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Germany to drop investigation into Olympic horse cruelty

Jan. 11, 2022 09:33 AM EST
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors will drop an animal cruelty investigation into an athlete and a coach who were shown striking a horse during the Olympic...

FILE - Miami Marlins General Manager Kim Ng talks with the media before a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Miami, in this Friday, July 30, 2021, file photo. Kim Ng, the first female general manager in baseball with the Miami Marlins, received the Billie Jean King Leadership Award at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Yankees at Marlins 7/30/2021

Oct. 14, 2021 12:16 PM EDT

FILE - Naomi Osaka, of Japan, speaks to the crowd after beating Marie Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, in this Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, file photo. Osaka earned the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award for bringing awareness to social justice and mental health issues at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
ITF Czech Republic F5, Men Singles

Oct. 14, 2021 12:16 PM EDT

FILE - Bronze medalist Allyson Felix, of the United States, poses during the medal ceremony for the women's 400-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in this Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, file photo. Olympians Allyson Felix and Jordan Larson were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women's sports awards

Oct. 14, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

Sophie Goldschmidt taking over as US Ski & Snowboard CEO

Sep. 27, 2021 03:57 PM EDT
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard appointed Sophie Goldschmidt as president and CEO on Monday, replacing Tiger Shaw. ...

People relax at the shore, Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Island Beach State Park in Ocean Gate, N.J. As New Jersey prepares for July 4 fireworks displays, the state's parks have already seen an explosion in popularity, with more than 100,000 people signing up for annual park passes as part of New Jersey's COVID-19 vaccine incentive. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini)
NJ residents flock outside as vaccine earns free state parks

By Mike Catalini Jun. 25, 2021 09:41 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Charleston) Post and Courier. June 13, 2021. Editorial: The court has spoken. Now it’s time to conserve Captain Sam’s Spit for all of us...

Predators' Rinne wins Clancy Trophy for leading on, off ice

Jun. 14, 2021 09:42 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne has won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy that annually honors an NHL player for leading on the ice...

Outdoor theater gets $10 million donation

Jun. 10, 2021 09:08 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An outdoor theater struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic has received a massive donation. ...

Port Huron seeks to resume summer firework show

Jun. 09, 2021 12:08 PM EDT
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A popular firework show in Port Huron could return a year after it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Most nonprofits emerge from pandemic wounded, but still open

By Dan Parks, The Chronicle Of Philanthropy Jun. 08, 2021 09:18 AM EDT
Nonprofits across the nation suffered deep economic hardships and many cut services during the pandemic, but strong government support and stepped-up giving by...

FILE - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs at TD Pavilion at the Mann on Sept. 4, 2019, in Philadelphia. Ingram and Shemekia Copeland were among the top winners at the Blues Music Awards held in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. Ingram, who won five times last year, took home the contemporary blues male artist and guitar instrumentalist awards. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

Jun. 07, 2021 02:41 PM EDT

Sidney Gleason, right, and Joe Gorsuch, both of Syracuse, take a selfie with Lower Ausable Lake in the background, while taking a break at Indian Head summit inside the Adirondack Mountain Reserve, Saturday, May 15, 2021, near St. Huberts, N.Y. A free reservation system went online recently to control growing number of visitors packing the parking lot and tramping on the trails through the private land of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve. The increasingly common requirements, in effect from Maui to Maine, offer a trade-off to visitors, sacrificing spontaneity and ease of access for benefits like guaranteed parking spots and more elbow room in the woods. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Party of 4? Your trail is ready. Busy parks try reservations

By Michael Hill May. 28, 2021 07:55 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 10:00 PM EDT
Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 24, 2021. Editorial: Coming together to remember, rebuild One year after George Floyd’s...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. May 14, 2021. Editorial: Nebraska Passport program provides fun, helps local economies Tourism is a...

Foundation contributes $400K match for NH Gives event

May. 16, 2021 10:52 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has contributed $440,000 to match donations for an annual, online, 24-hour giving event to...

In this image for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a blackboard at Lindy's Seafood Inc. in Woolford, Md., displays prices for crabs, April 21, 2021. The company relies on temporary workers from Mexico hired through the U.S. Department of Labor's H-2B visa program to help process crabs during high season. The government authorized more than 12,000 H-2B workers nationwide in 2019-20 for jobs at seafood plants. (Carmen Molina Acosta/University of Maryland via AP)
COVID-19 protections not offered to migrant seafood workers

By Vanessa Sánchez Pulla, Trisha Ahmed, Brittany Nicole Gaddy, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Carmen Molina Acosta, Sophia Sorensen And Aadit Tambe/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

In this image from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a Tyson employee walks into the team member entrance at the Berry Street location in Springdale, Ark., on April 20, 2021. A sign in their path reads "Social Distancing Required at all Times" written in English, Spanish and Marshallese. (Mary Hennigan/University of Arkansas via AP)
9,000 employees sick as COVID overwhelms Arkansas workplaces

By Mary Hennigan, Abby Zimmardi And Rachell Sanchez-Smith/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

Mass. health boards overwhelmed, unready to protect workers

By Shannon Iriarte, Shwetha Surendran And Maggie Mulvihill/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — With federal regulators missing from the field and state leaders scrambling to manage the COVID-19 crisis, Massachusetts’ 351 overtaxed local...

Family members perform last rites of a person who died of COVID-19 as funeral pyres of other victims burn at an open crematorium set up at a granite quarry on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Donors race to aid India during COVID-19 surge

By Alex Daniels Of The Chronicle Of Philanthropy May. 05, 2021 01:15 PM EDT