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People shop at the La Vega market in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 12, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The Chilean capitol has reinstated quarantine measures due to the increase in COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
The Latest: Lebanon marks daily record of vaccinations

By The Associated Press Jun. 13, 2021 01:40 AM EDT

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro flashes a thumbs up as he arrives to take part in caravan of motorcycle enthusiasts in a show of support for Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)
Bolsonaro fined for flouting mask order at motorcycle rally

Jun. 12, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2021 file photo, travelers wait for their luggage at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami. The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

An elderly woman sits in a horse pulled cart during an eyesight examination event, in Nucsoara, Romania, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Eye exams seek to improve outlook for rural Romanian kids

By Stephen Mcgrath And Andreea Alexandru Jun. 02, 2021 02:32 AM EDT

Myrtle Beach Bike Week rebounds from 2020 pandemic slump

May. 16, 2021 03:41 PM EDT
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina motorcyclists' event attracted large numbers of bikers from across the United States this year, after the 2020...

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2021, file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Gov. Noem sued the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday, May 30, 2021, in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore National Monument on Independence Day. The Republican governor successfully pushed last year for a return of the pyrotechnic display after a decade long hiatus. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
South Dakota governor expecting many tourists this summer

May. 03, 2021 02:17 PM EDT

Bikers ride up and down Main Street in Daytona, Fla., during the start of Bike Week on Friday, March 5, 2021. (Sam Thomas /Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Daytona motorcycle rally goes on despite pandemic

Mar. 06, 2021 12:46 PM EST

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Rouhani said the West has no way except reaching an agreement with Tehran for restoring 2015 nuclear deal as the nation marked the anniversary of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday on wheels - cars, motorcycles, bicycles - instead of traditional rallies and marches because of the region's worst outbreak of the coronavirus. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Wheels only, please: Iran marks 1979 revolution anniversary

By Nasser Karimi Feb. 10, 2021 02:40 AM EST

FILE- In this May 29, 2005 file photo, colorful motorcycles stand in line in Atlantic Beach S.C., during the 2005 Atlantic Beach Bikefest. The city of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is in the second week of a federal trial over whether it discriminates against thousands of Black tourists who visit every May to celebrate motorcycle culture. (Randall Hill/The Sun News via AP, File)
Black bikers see racism in Myrtle Beach, SC, traffic plan

By Michelle Liu Dec. 09, 2020 08:52 AM EST

FILE- In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 file photo, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks in Sioux Falls, S.D. The largest group representing South Dakota doctors has come out in support of a statewide mask mandate as several cities have moved to require masks in public settings. Gov. Noem has opposed government-imposed mask mandates, arguing they have not been proven to halt the spread of infections. She plans to give an update on the state's coronavirus situation later Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (Erin Bormett/The Argus Leader via AP)
Noem's travel builds profile as virus surges in South Dakota

By Stephen Groves Dec. 07, 2020 01:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2020 file photo, bikers ride down Main Street during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D. This summer’s huge motorcycle rally in South Dakota led to dozens of coronavirus cases in neighboring Minnesota. That’s the finding of a report Friday, Nov. 20, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Study: Motorcycle rally sparked COVID-19 cases in next state

By Mike Stobbe Nov. 20, 2020 01:58 PM EST

FILE - In this April 10, 2020, file photo, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota and South Dakota have the nation's worst rate of coronavirus deaths per capita in the last 30 days. Despite advances in treating coronavirus patients, hundreds more people in the Dakotas have died in recent weeks than during any other time of the pandemic. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
Minnesota governor criticizes South Dakota counterpart

By Steve Karnowski Nov. 11, 2020 12:37 PM EST

Supporters of Vice President Mike Pence hold up signs during his rally at the Grand Aire hanger of the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (Lori King/The Blade via AP)
Boat parades, road rallies buoy Trump and his supporters

By John Seewer Oct. 24, 2020 11:00 AM EDT

A security guard stands by at Snowman Logistics, India's largest cold storage company in Taloja on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The vaccine cold chain hurdle is just the latest disparity of the pandemic weighted against the poor, who more often live and work in crowded conditions that allow the virus to spread, have little access to medical oxygen vital to COVID-19 treatment, and whose health systems lack labs, supplies or technicians to carry out large-scale testing. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access

By Lori Hinnant And Sam Mednick Oct. 19, 2020 03:23 AM EDT

An employee wearing a face mask and face shield stands to guide passengers to maintain a one-way walk flow as a precaution against the coronavirus at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: South Korea stays in downward infection trend

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 04:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2020 file photo, people congregate at One-Eyed Jack's Saloon during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D.. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota from Aug. 7 to 16. Minnesota health officials reported Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, that a man in his 60s who attended the rally died from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves File)
COVID-19 death tied to Sturgis Rally reported in Minnesota

By Stephen Groves Sep. 02, 2020 02:55 PM EDT

A teacher of the Melissa Bassi school takes the COVID-19 serological test in a medical centre in Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. All teachers are supposed to be tested before the start of the school year. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
The Latest: Beijing airport receives international flights

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 02:17 AM EDT

South Dakota active coronavirus cases continue to climb

Aug. 31, 2020 01:56 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Active coronavirus cases continue to climb in South Dakota with 187 new positive results, the state Department of Health reported...

Advisory panel recommends purchase of rapid testing machines

By Holly Ramer Aug. 26, 2020 06:38 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Hospital-based coronavirus testing sites around the state could get machines that deliver rapid results by October under a plan approved...

In this image from video, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the third night of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.(Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
South Dakota's Noem speaks at RNC as state virus cases rise

By Stephen Groves Aug. 26, 2020 10:28 AM EDT