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Katja Heimann helps her children with studies in their home in Eisemroth, central Germany, Thursday, March 25, 2021. One year into the coronavirus pandemic, Katja Heimann is still trying to keep her spirits up - despite several lockdowns and months of teaching seven of her children in home schooling. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
German mother of 11 kids fights virus with discipline, love

By Kirsten Grieshaber And Christoph Noelting Mar. 26, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 02:35 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ March 20 Cookeville Herald-Citizen on the sale of...

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Michigan announced Friday, March 12, 2021, that all residents age 16 and up will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5, nearly a month before the May 1 date pledged by President Joe Biden. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)
As virus cases surge, state Senate opts to curb restrictions

By David Eggert Mar. 23, 2021 04:27 PM EDT

Nevada lawsuit alleges baby food makers sell toxic products

By Ken Ritter Mar. 03, 2021 06:01 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four baby food makers were accused Wednesday in Nevada state court of producing baby food tainted with toxic metals and harming at least seven...

Chicago parent Rosa Esquivel, right, helps her 10-year-old daughter Veronica Esquivel, who attends Andrew Jackson Elementary School, with her homework after virtual school hours, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at their residence in Chicago's predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood. Rosa is not sending her children to school and doesn't believe that the schools will be safe from the coronavirus, which made her mother and sister sick and killed an aunt and uncle in her native Guatemala. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Chicago begins return to classrooms after bitter union fight

By Sophia Tareen And Don Babwin Feb. 10, 2021 10:59 PM EST

Men dig for water in the dry Mandrare river bed, in Fenoaivo, Madagascar, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. As a consequence of three straight years of drought, along with historic neglect by the government of the remote region as well as the COVID-19 pandemic,1.5 million people are in need of emergency food assistance, according to the U.N. World Food Program.(AP Photo/Laetitia Began)
In southern Madagascar, 'nothing to feed our children'

By Laetitia Bezain Dec. 04, 2020 06:04 AM EST

FILE - Chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern attends The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project fundraiser in New York on Nov. 12, 2019. Zimmern has tips on how to navigate a feast during a global pandemic. Zimmern has teamed up with AARP for a free live streaming cooking demonstration and question-and-answer session Thursday called “AARP Presents: A Caregivers Thanksgiving.” The one-hour event will be available AARP's site and Facebook Live. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Chef Andrew Zimmern shares tips for a downsized Thanksgiving

By Mark Kennedy Nov. 18, 2020 09:27 AM EST

Married couple Julio Mora Tapia, 110, and Waldramina Quinteros, 104, both retired teachers, pose for a photo at their home in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The couple is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest married couple in the world, because of their ages. They have been married for 79 years. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Ecuador couple certified as oldest married pair, nearly 215

By Gonzalo Solano Aug. 28, 2020 03:33 PM EDT