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A resident wearing a face mask walks under red lanterns setup for the Lunar New Year holidays in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. As China gets back to business after a muted Chinese New Year holiday that coincided with the start of the pandemic-restricted Beijing Olympic Winter Games, the feeling inside and out of the bubble in this auspicious Year of the Tiger is that festivities for the most sacred and important holiday for the country were limited and underwhelming. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble

By Sally Ho And Ken Moritsugu Feb. 07, 2022 04:53 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, villagers release firecrackers and hold placards featuring Vice President Kamala Harris after her inauguration, in Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Harris' maternal grandfather, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)
Personal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID rages

By Alexandra Jaffe May. 07, 2021 01:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, Indian villagers gather outside a local eatery next to a banner featuring Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with a message wishing her best, in Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Harris' maternal grandfather, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. A tiny village in a remote part of South India is gearing up for celebrations ahead of Kamala Harris' inauguration as the first female vice president of the United States. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Personal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID rages

By Alexandra Jaffe May. 06, 2021 05:18 PM EDT

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children burn leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 26, 2021. Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foodstuffs during the Passover holiday that celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites' escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israelis gather for Passover, celebrating freedom from virus

By Ilan Ben Zion Mar. 27, 2021 02:43 AM EDT

In this Dec. 23, 2020, photo provided by courtesy of George Peters, the Peters family outdoor socially-distanced Christmas exchange is held on the front lawn at Renee and Dan Schauer's home in Cincinnati. Left to right are the grandchildren of Joe and Nancy Peters: Taylor J. and Oliva Meade in strollers; front row, Jane Matthews, Ben Felblinger, Amelia Hoying, Abby Felblinger, Maggie Hoying and Zach Felblinger; back row, Brad Schauer, Sarah Schauer, Nate Hoying, Ellie Schauer and Grandma Nancy Peters. The pandemic and its isolating restrictions have been especially tough for many of the nation's some 70 million grandparents, many at ages when they are considered most vulnerable to the deadly COVID-19 virus. (George Peters via AP)
Grandparents in the pandemic: a lost year, but now some hope

By Dan Sewell Mar. 21, 2021 05:00 AM EDT

People are reflected on a puddle as they walk in an empty St.Peter's Square, as Pope Francis is reciting the Angelus noon prayer in his studio in the Apostolic palace, seen on the right, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope sets date to honor 'forgotten' grandparents and elders

Jan. 31, 2021 09:52 AM EST

Nebraskans encouraged to get virus test before the holidays

Dec. 17, 2020 10:31 AM EST
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State officials are encouraging Nebraskans to consider getting tested for the coronavirus before the holidays if they plan to see extended...

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, left, and Rabbi Segal Shmoel, second from left, inspect a giant Hanukkah Menorah, set up by the Jewish Chabad Educational Center ahead of the Jewish Hanukkah holiday, at the Pariser Platz in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
US Jews plan smaller Hanukkah celebrations amid virus

By Elana Schor And Luis Andres Henao Dec. 10, 2020 12:27 PM EST

Corritta Lewis, center, and her wife Mea pose with their son Caleb, 2, in Oceanside, Calif., on Dec. 4, 2020. For some planning to stay home for Christmas, giving up the hassle and family drama of holiday travel isn't such a bad deal in the end. Corritta Lewis, who has a huge extended family in Ohio, says she is looking forward to staying home with her family and avoiding the overall mania that the holiday brings. (Corritta Lewis via AP)
No drama corona-Christmas has some secretly jumping for joy

By Leanne Italie Dec. 10, 2020 09:02 AM EST

Christmas decorations adorn a shop window in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Italy registered 853 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest in the autumn resurgence but still below the deadly peak in the spring. The director of Italy’s National Health Institute, Giovanni Rezza, called the number “a bad figure” in the face of a slowing in the spread of contagion following containment measures, including partial lockdowns in regions most under pressure and a nationwide 10 p.m. curfew. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
Italians told to celebrate Christmas at home to fight virus

By Colleen Barry Dec. 03, 2020 04:17 PM EST

A passenger descends a staircase to board an Amtrak train, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Providence, R.I. With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Some governors ignore CDC advice on Thanksgiving gatherings

