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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...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Huntington) Herald-Dispatch. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Local addiction treatment programs need continued support The...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington. When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June 2021, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t partake of Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion

By David Crary Apr. 28, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion

By David Crary Apr. 28, 2021 10:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2017, file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer, one of the nation's top carbon dioxide emitters, stands in the distance in Juliette, Ga. Global carbon dioxide emissions related to energy use are being forecast to rise significantly this year, driven by a resurgence in the use of coal to generate electricity, the International Energy Agency says. The IEA’s report Tuesday, April 20, 2021, says that worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on track to surge by 1.5 billion metric tons this year, following last year’s decline due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)

Also roaring back from pandemic: earth-warming emissions

By Matt Ott Apr. 20, 2021 12:26 PM EDT

In this April 15, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Biden is being forced to go virtual for many of his leader-to-leader talks during the pandemic and the resulting Zoom meetings just aren't a natural fit for the back-slapping politician. Biden's big climate summit this week with dozens of world leaders is a moment for him to play cheerleader in the fight against global warming. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden's virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch

By Jonathan Lemire, Seth Borenstein And Aamer Madhani Apr. 20, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

In this photo provided by U.S. Embassy Seoul, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, right, pose for photograph at the Foreign Minister's residence in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (U.S. Embassy Seoul via AP)

After China, US envoy Kerry in S. Korea for climate talks

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 17, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

Staff members watch as Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Yucheng speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Friday, April 16, 2021. Le spoke to AP on a wide range of issues during an interview on Friday including climate change and US-China relations. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

AP Interview: Beijing says US 'too negative' toward China

By Ken Moritsugu Apr. 16, 2021 09:38 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 11, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Sunday, April 11, the 101st day of 2021. There are 264 days left in the year. Today’s...

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, administers the ceremonial swearing-in of Michael Regan as EPA administrator in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. With EPA Administrator Regan are his wife Melvina Thomas Regan, son Matthew Silas, 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP Interview: EPA head removes Trump-era science advisers

By Matthew Daly Mar. 31, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Biden meets UN Security Council, pledges global engagement

By Edith M. Lederer Mar. 18, 2021 10:05 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden met virtually Thursday with the U.N. Security Council and reaffirmed his determination to restore America’s global...