn Jenner campaign: Fox's Hannity show

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne May. 04, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019 file photo, Travis Scott performs during Day 2 of Music Midtown in Atlanta. In April 2021, Scott was honored for his work as one of five recipients of the inaugural RAD impact awards. Scott plans to give “several” scholarships to HBCU students with the funds. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)
Travis Scott casts a philanthropic eye toward HBCU students

By Haleluya Hadero Apr. 27, 2021 09:24 AM EDT

Tyler Perry, winner of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool)
Among the Oscar winners: 2 foundations that serve the needy

By Glenn Gamboa Apr. 26, 2021 11:29 AM EDT

FILE — In this Oct. 16. 2019 file photo, musician Steven Van Zandt attends the special screening of "Western Stars," in New York. Van Zandt and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 announced an initiative designed to help students re-engage in education. Van Zandt founded the TeachRock program, a curriculum that incorporates music into lesson plans. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Rock star Van Zandt helping Connecticut students re-engage

By Pat Eaton-Robb And Susan Haigh Apr. 20, 2021 03:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020 file photo, Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Backed by an international concert hosted by Selena Gomez and headlined by Lopez, Global Citizen is unveiling an ambitious campaign to help medical workers in the world’s poorest countries quickly receive COVID-19 vaccines. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Selena Gomez and J.Lo headline vax concert for poor nations

By Glenn Gamboa Apr. 13, 2021 09:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the 4th Women's March in Los Angeles. Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Jenner has been consulting privately with Republican advisers as she considers joining the field of candidates seeking to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a likely recall election later this year. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 09, 2021 03:13 PM EDT

This undated photo provided by Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day shows the virtual Red Nose that donors can purchase to show their support of the Red Nose Day campaign. (Red Nose Day via AP)
Red Nose Day shifts to year-round fundraising amid pandemic

By Glenn Gamboa Apr. 07, 2021 12:58 PM EDT

This combination of photos shows actors, from left, Michael Cerveris, Victor Garber and Steven Pasquale, who will participate in the dark musical “Assassins," for a streaming fundraising event. Cast members of the show’s 1990 world premiere will join with the 2004 Tony-winning revival, as well as the cast of the upcoming Classic Stage Company production for an hour-long filmed program on April 15 that mixes memories and music, exploring the show from the actors' points of view. (AP Photo)
Classic Stage Company has a treat: Three 'Assassins' casts

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 07, 2021 11:07 AM EDT