Arts industry
This combination of photos shows Broadway performer Max Kumangai making sourdough bread from his apartment in New York. The triple threat from the musical “Jagged Little Pill” has leaned into a fourth skill as the pandemic marches on: baking and selling his own sourdough. (Michael Lowney/Humpday Dough via AP)
Bread and Cameos — a year without income from Broadway stage

By Mark Kennedy Mar. 12, 2021 10:07 AM EST

Broadway performer Max Kumangai holds a loaf of sourdough bread at his apartment in New York. The triple threat from the musical “Jagged Little Pill” has leaned into a fourth skill as the pandemic marches on: baking and selling his own sourdough. (Michael Lowney/Humpday Dough via AP)
Bread and Cameos — a year without income from Broadway stage

By Mark Kennedy Mar. 12, 2021 09:08 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2014 file picture the medieval Dome Reliquary (13th century) of the Guelph Treasure, is displayed at the Bode Museum in Berlin. Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once part-owner of a collection of centuries-old religious artworks now said to be worth at least $250 million. He is on a decadeslong mission to reclaim some 40 pieces of the Guelph Treasure, artwork, that his grandfather was forced to sell to the Nazis. It’s a pursuit that's now landed him at the Supreme Court, in a case to be argued Monday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber,file)
High court hears Nazi-era cases from Germany, Hungary

By Jessica Gresko Dec. 07, 2020 03:59 PM EST

Jed Leiber shows photos of his grandfather Saemy Rosenberg's life at home Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court

By Jessica Gresko Dec. 05, 2020 08:13 AM EST

Art Paris General Curator Guillaume Piens, poses during the private view of Art Paris at the Grand Palais in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of this year's premiere global art fairs, stymieing the main commercial artery of the multibillion-dollar industry. But Art Paris, which is France's second-biggest contemporary art fair, is opening its doors to thousands of visitors from Thursday in the Grand Palais. The four-day show is going ahead despite a spike in COVID-19 infections in the country. Art Paris is the first big international art fair to physically go ahead since the coronavirus swept through the world, grounding flights, triggering lockdowns and devastating commerce. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Paris art fair to go ahead despite virus pandemic

By Thomas Adamson Sep. 09, 2020 10:53 AM EDT

Seattle’s MoPOP lays off 32 as museums prepare to reopen

Aug. 26, 2020 10:56 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state museums received some encouraging news last week, as Gov. Jay Inslee cleared a path for many to reopen amid the corovirus...

Raimondo: Phase 4 of economic reopening plan not imminent

Aug. 21, 2020 11:33 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — There are no immediate plans to further ease restrictions intended to help control the spread of the coronavirus in Rhode Island, Gov....

Visitors take in an art exhibit from inside a car as they drive through a warehouse displaying paintings and photos in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, July 24, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Galleries, cinemas, theaters and museums are closed due to the restrictive measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19, but a group of artists and a curator found a way to overcome the restrictions to share their art with the residents of Brazil’s largest city. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Galleries shut by COVID-19, Brazil has a drive-thru art show

By Tatiana Pollastri And Daniel Carvalho Jul. 24, 2020 07:29 PM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Supreme Court agrees to hear Nazi art case

Jul. 02, 2020 01:44 PM EDT

In this May 7, 2020, photo, an electronic highway message board in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, encourages people to wear masks during the coronavirus public health emergency. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Some New Mexico counties feel pinch as police issue warnings

May. 29, 2020 04:57 PM EDT

This image released by Disney Theatricals shows Ciara Renee as Elsa in the musical "Frozen." The big budget musical will not reopen when Broadway theaters restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic. The Disney show opened in March 2018 and placed among the top five Broadway productions for both gross and attendance over both years it ran, often pulling in over $1 million. (Mary Ellen Matthews/Disney Theatricals via AP)
Stopped cold: 'Frozen' musical on Broadway not to reopen

By Mark Kennedy May. 14, 2020 05:22 PM EDT

A hiring part time sign is posted outside the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Derry, N.H., Thursday, May 7, 2020. Roughly 33.5 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the seven weeks since the coronavirus began forcing millions of companies to close their doors and slash their workforces. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New jobless claims drop; task force hears from arts sector

By Holly Ramer And Kathy Mccormack May. 07, 2020 10:04 AM EDT

Bike Week delayed, panel hears from arts, child care sectors

By Kathy Mccormack And Holly Ramer Apr. 28, 2020 09:22 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Industry sectors hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic continued to make their case for financial help Tuesday, while a signature summer...

In this April 15, 2020, photo, Bishop of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, the Rt. Rev. Robert Hirschfeld, wears his bishop's mitre and mask as he rides outside the State House in Concord, N.H., to raise awareness to keep reducing infection rate and to raise funds for a local charity. (Geoff Forester/Concord Monitor via AP)/The Concord Monitor via AP)
Amid pandemic, charities and nonprofits face huge challenges

By David Crary And Kathy Mccormack Apr. 22, 2020 12:44 PM EDT