Parties

This image released by Warner Bros. Picures shows Anthony Ramos, foreground left, and Melissa Barrera in a scene from "In the Heights." (Macall Polay/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)

'In the Heights' makes muted debut, edged by 'A Quiet Place'

By Jake Coyle Jun. 13, 2021 01:56 PM EDT

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

This 2018 photo shows Idaho's largest cultural fair, the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival, on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. This year's annual gathering was canceled as the coronavirus pandemic alters powwow season across the U.S. for a second year. (Mark Trahant/Indian Country Today via AP

Powwows across US adapt to pandemic for a second year

By Natasha Brennan Apr. 23, 2021 03:21 PM 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

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo tries to get past Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Column: NBA makes the wrong call on All-Star Game

By Paul Newberry Feb. 19, 2021 02:56 AM EST

Fans cheer during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tampa mayor addresses maskless fans after Super Bowl

By Tamara Lush And Freida Frisaro Feb. 08, 2021 08:24 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, workers sculpt the Lombardi Trophy out of sand outside of Raymond James Stadium ahead of Super Bowl 55 in Tampa, Fla. The city is hosting Sunday's Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Officials plead: Don't let Super Bowl become superspreader

By Heather Hollingsworth And Curt Anderson Feb. 06, 2021 12:29 PM EST

People demonstrate at a rally organized by the association "Silent Protest" against the restrictions and measures taken against the coronavirus by the Swiss federal government, in Zug, Switzerland on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Large crowds with most wearing protective gear, gathered in Zug to highlight damage done to people's lives, by restrictions put in place by the government. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)

The Latest: LA County says medical center broke virus rules

By The Associated Press Feb. 06, 2021 08:48 AM EST

Clinical lead Jeanne Schumache held up a VanishPoint syringe that allows them to get an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as she was preparing them to be administered to people with appointments Thursday, jan. 28, 2021 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota health officials discourage Super Bowl parties

By Steve Karnowski Feb. 04, 2021 05:56 PM EST

Kentucky health chief: Resist having big Super Bowl parties

Feb. 03, 2021 06:13 PM EST
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's top health official urged Kentuckians to resist hosting large Super Bowl parties as new cases of COVID-19 continued to decline...

FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba passes the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings in Los Angeles. Bonding between veterans and youngsters has been a time-honored tradition in hockey. But in yet another setback related to the relentless COVID-19, NHL protocols aiming to curb the virus spread and keep the schedule on track could make that vital off-ice development of camaraderie more difficult. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Mentors wanted: Virus limits vet-rookie time away from rink

By Pat Graham And Dave Campbell Jan. 15, 2021 02:38 AM EST

Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy, left, challenges for the ball with Fulham's Mario Lemina during an English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Fulham at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Guardiola rebukes Mendy but claims many break virus rules

By Rob Harris Jan. 03, 2021 06:45 AM EST

A rabbi officiates under a traditional Jewish wedding canopy during marriage ceremony of the Israeli couple Noemie Azerad, left sited under the canopy, and Simon David Benhamou, at a hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. For the past month, Israelis long accustomed to traveling incognito, if at all, to Arab countries, have made themselves at home in the UAE’s commercial hub.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

In new playground Dubai, Israelis find parties, Jewish rites

By Isabel Debre Dec. 31, 2020 02:07 AM EST

Mayor: New Year's Eve parties "horribly unfair" in pandemic

By Michelle Liu Dec. 29, 2020 04:24 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Beleaguered city and hospital leaders in the region of South Carolina hardest hit by the coronavirus rebuked residents who plan to party...

This image provided by Martha Stewart Living shows pigs in blankets with mustard sauces. Greg Lofts, deputy food editor for Martha Stewart Living, says his years of catering experience for kids and adults alike "taught me that the most precious, fancy and labor-intensive hors d'oeuvres will never be as popular as pigs in a blanket with ketchup and mustard for dunking. (David Malosh/Martha Stewart Living via AP)

`Noon Year’s Eve': toasting the new year before midnight

By Kim Cook Dec. 28, 2020 10:17 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, file photo, ornaments hang on a Christmas tree on display in New York. Office holiday parties are tricky in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dancing, drinking and fancy dinners are out. Many companies are foregoing parties altogether, deciding instead to send staff gift baskets, extra time off or donations to charities that employees choose. (AP Photo/Swayne B. Hall, File)

Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on

By Kelvin Chan And Alexandra Olson Dec. 17, 2020 05:18 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2020 03:12 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 14 The Advocate on the historic pace of the...