Birthdays
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. The U.S. Department of Justice has weighed in on a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports, asserting in a court filing Thursday, June 17, 2021, that the ban violates federal law. Justice signed the bill despite warnings from some lawmakers that the NCAA could retaliate and decide not to hold college tournaments in the state. Justice had said that while it concerned him that the state could miss out on a sporting event, he believed the benefits of the law “way outweigh the bad part of it.” (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)
Indoor mask mandate ends on West Virginia's 158th birthday

By John Raby Jun. 20, 2021 02:39 PM EDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches a ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Saturday June 12, 2021. In line with government advice The Queen's Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, will not go ahead in its traditional form. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP)
After charming leaders, Queen Elizabeth sits back for parade

By Pan Pylas Jun. 12, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 8, 2015 file photo, Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, arrives for a visit to Richmond Adult Community College in Richmond, south west London. On what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday, his youngest child Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, said in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Thursday June 10, 2021, he would not have been looking forward to any celebrations to mark the occasion. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)
Prince Philip 'wasn’t looking forward' to centenary 'fuss'

By Pan Pylas Jun. 10, 2021 04:46 AM EDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits the HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base, ahead of the ship's maiden deployment, in Portsmouth, England, Saturday May 22, 2021. HMS Queen Elizabeth will be leading a 28-week deployment to the Far East that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted is not confrontational towards China. (Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP)
UK to mark queen's Platinum Jubilee with 4 days of events

Jun. 02, 2021 07:29 AM EDT

West Virginia expands prizes of lottery for vaccinated

Jun. 02, 2021 07:09 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's vaccine lottery for those who received a coronavirus shot will include prizes ranging from hunting rifles to $1...

Doctor Carolina Moreira, right, prepares to check the body temperature of COVID-19 patient Irma Llanes, 82, at her home in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
With recent surge, Uruguay battles to contain coronavirus

By Guillermo Garat May. 31, 2021 08:22 AM EDT

The home of Veronica and Beth Shook, mother and daughter, decorated as part of the Spectacle of Homes contest to be featured ahead of the Indianapolis 500 auto race, is shown Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Indianapolis. Because the traditional parade has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, drivers will instead cruise by homes that have been decorated to celebrate the 105th running of the race. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Front Yard of Bricks: Fans embrace Indy 500 traditions

By Jenna Fryer May. 27, 2021 05:59 PM EDT

Licensed practical nurse Adrian McCain prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a Montgomery County Office of Public Health vaccination clinic at the King of Prussia Mall, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in King of Prussia, Pa., (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Younger adolescents get ready to receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Heather Hollingsworth, Kathleen Foody And Sophia Tareen May. 11, 2021 04:14 PM EDT

Leland Stein, left, takes a photo with his mother Sondra Green in her apartment in New York on April 26, 2018. The two are reuniting in person for Mother’s Day as vaccinations have made families feel more comfortable gathering for the holiday. (Leland Stein via AP)
After sad Mother's Day 2020, vaccines offer sweet reunions

By Leanne Italie Apr. 27, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

A man climbs on a camper, right, as an empty beer bottle, top right, is thrown at the vehicle as it passes through a crowd of people celebrating King's Day in the center of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Crowds have gathered in cities across the Netherlands despite authorities urging people to stick to coronavirus social distancing regulations as the country marks King Willem-Alexander's birthday, a national holiday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Cities urge people to stay home on Dutch king's birthday

By Mike Corder And Peter Dejong Apr. 27, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

In this February 2021 photo provided by Caring Place@ Miami Rescue Mission, Adriana Palma wears a tiara and ballgown on her quinceanera, her 15th birthday celebration. Quinceaneras are revered in Hispanic culture and celebrated with all the gusto of a wedding. But after her father lost his job, Adriana said, “I lost all hope of having one.” (Caring Place@ Miami Rescue Mission via AP)
Miami women surprise homeless teen with magical quinceanera

By Kelli Kennedy Apr. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

A souvenir shop selling memorabilia with pictures of Queen Elizbeth II, in Windsor, England Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of her husband Prince Philip. Some members of the royal family are expected to be with the queen on Wednesday. Her birthday falls within the two-week royal mourning period for Philip that is being observed until Friday. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Queen thankful for 'support, kindness' after Philip's death

By Pan Pylas Apr. 21, 2021 11:27 AM EDT

Marion Whiting, 97, center, a resident at Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Canton, Mass., receives assistance with her mask from her granddaughter Kelly Taxiera, center left, during a visit Thursday, March 18, 2021, with Taxiera, as well as her niece Tracy Lane, foreground left, and her sister Janice Repeta, 82, foreground right, at the nursing home, in Canton. Nursing homes and other elderly residences battered by COVID-19 are easing lockdown-like restrictions more than a year into the pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Hugs, at last: Nursing homes easing rules on visitors

By Philip Marcelo, Patty Nieberg, And Kimberlee Kruesi Mar. 22, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

Century-old Seattle bakery closes due to pandemic

Mar. 20, 2021 06:50 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's century-old landmark Remo Borracchini’s Bakery is closing, another business ravaged by the pandemic. The family...

Pedestrians cross 42nd Street, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in New York. A year after the pandemic began, the nation’s largest metropolis is adapting and showing new life. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
After long pandemic year, a changed New York shows renewal

By Deepti Hajela Mar. 13, 2021 02:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2020 file photo, Marjan Martin Curtis poses at her home in Spanish Fork, Utah. The 79-year-old widow, who has Stage 4 cancer, formed a fast and unlikely friendship with Amy Baird after Baird spotted Curtis' gorgeous gardening efforts along a nearby county road. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger)
What kindness brought to folks featured in 'One Good Thing'

By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2021 10:05 AM EST

This photo provided by the Sainte-Catherine Laboure care home communications manager shows Lucile Randon, Sister Andre's birth name folds her hands a mass at the chapel of the care home in Toulon, southern France, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Sister Andre, believed to be the world's second-oldest person, was celebrating her 117th birthday in modern style on Thursday. (Sainte-Catherine Laboure care home/ David Tavella via AP)
COVID-defying nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer

By John Leicester And Jeffrey Schaeffer Feb. 11, 2021 06:25 AM EST

Lorimay Fuimaono-Ki, left, plays with one of her twins, Lima, right, outside of a relative's home in Provo, Utah, on Jan. 8, 2021. The young mother cannot stop the tears as she tries to explain what life has been like since her home, the U.S. territory of American Samoa, closed its borders to keep COVID-19 from ravaging the tiny string of Pacific Islands and atolls. (Annie Barker/The Deseret News via AP)
Pain, gratitude mix for American Samoans stuck in U.S.

By Amy Donaldson Jan. 24, 2021 08:00 AM EST

FILE - In this July 15, 2020 file photo, Gerardo Ixcoy teaches 12-year-old student Paola Ximena Conoz about fractions from his mobile classroom, parked just outside the door to her home in Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala. Each day the 27-year-old sets out pedaling among the cornfields of Santa Cruz del Quiche to give individual instruction to his sixth-grade students. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
One Good Thing: Highlights of 9 months in tales of kindness

Dec. 28, 2020 11:00 AM EST

A staff member questions people as they wait in a line at a COVID-19 testing station on the northern beaches in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Sydney's northern beaches are in a lockdown similar to the one imposed during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March as a cluster of cases in the area increased to more than 80. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Asia Today: Seoul area curbing public gatherings

Dec. 20, 2020 11:04 PM EST