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A worker clears snow from the stands in the finish area at the alpine ski venue at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Getting to China's new national ski venue

By Brian Carovillano Feb. 12, 2022 11:32 PM EST

FILE - The Beijing National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2022 Winter Olympics, is seen from the main media center Jan. 25, 2022, in Beijing. Beijing will become the first city to host both versions of the Games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
EXPLAINER: So why is Beijing holding another Olympics?

By Stephen Wade Feb. 12, 2022 02:37 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 15 The Guardian on U.S. President Joe Biden,...

A man leaves his home during a mandatory fire evacuate as smoke from the Silverado Fire fills the air, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

By Christopher Weber And Olga R. Rodriguez Oct. 26, 2020 08:46 AM EDT

A man wearing a face mask pushes a woman homewards in a wheelchair after having their nasal swab samples taken to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system. Initially, the virus ravaged India's sprawling and densely populated cities. It has since stretched to almost every state, spreading through villages. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources

By Sheikh Saaliq And Aniruddha Ghosal Sep. 05, 2020 12:14 AM EDT

Nurses Karla Salazar, right, and Marisol Perez work in a tent set up to help treat COVID-19 patients at El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Centro, Calif., Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Virus ravages poor California county along Mexican border

By Elliot Spagat Aug. 04, 2020 09:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, a volunteer takes a photo of people next to signage promoting the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. The festival, one of the leading launching pads for fall movies and Oscar contenders, announced plans for a smaller 2020 edition with virtual red carpet premieres and drive-in screenings. It is typically a sprawling city-wide affair that hosts between 250-400 feature-length films and the debuts of many of the fall movie season’s top releases. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Scaled-down Toronto Film Festival plans virtual red carpets

By Jake Coyle Jun. 24, 2020 10:00 AM EDT

Residents wearing masks to help curb the spread the coronavirus walk along a retail street in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Released from their apartments after a 2 1/2-month quarantine, residents of the city where the coronavirus pandemic began are cautiously returning to shopping and strolling in the street but say they still go out little and keep children home while they wait for schools to reopen. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Virus-hit Wuhan cautiously revives amid thicket of controls

By Sam Mcneil And Joe Mcdonald Apr. 09, 2020 09:27 AM EDT