Dance clubs
Tango dancer and musician Nicolas Ponce poses for a portrait as he plays the bandoneon inside a plant shop he started after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown closed dance venues in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, June 4, 2021. The essence of tango, he said, is what makes it so difficult to perform in the current health emergency. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
In Argentina, pandemic exacts a heavy toll on tango culture

By Débora Rey Jun. 15, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

Let's dance: Club scene starting to return in Maine

Jun. 10, 2021 09:13 AM EDT
As Maine's coronavirus infections continue to dip, the club scene is starting to revive after a long dormancy. The three lighted dance...

Residents wait in line for the coronavirus test in a district in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou shut down a neighborhood and ordered residents to stay home Saturday to be tested for the coronavirus following an upsurge in infections that has rattled authorities. (AP Photo)
The Latest: Germany hunts down possible fraud in virus tests

By The Associated Press May. 30, 2021 07:12 AM EDT

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Monday, May 24, 2021. It was the first day Steelcase is having many of their employees back in the office since the coronavirus pandemic started, thanks to the new MIOSHA rules that changed today, allowing non-essential workers to come back to offices. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
Michigan loosens COVID-19 workplace mask, distancing rules

By David Eggert May. 24, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

People arrive at Circus nightclub in Liverpool, England, Friday April 30, 2021, for a COVID-19 safety pilot event. Researchers at the event will gather evidence for the national Events Research programme (ERP) which will see 6,000 clubbers across two nights take over Bramley Moore Dock warehouse in an event which requires no social distancing or face coverings. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
UK allows dancing without distancing at nightclub test event

Apr. 30, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

NYC strip clubs sue New York state over COVID shutdown

By Larry Neumeister Mar. 18, 2021 07:19 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of New York City exotic dancing clubs sued New York state Thursday, saying it’s not fair that they’re being kept closed when everything...

UK police raid packed makeshift club with 150 partygoers

Feb. 16, 2021 09:21 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — British police have fined dozens of people for breaking coronavirus restrictions after officers found 150 guests packed into an illegal nightclub...

Mudslide destroys nightclub in Colombia, leaving 7 dead

By Manuel Rueda Nov. 23, 2020 02:08 PM EST
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A mudslide destroyed a dance club and killed seven people in northern Colombia early Monday as the country reels from heavy rains. ...

A health care worker works at a walk-up COVID-19 testing site, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Miami. Florida health officials have reported a steady increase in the number of new coronavirus cases each day over the past month and a half, though the numbers are no where near the peak in July. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The Latest: S Korea begins stronger limits in some areas

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 02:23 AM EST

Bar with topless dancing loses liquor license over COVID-19

Oct. 09, 2020 04:33 PM EDT
DRAIN, Ore. (AP) — A bar with topless dancing in a small town north of Roseburg has had its liquor license suspended by the state, which says the establishment...

A bartender, wearing a face mask to fight against the spread of coronavirus, serves a beer to a customer in a pub in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Brussels on Wednesday decided at that all bars, dance halls and cafeterias will have to close for a month to counter a surge in coronavirus cases leaving beer lovers and revelers in a bind. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Brussels bars to shut for a month after spike in virus cases

By Raf Casert Oct. 07, 2020 09:21 AM EDT

Rep. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, left, speaks with House Democratic leader Sam Jenkins, D-Shreveport, ahead of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. The committee discussed bills that would give lawmakers more oversight of the governor's emergency orders. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Hearings demonstrate Louisiana's political divide over virus

By Melinda Deslatte Sep. 30, 2020 03:01 PM EDT

Chairs are lined up under the coat of arms of the Salon Los Angeles during an event to raise money and keep open the iconic dance hall known as “The Cathedral of Mambo” amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Millionaires, writers, ambassadors, and movie stars danced here; now, shuttered for more than five months due to the pandemic, the owners of the fabled hall say they are in debt and may have to close and demolish it. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico's storied dance halls

By Mark Stevenson Sep. 08, 2020 10:03 AM EDT

Gov. Roy Cooper listens as Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, speak during a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Cooper orders gyms partially open, keeps bars closed

By Bryan Anderson Sep. 01, 2020 05:40 AM EDT

Arizona reports 374 new coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths

Aug. 30, 2020 12:39 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — A bar near Arizona State University became the third establishment to have its liquor license suspended over the weekend for violating...

An airport employee directs people for check-in for a British Airways flight to Heathrow airport, Friday Aug.14, 2020 at Nice airport, southern France. British holidaymakers in France were mulling whether to return home early Friday to avoid having to self-isolate for 14 days following the U.K. government's decision to reimpose quarantine restrictions on France amid a recent pick-up in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Virus flareups in Europe lead to club closings, mask orders

By Sylvie Corbet, Frances D'emilio And David Crary Aug. 14, 2020 02:03 PM EDT

Mexico agency urges probe of 'home delivery' sex services

Apr. 08, 2020 08:22 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government body called Wednesday for authorities to investigate nightclubs that are advertising home delivery of table dances and other...