Proms
Japan's Mahina Maeda maneuvers on a wave during the second round of the women's surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Nerves, joy, and modest waves at surfing's Olympic debut

By Sally Ho Jul. 25, 2021 03:54 AM EDT

Indira Cisneron holds her son German Vazquez, right, while waiting to get her first vaccination shot with her other son Gabriel Vasquez, center, 13, in southwest Detroit on Thursday, May 13, 2021. School districts from California to Michigan are offering free prom tickets and deploying mobile vaccination teams to schools to inoculate students 12 and up so everyone can return to classrooms in the fall. They are also enlisting students who have gotten shots to press their friends to do the same. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP)
Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated

By Julie Watson May. 25, 2021 12:18 PM EDT

Detroit-area students get free prom ticket with vaccination

May. 21, 2021 11:36 AM EDT
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Students in a suburban Detroit district who get vaccinated against COVID-19 will get a free ticket to the senior prom. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021 file photo, shoppers arrive at a Macy's in Charlotte, N.C. Macy’s emerged from an unprecedented year by swinging to a profit and it upped its expectations for the year. The retailer on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, posted net income of $103 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Retailer results so far show people are going out, spending

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 18, 2021 12:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021 file photo, shoppers arrive at a Macy's in Charlotte, N.C. Macy’s emerged from an unprecedented year by swinging to a profit and it upped its expectations for the year. The retailer on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, posted net income of $103 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Macy's emerges from pandemic by swinging to surprise profit

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 18, 2021 07:24 AM EDT

Young people dance during prom at the Grace Gardens Event Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, May 7, 2021. Around 2,000 attended the outdoor event at the private venue after local school districts announced they would not host proms this year. Tickets cost $45. (AP Photo/Paul Ratje)
Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing

By Michael Casey And Cedar Attanasio May. 13, 2021 09:19 AM EDT

NJ relaxing COVID-19 restrictions for weddings, proms, more

Apr. 26, 2021 02:19 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will increase capacity for indoor weddings, proms and other catered events beginning May 10, along with outdoor capacities at...

Fashion designer Kevan Hall pauses for a picture with his at his haute couture atelier in West Los Angeles Thursday, March 18, 2021. Fashion retailers and designers had dramatically shifted their offerings more toward casual clothes and away from dressier items since the pandemic. But, they face a conundrum as they design clothing for the summer and fall in the next few weeks. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Americans update their closets as they emerge from pandemic

By Anne D'innocenzio Apr. 25, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

New Mexico high schoolers will return after 'secret prom'

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 20, 2021 03:44 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — High school students who attended “secret proms” in a southern New Mexico school district won’t face disciplinary actions, and their...

'Secret prom' puts New Mexico school back on remote learning

Apr. 16, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A Las Cruces high school returned to remote learning on Friday as the school district in New Mexico's second most populous city...

Connecticut issues guidelines for proms, graduation events

Apr. 11, 2021 10:18 AM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — High school proms and graduation ceremonies can take place this spring but should have precautions to reduce the possibility of...

Gov: Proms, graduations and perhaps July 4 parades on tap

Apr. 08, 2021 12:08 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — There will be high school proms and graduation ceremonies in Rhode Island this spring as more residents get vaccinated against COVID-19...

FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talks about schools during an update on a COVID-19 broadcast from the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. More school districts in New Mexico can bring students back into classrooms in early February, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The Democratic governor said she's allowing schools to open their doors to students of all ages, in a major pull-back of restrictions that were based on county-level COVID-19 case rates and hospital capacity. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)
From bus drivers to prom, New Mexico schools work to reopen

By Cedar Attanasio Mar. 10, 2021 01:55 PM EST

Hawaii Department of Education cancels large school events

Jan. 14, 2021 09:54 AM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Education will prohibit events involving gatherings of more than 20 people for the remainder of the school year. ...

COVID-19 ends formal wear career of suburban Chicago tailor

By Mick Zawislak Dec. 27, 2020 09:47 AM EST
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Even when you’ve known for months what’s coming, walking away from a 30-year business doesn’t begin to sink in until the space is...

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protest near the Brackenfell High school in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. The EFF party organized protests at the school in response to a students' prom they claim only white kids were invited to. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
South African police use tear gas on protest over race

By Gerald Imray Nov. 20, 2020 09:06 AM EST

In this Saturday, July 18, 2020, image provided by Carol Justic, recent Bedford High School graduates and students pose for a photo at their outdoor prom outdoor at the Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown, N.H., organized during the coronavirus pandemic. Amid the debate over how to reopen schools safely, some teens and parents are organizing private proms to replace events canceled because of the coronavirus. (Carol Justic via AP)
Private proms during pandemic: 'Footloose' or loose cannons?

By Holly Ramer Jul. 21, 2020 12:42 PM EDT

This photo shows Serenity Cadogan, 12, in Covington, Georgia, dressed for a virtual prom she hosted March 31 on National Prom Day for more than 600 young people around the world. With the Class of 2020 missing out on so many traditions due to the coronavirus pandemic, many have gone online to participate in virtual proms. (Tiffany Cadogan via AP)
Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms

By Leanne Italie Apr. 27, 2020 01:15 AM EDT

In this April 3, 2020 photo, Annette Reynolds, left, puts the finishing touches on her daughter Amanda's hair as she poses for a photo in her prom gown outside their home in Largo, Fla. Amanda, who recently turned 18, will miss her high school graduation and senior prom due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
No prom? For this teen, it's a trifecta of missed milestones

By Tamara Lush Apr. 22, 2020 01:43 AM EDT

In this April 3, 2020 photo, Annette Reynolds, right, puts the finishing touches on her daughter Amanda's prom gown as she poses for a photo outside their home in Largo, Fla. The Florida teen recently marked her 18th birthday at home, obeying state guidelines and social-distancing rules, by making a cake with her mother and not celebrating with friends as she had planned. Amanda Reynolds is like all of these young people, a case study in what is being lost by those who, in spring 2020, are on the cusp of adulthood and losing many of their expected rites of passage. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
No prom? For this teen, it's a trifecta of missed milestones

By Tamara Lush Apr. 22, 2020 01:41 AM EDT