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A sign points the way to administrate a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at London Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., Friday, June 11, 2021. After nearly 15 months of shutdowns, limited capacity and sheltering at home, the State of Illinois, including Chicago, fully reopened today. Businesses still can have their own rules for capacity, masks and social distancing. Masks are still required on public transportation and in airports, schools and hospitals. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The Latest: California to lift most of state’s virus rules

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 01:19 AM EDT

Thousands of Virus-free international fans participate at Unum Albania's open-air music festival in Shengjin on Friday, June 4, 2021. Organizers had sold all 10,000 planned tickets with more requests to follow from people around the world trying to forget the virus restrictions and follow non-stop music for five days at the Rana e Hedhun (Thrown Sand) beach, 75 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of the capital Tirana. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Music fans flock to Albania’s beach festival despite virus

By Florent Bajrami And Llazar Semini Jun. 08, 2021 04:21 AM EDT

Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. reacts after crossing the finish line to win the 128th running of the Metropolitan horse race, Saturday, June 5, 2021, At Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
The Latest: Essential Quality rallies to win Belmont Stakes

Jun. 05, 2021 02:01 PM EDT

Argentina's Lionel Messi wears a jersey with the number and image of late soccer star Diego Maradona prior to a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying soccer match against Chile in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (Juan Mabromata, Pool via AP)
Argentina draws after 7-month halt of World Cup qualifiers

Debora Rey Jun. 03, 2021 11:43 PM EDT

4 candidates Friday in rare election to lead world ski body

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 03, 2021 04:22 PM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — An open presidential election with several strong, first-time candidates is unusual for an international sports body. It's...

Pharmacists Stella Kim, left, and Mei Tsai check the temperature of a cooler containing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine before heading out to inoculate two sisters, who have muscular dystrophy, at their home, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Torrance, Calif. Torrance Memorial Medical Center started inoculating people at home in March, identifying people through a city hotline, county health department, senior centers and doctor's offices, said Tsai, who coordinates the program. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Nurses, nonprofits, others take vaccine to homebound people

By Janie Har May. 13, 2021 01:29 AM EDT

Baltimore Orioles' Freddy Galvis follows through on a two-run home run during the eigth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Orioles use pair of late homers to rally past Mariners 5-3

By Tim Booth May. 04, 2021 01:21 AM EDT

A customer walks out of a Zara store, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in New York. U.S. consumer confidence rose sharply for a second straight month in April, hitting the highest level in more than a year as consumer sentiment was boosted by a more rapid rollout of the vaccines and another round of support payments. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
US consumer confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels

By Martin Crutsinger Apr. 27, 2021 10:22 AM EDT

FILE - Alabama defensive backs Jared Mayden (21) and Patrick Surtain II (2) break up a pass intended for Duke wide receiver Jalon Calhoun (5) during the first half an NCAA college football game in Atlanta, in this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, file photo. The Cowboys should have their choice of cornerbacks after losing starter Chidobe Awuzie to Cincinnati in free agency, possibly grabbing his replacement to start alongside 2020 second-round choice Trevon Diggs. Former Alabama teammate Patrick Surtain II is a popular name in mock drafts.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
13 players, 5 from Alabama, to attend NFL draft in Cleveland

Apr. 23, 2021 11:46 AM EDT

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Apr. 15, 2021 03:49 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on...

FILE - Leicester's Timothy Castagne, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Kieran Gibbs vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich and Leicester City at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The newcomers joining Major League Soccer for the 2021 season lack some of the panache of previous years. In terms of recognizable names, Inter Miami may have landed the biggest by nabbing England left back Kieran Gibbs from West Bromwich Albion. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP, File)
Defending champ Columbus, Philadelphia again tops in East

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 13, 2021 05:14 PM EDT

FILE - San Jose Earthquakes forward Cade Cowell (44) plays against Real Salt Lake during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Monday, July 27, 2020, file photo. Clark is being talked about as a potential breakout star for the upcoming Major League Soccer season. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
West welcomes Austin FC; Sounders among top teams

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 13, 2021 04:43 PM EDT

FILE - The logo of the International Monetary Fund is visible on their building, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington. Finance officials of the world’s major economies on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 agreed on a proposal to boost the resources of the International Monetary Fund by $650 billion as a way to provide more support to vulnerable countries struggling to deal with a global pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Major economies support $650 billion boost in IMF resources

By Martin Crutsinger Apr. 07, 2021 03:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, Sarah Lewis, Secretary General and Gian Franco Kasper, President of the FIS, the International Ski Federation, right, visit the finish area of the Aline ski course ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Lewis has declared herself a candidate on Tuesday April 6, 2021, to become the first woman president of the International Ski Federation.(AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, FILE)
Lewis running to lead the ski federation that fired her

By Graham Dunbar Apr. 06, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

Young dancers, wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 train at the New Dancing Days school, in Rome, Wednesday March 24, 2021. While much of Italy is in coronavirus lockdown, with live music and theatrical performances barred, cinemas shuttered and many sporting activities limited, competitive ballroom dancing is alive and well here, albeit with precautions. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
AP PHOTOS: Italy ballroom dancers twirl through lockdown

By Alessandra Tarantino Apr. 05, 2021 02:41 AM EDT

The Baltimore Orioles stand for the national anthem before an opening day baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, April 2, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Orioles' Means means business in opener, beats Red Sox 3-0

By Jimmy Golen Apr. 02, 2021 05:32 PM EDT

Elmer Peraza listens to his mother, Iris Franco, at her home in El Ranchador, Santa Ana, El Salvador, Friday, March 5, 2021. Franco runs a bakery at home and delivers the bread on a bike. The Salvadoran family lives humbly but is in a better place thanks to financial support from a family member in the United States who is part of the Temporary Protected Status program. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US

By Amy Taxin, Jeff Roberson And Marcos Alemán Apr. 02, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

Iris Franco, right, is joined by her mother, Elsa Victorina Franco, in El Ranchador, Santa Ana, El Salvador, Friday, March 5, 2021. Franco runs a bakery at home and delivers the bread on a bike. The Salvadoran family lives humbly but is in a better place thanks to financial support from a family member in the United States who is part of the Temporary Protected Status program. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US

By Amy Taxin, Jeff Roberson And Marcos Alemán Apr. 02, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

Alanna Kelly, of Norwood, Mass., examines clothes washers and dryers on display at Sam's Appliances TV & Furniture, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Norwood. U.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest reading in a year, helped by increased vaccinations and more government economic support. The Conference Board said Tuesday, March 30, its consumer confidence index rose to 109.7 in March, the best showing since it stood at 118.8 in March of last year as the pandemic was beginning to hit the United States. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Consumer confidence surges in March to highest point in year

By Martin Crutsinger Mar. 30, 2021 10:19 AM EDT

New York Yankees' Jay Bruce waits on deck during the during the second inning of a spring training exhibition baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Bruce, Sandoval on big league rosters, Maybin, Frazier cut

By The Associated Press Mar. 27, 2021 06:20 PM EDT