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FILE - Emily Sweeney of United States reacts after her second run of the Luge World Cup women race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have been USA Luge teammates for years. They’ve traveled together, they’ve competed together, they’ve gone to the Olympics together, they’ve stood on World Cup podiums together. Being on a sled together was not part of the plan. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, File)
Britcher, Sweeney giving women's doubles luge a try for US

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 23, 2022 10:26 AM EST

Athletes check the venue prior to the women's and men's lead semi-final of the IFSC Climbing World Cup Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. After Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi joined a growing list of female athletes who have been targeted by their governments for defying authoritarian policies or acting out against bullying, a number of others have spoken out on their concerns of politics crossing into their sporting world. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Iran's Rekabi latest female athlete at risk in home country

By Stephen Wade Oct. 21, 2022 11:59 AM EDT

England's Alex Yee, right, New Zealand's Hayden Wilde, left, and Australia's Matthew Hauser celebrates after winning the gold, silver and bronze respectively in the men's individual triathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Yee wins 1st gold medal of this year's Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Jul. 29, 2022 10:32 AM EDT

FILE - Lindsey Vonn shows medals from her career as she holds a press conference after taking the bronze medal in the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Phelps, Vonn among those heading to US Olympic & Para Hall

Jun. 06, 2022 11:10 AM EDT

The North Korean flag flies above the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. As Beijing holds the winter Olympic games, hundreds of North Koreans are enduring perhaps the longest-running pandemic-enforced separation in the world. The isolationist Communist state has sealed off its borders so tightly that they've left their own ambassador to China stranded in Beijing. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: N. Korea not at Games but diplomat remains

By Dake Kang Feb. 17, 2022 05:28 AM EST

FILE - Nathaniel Coleman, of the United States, competes during the bouldering portion of the men's sport climbing final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Sport climbing's popularity has risen in recent years as more climbers have turned out to scale walls indoor and out. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Sport climbing gets a boost with Olympic debut

By John Marshall Dec. 03, 2021 05:38 PM EST

A police officer wearing a face mask and goggles to protect against COVID-19, stands near a poster of a skier on the wall at a train station in Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei Province, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Zhangjiakou will host the FIS Ski Cross and Snowboard Cross World Cups this weekend as part of a series of test events leading up to the 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chiangmai United vs Police Tero FC 11/27/2021

Nov. 26, 2021 07:28 AM EST

FILE - First-place finisher Adam Ondra, of the Czech Republic, celebrates after the men's boulder finals at the climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, in this May 22, 2021, file photo Climbing has always been a niche sport among outdoor enthusiasts. Inclusion in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will take it mainstream and the world will see just how difficult it is clinging to tiny hand holds with fingers and toes. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
ITF Czech Republic F1, Men Singles

Jun. 29, 2021 12:24 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. June 17, 2021. Editorial: Neglect, indifference by Wyandotte County set the stage for teenager’s near-drowning ...

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. The U.S. Department of Justice has weighed in on a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports, asserting in a court filing Thursday, June 17, 2021, that the ban violates federal law. Justice signed the bill despite warnings from some lawmakers that the NCAA could retaliate and decide not to hold college tournaments in the state. Justice had said that while it concerned him that the state could miss out on a sporting event, he believed the benefits of the law “way outweigh the bad part of it.” (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)
Indoor mask mandate ends on West Virginia's 158th birthday

By John Raby Jun. 20, 2021 02:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo, skiers enjoy freshly-made snow on Aspen Mountain's opening day of the ski season in Aspen, Colo. Ski areas across the United States experienced a strong rebound this winter season despite public health restrictions put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic. Skier visits to U.S. resorts totaled 59 million this winter season, the fifth best on record, according to the Colorado-based National Ski Areas Association. A visit is considered the use of a lift ticket for any part of the day. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP, File)
Study: US ski areas rebound despite COVID-19 restrictions

By Thomas Peipert Jun. 08, 2021 06:26 PM EDT

EDS NOTE: NUDITY - FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2017, file photo Olivia Neely, a topless cyclist wearing body paint, motions before the start of that year's annual Philly Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia. Organizers of the Philly Naked Bike Ride say this year's event will take place Aug. 28, 2021, after last year's event was cancelled due to COVID-19, but masks will be required, even if pants and shirts are not. (AP Photo/Dino Hazell, File)
No shirts, pants or undies needed on bike ride, just a mask

Jun. 05, 2021 02:26 PM EDT

Maine's spring turkey hunt wraps up for the year

Jun. 05, 2021 10:51 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The spring season's turkey hunt in Maine is ending. Maine is home to spring and fall turkey hunts. The spring hunt,...

People wearing face masks ride a tram in Lisbon, Friday, June 4, 2021. Britain said Thursday that it is removing Portugal from its list of COVID-safe travel destinations, meaning thousands of U.K. residents currently on vacation there face the prospect of 10 days' quarantine on return. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Hawaii emails reveal strain over contact tracing

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2021 01:36 AM EDT

GOP blocks $15 million for job loss benefit administration

By Todd Richmond Jun. 02, 2021 05:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Legislature's budget-writing committee scrapped Gov. Tony Evers' plan Wednesday to hand the Department of...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
Valdosta Daily Times. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Be prepared for hurricane season While pandemic seems to be subsiding,...

West Virginia expands prizes of lottery for vaccinated

Jun. 02, 2021 07:09 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's vaccine lottery for those who received a coronavirus shot will include prizes ranging from hunting rifles to $1...

Final days of spring for Maine's turkey hunt

Jun. 01, 2021 08:49 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's spring turkey hunt is entering its final days of the year. The Pine Tree State is home to an active hunt for...

FILE - In this July 12, 2020, file photo, visitors crowd the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., amid the coronavirus pandemic. Californians headed to campgrounds, beaches and restaurants over the long holiday weekend as the state prepared to shed some of its coronavirus rules. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Californians hit beaches, travel ahead of virus rules easing

May. 31, 2021 03:59 PM EDT

Chinese climber Zhang Hong, 44, who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest upon return from the mountain sits during an interview with the Associated Press at a hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 31, 2021.Zhang says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to the North and South Poles. (AP Photos/Bikram Rai)
Chinese climber becomes 1st blind Asian to scale Everest

By Binaj Gurubacharya May. 31, 2021 08:10 AM EDT