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FILE - In this July 26, 2021, file photo, Thomas Daley and Matty Lee, of Britain, pose for a photo after winning gold medals during the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Games are shaping up as a watershed for LGBTQ Olympians. Daley announced in 2013 that he was dating a man and “couldn't be happier,” his coming out was an act of courage that, with its rarity, also exposed how the top echelons of sport weren't seen as a safe space by the vast majority of LGBTQ athletes. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave

By John Leicester Jul. 27, 2021 05:42 AM EDT

Nicole Golden, a spokesperson for Moms Demand Action, speaks to members of the media during a protest in front of the Texas Governor's Mansion, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Austin, Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday that would allow Texans who are 21 years old or older to carry handguns without a permit. The permit-less carry measure will go into effect Sept. 1. (Ana Ramirez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns

By Lindsay Whitehurst And Jim Vertuno Jun. 17, 2021 03:05 PM EDT

Barcelona's Lionel Messi reacts after a missed scoring opportunity during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
FIFA head aims to rethink soccer competitions and schedule

By Graham Dunbar May. 21, 2021 03:06 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 27, the 117th day of 2021. There are 248 days left in the year. Today’s...

Israel to accept foreign tourists after year-long break

Apr. 13, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said it will reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists in May, more than a year after closing its borders to most...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a hearing evidence stage for his trial over alleged corruption crimes, at the Jerusalem district court, in Salah El-Din, East Jerusalem, Monday, April 5, 2021. Netanyahu was back in court for his corruption trial on Monday as the country's political parties were set to weigh in on whether he should form the next government after a closely divided election or step down to focus on his legal woes. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
Israeli PM back in court as parties weigh in on his fate

By Ilan Ben Zion Apr. 05, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks after a tour of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden's disciplined agenda rollout tested by the unexpected

By Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire Mar. 23, 2021 06:36 PM EDT

Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for US

By Aamer Madhani Jan. 18, 2021 10:11 AM EST

Residents sit at a distance from each other in the television room of the care home where they live, in Amadora, outside Lisbon, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. As a resurgence of the pandemic in the fall looked set to overwhelm Portuguese care homes, and the country's public health service struggled to cope, the government mobilized all the resources it could. That included deploying military units. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Portugal's armed forces help nursing homes battle the virus

By Barry Hatton Dec. 19, 2020 02:51 AM EST

President Donald Trump walks off stage after a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga.,at Valdosta Regional Airport, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

By Nancy Benac Dec. 12, 2020 12:22 AM EST

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., at Valdosta Regional Airport, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

By Nancy Benac Dec. 11, 2020 05:38 PM EST

FILE - This June 4, 2018 file photo shows DJ D-Nice, whose real name is Derrick Jones, at the 13th Annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala After Party in New York. The DJ is among the entertainers who took the initiative to make the best out of a challenging year. During the pandemic's early stage, he hosted Homeschool at Club Quarantine on his Instagram Live, where he spun popular tunes on the turntables at his home. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, File)
Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Dec. 11, 2020 11:53 AM EST

President Donald Trump participates in a round of golf at the Trump National Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller Nov. 07, 2020 11:57 AM EST

FILE - In this May 2, 2018, file photo, director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his latest film, "Based on a True Story," in Krakow, Poland. Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to Poland, the country of his youth, and paid tribute on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 to a Polish couple who took him in and protected him when he was a child, saving him from the Holocaust. (AP Photo/File)
Roman Polanski honors Poles who saved him from the Holocaust

By Monika Scislowska Oct. 15, 2020 02:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2020, file photo lights illuminate the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller And Jill Colvin Oct. 12, 2020 04:55 AM EDT

President Donald Trump pumps his fist to the crowd with a bandages on his hand, before speaking from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller And Jill Colvin Oct. 12, 2020 12:35 AM EDT

Former President Bill Clinton, second from right, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pay respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Long lines of mourners pay respects to Ginsburg at court

By Mark Sherman And Matthew Barakat Sep. 23, 2020 05:59 AM EDT

Patrons at the Big Star Wrigleyville restaurant Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, are seated in a social distant manner on West Patterson Ave., across from Wrigley Field during a baseball game between the Cubs and St Louis Cardinals in Chicago. The pandemic has been especially hard on businesses that rely on ballpark traffic, eliminating crowds at major league games, and leading to rules that limit the amount of people they can have inside their doors at the same time. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
As MLB plays on, the businesses it feeds fight for survival

By Will Graves Sep. 15, 2020 04:56 PM EDT

Patrick McCarron, just one of a handful of baseball fans, raises his Chicago Cubs cap from a rooftop venue Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, toward Wrigley Field after the national anthem before a baseball game between the Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals in Chicago. The coronavirus pandemic has been especially hard on businesses that rely on ballpark traffic, eliminating crowds at major league games, and leading to rules that limit the amount of people they can have inside their doors at the same time. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Wrigleyville struggles to stay open during pandemic

By Jay Cohen Sep. 15, 2020 10:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2016, file photo Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopic portrait of an America in decline. And he offered a singular solution. His message was “I alone can fix it.” (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Trump's big night: Expect talk of GOP progress, Dem anarchy

By Jonathan Lemire And Kevin Freking Aug. 27, 2020 01:27 AM EDT