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FILE - Haruyuki Takahashi, then executive board member of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games arrives at Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on March 30, 2020. Prosecutors searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Takahashi on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Report: Tokyo Olympic board member under investigation

Jul. 26, 2022 01:45 AM EDT

Pro-democracy supporters display the three-finger symbol of resistance during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of Thailand's capital, marking the 89th anniversary of the overthrow of the country's absolute monarchy by renewing their demands that the government step down, the constitution be amended and the monarchy become more accountable. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai pro-democracy activists march against government

By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul Jun. 24, 2021 05:38 AM EDT

Montana employees working remote will head back to worksites

Jun. 01, 2021 12:50 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state employees who have been working remotely because of the pandemic will begin returning to their worksites this month and...

A large mural honoring firefighter Capt. Franklin Williams and other Detroit public employees who died from COVID-19 is displayed on the side of a building, Monday, May 31, 2021, in Detroit. The mural, which faces a Detroit fire station, was created by artist Charles “Chazz” Miller with assistance from students at University of Detroit Mercy, the Detroit Free Press reported. It was unveiled Sunday, May 30. (AP Photo/Ed White)
Mural honors Detroit public workers who died from COVID-19

May. 31, 2021 11:48 AM EDT

A health worker conducts a COVID-19 swab test on a resident as they monitor cases at a village in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday, May 31, 2021. The president of the Philippines recently warned he will jail village leaders and police officers who don't enforce pandemic lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Australia court upholds ban on pandemic travel

By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 01:13 AM EDT

Workers depart a main gate to the Encore Boston Harbor casino, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Everett, Mass. The Encore Boston Harbor casino began offering COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, April 27, by appointment only to employees and the general public in conjunction with Cambridge Health Alliance, a local health care organization. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Healey: Vaccines should be required for public employees

Apr. 28, 2021 10:25 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Opposition accuses UK govt of sleaze amid lobbying scandal

By Jill Lawless Apr. 14, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

Brig. Gen. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck speaks as Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, right, listens after she was introduced as the state's new adjutant general of the Arizona Guard during a press conference at Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Phoenix. Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, left, the outgoing adjutant general, listens. (Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic via AP)
Governor appoints first woman to lead Arizona National Guard

By Jonathan J. Cooper Apr. 08, 2021 03:08 PM EDT

Democratic state Pro Tem Sen. Mimi Stewart, of Albuquerque, speaks on a sick leave during during the annual legislative session on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate

By Cedar Attanasio Mar. 19, 2021 01:40 PM EDT

A fence is seen surrounding the State Capitol in Santa Fe, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. Republican lawmakers in New Mexico have asked that the state remove protective barriers erected around the state Capitol following the Jan. 6 insurrection in which supporters of former President Donald Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election. Republicans in the state legislature asked the Legislative Council on Tuesday to remove the fences around the facility, arguing that "the threat has not materialized." (Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican via AP)
New Mexico puts surging income into schools, economic relief

By Morgan Lee Mar. 17, 2021 03:51 PM EDT

Johnson's ex-aide Cummings slams UK response to pandemic

Mar. 17, 2021 10:59 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser has criticized the government’s response to the pandemic, comparing the health...

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level picks. (AP Graphic)
Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 03, 2021 12:15 AM EST

Recent Cabinet hopefuls who dropped out. (AP Graphic)
Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 02, 2021 04:30 PM EST

Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond is sworn in before giving evidence to a committee of the Scottish parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Friday Feb. 26, 2021. Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond will lay out his belief that his successor tried to damage his reputation through an unfair probe of sexual harassment allegations when he appears before lawmakers Friday in a case that is tearing apart the country’s biggest political party. (Andy Buchanan/Pool via AP
Ex-Scottish leader testifies as sex case tears party apart

By Danica Kirka Feb. 26, 2021 07:46 AM EST

FILE—In this file photo from Dec. 19, 2019, Dayton mayor Nan Whaley gives an interview in her office in Dayton, Ohio. Whaley says she won't seek a third term, raising expectations the Democrat will seek higher office just days after she criticized Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. (AP Photo/Daniel Sewell, File)
From city halls, the plea for COVID-19 aid is bipartisan

By Bill Barrow Feb. 17, 2021 02:23 PM EST

Demonstrators gather in an intersection to protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The U.N. expert on human rights in Myanmar warned of the prospect for major violence as demonstrators gather again Wednesday to protest the military's seizure of power. (AP Photo)
Mass anti-coup protests in Myanmar as UN warns of crackdown

Feb. 17, 2021 11:25 AM EST

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice applauds the West Virginia Supreme Court Justices during the State of the State Address in the House Chambers of the West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, W.Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)
Lawmakers begin tackling West Virginia budget proposal

Feb. 12, 2021 04:09 AM EST

Demonstrators in traditional costumes march with national flags against the military coup during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Large crowds demonstrating against the military takeover in Myanmar again defied a ban on protests Thursday, even after security forces ratcheted up the use of force against them and raided the headquarters of the political party of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi a day earlier. (AP Photo)
Ethnic minorities protest Myanmar coup, as opposition grows

Feb. 11, 2021 09:28 AM EST

Audit: Louisiana agencies weren't prepared to work from home

Feb. 01, 2021 01:28 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Most Louisiana state agencies didn't have work-from-home policies before the coronavirus pandemic and struggled with technology...

President Joe Biden signs executive orders on the economy in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden's executive actions for economic relief at a glance

By Josh Boak Jan. 22, 2021 03:57 PM EST