Flour and baked goods manufacturing
4 businesses fined for ‘willful’ COVID-19 violations

Jun. 08, 2021 06:12 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The State of Oregon said this week it has fined four more businesses a combined $44,600 for what the state considers “willful” violations...

PA—Pennsylvania News Digest

May. 28, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
Here’s a look at AP’s general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. ...

Sugar Bliss Bakery owner Teresa Ging organizes arranges bakery items in her shop in Chicago's famed Loop, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. In many downtown areas where companies closed their offices and commuting ground to a halt, sandwich shops, bakeries and other small businesses are waiting with guarded optimism for their customers to return. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Downtown stores, businesses await their customers' return

By Joyce M. Rosenberg May. 17, 2021 08:07 AM EDT

Nevada vaccine website implants more trackers than any state

By Sam Metz May. 13, 2021 02:42 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada website the public uses to get information on coronavirus vaccines is packed with more ad trackers and third-party cookies...

The restaurant of the Fuechschen brewery is closed in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, where about 6,000 litres of its renowned copper-colored 'Altbier' remain unsold and nearing its expiry date. The brewery now works with craft bakers who use the beer to make bread, with about twelve bakeries producing the grain bread and are giving the additional bonus of a bottle of Fuechschen's Altbier free of charge with every loaf.(AP Photo/Daniel Niemann)
German brewery pairs with bakers to use surplus beer

By Daniel Niemann Mar. 23, 2021 01:16 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...

People pass next of an exchange shop which seen close amid a crackdown on some exchange shops by authorities around the country that the blame for inciting the crisis, at Beirut's commercial Hamra Street, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. More than half the population now lives in poverty, while an intractable political crisis heralds further collapse and Lebanese are gripped by fear for the future. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up

By Bassem Mroue Mar. 19, 2021 02:07 AM EDT

Hawaii's largest and oldest bakery closing amid pandemic

Mar. 03, 2021 10:10 AM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is claiming a 170-year-old Hawaii institution: Love's Bakery. Hawaii's oldest and largest...

Arrest in Asian woman's shoving that Olivia Munn spotlighted

Feb. 18, 2021 08:41 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department arrested a man Thursday in connection to an Asian woman being shoved and injured on a New York City street — a...

Olivia Munn says Asian woman, friend's mom, hurt in shoving

Feb. 17, 2021 09:22 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — An Asian woman standing on a New York City street was violently shoved to the ground and police were searching for the suspect, with a...

This image released by Murray’s Cheese shows a display of cheeses in front of a laptop showing a virtual class about cheese. In this pandemic climate, there are lots of ways to make this Valentine's Day feel special without putting your health at risk or spending a lot of cash. Murray’s Cheese has expanded their selection of virtual classes, which include one on making cheese boards, and one on creating a “Most Decadent Valentine’s Day.” All the classes can be taken live or bought to view later. (Murray’s Cheese via AP)
A special Valentines meal can take many forms this year

By Katie Workman Feb. 04, 2021 09:58 AM EST

A woman, right, reflected on the widow of a closed rest-coffee after the country began a two-week lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus that killed dozens of people over the past days, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. The lockdown comes after the number cases increased sharply in recent weeks around Lebanon straining the country's medical sector where intensive care units are almost full. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Lebanon raises price of bread amid worsening economic crisis

By Sarah El Deeb Feb. 01, 2021 03:09 PM EST

Police bike officers patrol on the empty waterfront promenade as the country starts a new lockdown, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Lebanese authorities began enforcing an 11-day nationwide shutdown and round the clock curfew Thursday, hoping to limit the spread of coronavirus infections spinning out of control after the holiday period. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
At virus tipping point, Lebanon imposes all-day curfew

By Zeina Karam Jan. 14, 2021 02:56 AM EST

Italian Carabinieri officers check vehicles near the Colosseum in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Italians are easing into a holiday season full of restrictions, and already are barred from traveling to other regions except for valid reasons like work or health. Starting Christmas eve, travel beyond city or town borders also will be blocked, with some allowance for very limited personal visits in the same region. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence

By Nicole Winfield Dec. 24, 2020 09:34 AM EST

Paulina Filippou and Grigorios Vaitsas are interview by The Associated Press in their 'Isle of Olive' Natural Greek Products store and delicatessen, which can stay open for takeaway food and drink and online orders during England's second coronavirus lockdown, on Ada Street, off Broadway Market in Hackney, east London, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. The Isle of Olive deli has survived the coronavirus even though the indoor cafe is closed and Christmas shopping events have been canceled. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
On London street, virus forces small shops to adapt or close

By Sylvia Hui Nov. 30, 2020 02:31 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 05:42 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: COVID-19 winning as Akron and Ohio politicians spin their wheels...

NH food establishments fined, warned over lack of masks

By Holly Ramer And Kathy Mccormack Nov. 18, 2020 12:52 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bakery, bagel shop and pizza place each have been fined $500 after repeated complaints about staff not wearing masks during the...

Dr. Wille Baracho practices social distancing as he visits with his 81-year-old mother at her home amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Padre Miguel neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. As a frontline worker, he knows he is a vector, even after contracting and recovering from COVID-19, so whenever he visits his mom, who has high blood pressure, he remains at her gate. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19

By David Biller Nov. 10, 2020 09:00 AM EST

These community meals bring southern Illinoisans together

By Nellie Baril Nov. 08, 2020 01:01 AM EST
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — If there’s anything that can bring a wide array of people together, despite varying religious beliefs, political affiliations or...

Restaurant cards for Hawaii unemployed to arrive Friday

Oct. 16, 2020 10:07 AM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — Restaurant cards for unemployed workers are expected to begin arriving in Hawaii mailboxes Friday, with the cards covering meals plus purchases...