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FILE - Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, crosses the finish line first in the men's division of the New York City Marathon, Nov. 4, 2018. A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NYC Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running

By Jake Seiner Nov. 05, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

Bikini rule changed in beach handball after player protest

Nov. 01, 2021 11:54 AM EDT
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Bikini-style uniforms will no longer be mandated for female beach handball players following protests by players and European...

Robert Meeuwsen, of the Netherlands, blocks against Nicholas Lucena, of the United States, during a men's beach volleyball match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
COVID-positive volleyball player describes quarantine life

Jul. 24, 2021 11:36 PM EDT

Peru fitness coach for Copa America tests positive for COVID

Jun. 14, 2021 11:13 AM EDT
LIMA (AP) — One of Peru's fitness coaches for Copa America has COVID-19, the country's soccer federation said on Monday. Nestor Bonillo joins several...

FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. The 2020 pandemic lockdowns could have been virtual reality’s chance to offer an escape for the homebound. The success of Facebook's latest VR gear could show whether the industry has finally cracked the code. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Missing the moment: Virtual reality's breakout still elusive

By Mae Anderson Jun. 01, 2021 08:10 AM EDT

Edilberto Jimenez poses with one of his drawings at his home in San Juan de Lurigancho, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Jimenez compiled in a book his interpretation of the sufferings that Peruvians have endured during the COVID pandemic that has caused a deepening economic crisis and has killed more than 66,000 people in the Andean country. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Artist publishes 100 drawings from Peru's COVID-19 pandemic

By Franklin Briceño May. 21, 2021 12:00 AM EDT

Sen. Del Marsh talks on the senate floor during the last day of the regular session at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday May 17, 2021. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Alabama Legislature: What passed and failed on the last day

By Kim Chandler May. 18, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

Alabama lawmakers return for final day of session

By Kim Chandler May. 15, 2021 07:51 AM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) — Alabama lawmakers return Monday for the final day of the legislative session with several large and controversial issues before them....

Oregon counties face more restrictions as COVID cases rise

By Sara Cline Apr. 23, 2021 04:04 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Oregon, officials warned Friday that one-third of the state's counties are at risk of increased...

WVa lifts social gathering limit, allows maskless exercising

Apr. 19, 2021 08:13 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday lifted a limit on the number of people who can gather for social events and tweaked the state...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 06:58 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ April 7 The Decatur Daily on vaccine technology: ...

A salesperson helps a customer shopping for Bean Boots at the L.L. Bean flagship retail store, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Freeport, Maine. Maine-based retailer L.L. Bean saw the best sales in nearly a decade during pandemic. Officials say the Freeport-based retailer started its fiscal year with store closings and worries about survival but the company weathered the turbulent times to revenue growth of 5%. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
L.L. Bean sees sales boom amid pandemic's push to outdoors

By David Sharp Mar. 19, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

Pharmacist Mia Yu prepares syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop up site at Commonpoint Queens The Hub in partnership with the UJA- Federation of New York, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
De Blasio gets vaccinated, blasts Cuomo on pandemic rules

Mar. 18, 2021 04:14 PM EDT

Gov. Kate Brown updates Oregon's county risk levels

By Sara Cline Mar. 09, 2021 07:52 PM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Beginning Friday only two of Oregon's 36 counties — Coos and Douglas — will remain in the “extreme risk” level category, due to COVID-19...

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)
The Latest: At 100, Captain Tom Moore honored at funeral

By The Associated Press Feb. 27, 2021 12:15 PM EST

The funeral cortege of Captain Tom Moore arrives at Bedford Crematorium, in Bedford, England, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts died, Tuesday Feb. 2, 2021. (Joe Giddens/Pool Photo via AP)
WWII plane fly-past honors Captain Tom Moore at funeral

By Sylvia Hui Feb. 27, 2021 07:56 AM EST

California gym fined $1M for virus violations closes doors

Feb. 17, 2021 10:49 PM EST
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A San Jose gym has closed after racking up nearly $1 million in fines for violating coronavirus health orders. The...

A health worker checks the temperature of a passenger at Bandra train station in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Health officials have detected a spike in COVID-19 cases in several pockets of Maharashtra state, including in Mumbai, the country's financial capital. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
The Latest: Hong Kong ease pandemic rules as cases decline

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 03:24 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2020 file photo a woman works out at an outdoor gym in Los Angeles. Some fitness trainers in California were able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after state health officials created a loophole that helped them qualify as health care workers. In January, the California Department of Public Health released updated guidelines on vaccination allocation that classified outdoor recreation as health care, the first tier eligible to get the vaccine along with people over 75. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Some fitness trainers got vaccine as 'health care workers'

Feb. 12, 2021 05:25 PM EST

Portland tri-county area allowed to reopen indoor dining

By Sara Cline Feb. 09, 2021 02:54 PM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For more than two months restaurants in the state's most populous counties have been closed to indoor dining, in an attempt to slow the...