By Tammy Webber Nov. 20, 2020 06:03 PM EST

Jess Bilotta makes holiday balls out of balsam at Taft Farms in Great Barrington. Dan Tawczynski says this year orders are up, especially for households, and a little down for businesses due to the pandemic. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)
Virus news: Baker urges cautious Thanksgiving; 47 new deaths

Steve Leblanc Nov. 18, 2020 01:43 PM EST

Olga Garcia, left, and her sisters Francis Garcia, center, and Anna Garcia work to prepare an afternoon family meal Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in the family home in Sedro-Woolley, Wash. On any other Thanksgiving, dozens of Olga's family members would squeeze into her home for the holiday. But this year, she'll deliver food to family spread along 30 miles of the North Cascades Highway in Washington state. If the plan works, everyone will sit down to eat in their own homes at precisely 6:30 p.m. and join a group phone call. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe

By Carla K. Johnson Nov. 10, 2020 01:06 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2020 file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam listens to a reporter's question during a press briefing inside the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va. Northam and his wife have both tested positive for the coronoavirus. The governor’s office said in a statement Friday, Sept. 25, that Northam no symptoms while those of Pam Northam are mild.(Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
COVID rising in southwest Va.; health system issues warning

By Sarah Rankin Oct. 28, 2020 05:43 PM EDT

Detail of a map showing the southern neighbourhood of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. Authorities in Madrid, the European capital experiencing the worst second-wave outbreak, are introducing new curbs on social gatherings starting Monday. The restrictions coincide with the opening of most schools, which is perceived as a potential tipping point in the battle against the virus. The focus is especially on areas like San Diego, a culturally diverse neighborhood of narrow streets and small apartments where many residents continued commuting to work over the summer, often to do manual labor and unstable jobs. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Madrid struggles as center of pandemic's 2nd wave in Europe

By Aritz Parra Sep. 04, 2020 06:58 AM EDT

Caitlin Joyce holds family portraits, including her as a child with her parents and a photo of her 90-year-old grandfather, as she poses for a photo at her home Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Edmonds, Wash. Joyce's family is forging ahead with a Thanksgiving holiday feast in Virginia and she plans to join them. They plan to set up plywood tables on sawhorses in a large garage so they can sit six feet apart where "It will be almost like camping." (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
A Zoom Thanksgiving? Summer could give way to a bleaker fall

By Carla K. Johnson Aug. 31, 2020 01:11 PM EDT

This image released by Renee Fry shows Pat Fry posing with her grandson Liam Fry Hawker. Liam's mother, Renee Fry, CEO and co-founder of an online estate planning business, moved in with her parents just outside State College, Pa, so Pat, a retired eighth-grade science teacher, could oversee Liam's online schooling. (Renee Fry via AP)
Working families enlist grandparents to help with the kids

By Leanne Italie Aug. 20, 2020 11:31 AM EDT

Sateré Mawé indigenous children play in the Tarumã Açu River River in the Gaviao community near Manaus, Brazil, Friday, May 29, 2020. The indigenous people of Manaus live together in poor neighborhoods where they struggle to maintain their native languages, culture, and identity on the fringes of Brazilian society. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
AP PHOTOS: Manaus indigenous struggle for care amid pandemic

Renata Brito And Felipe Dana Jun. 10, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

Herding dogs rest together next to the sheep corral on Leslie Dele's family sheep ranch outside of Tuba City, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation on April 24, 2020. The reservation has some of the highest rates of coronavirus in the country. If Navajos are susceptible to the virus' spread in part because they are so closely knit, that's also how many believe they will beat it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
'The grief is so unbearable': Virus takes toll on Navajo

By Felicia Fonseca And Tim Sullivan May. 11, 2020 10:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 19, 2020, file photo, sheets covering electronic slot machines at a casino shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic in Las Vegas. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, patron counts will be cut in half, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart. Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairwoman Sandra Douglass Morgan said Monday, May 4, 2020, the state is going to require a lot before letting casinos and resort operators reopen. Gov. Steve Sisolak has not announced a target date. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Nevada health officials urge distancing on Cinco de Mayo

By Scott Sonner May. 04, 2020 06:46 PM EDT