Driving laws and regulations
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks in Detroit. Benson said Tuesday, June 8, 2021, her office is adding 350,000 appointments over nearly four months to address a pandemic-related backlog as Michigan residents try to renew driver's licenses, transfer vehicle titles and conduct other business in person. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)
Senate: Extend lapsed licenses, plates; keep walk-in option

By David Eggert Jun. 10, 2021 01:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency. They're taking an unapologetically partisan approach to advance the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue, voting rights and other priorities. Their calculation is that it's better to try to push ahead than risk wasting time courting Republican support that may never come. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind

By Lisa Mascaro And Zeke Miller Mar. 04, 2021 10:35 AM EST

Wait for young drivers reduced in NC Senate measure

Feb. 17, 2021 05:32 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New school-age drivers in North Carolina could receive a provisional license in half the time current law requires under legislation...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:24 AM EST
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Valdosta Daily Times on distracted...

A life-size cutout of Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell is displayed on the patio of an outdoor restaurant in Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The city government has eased restrictions amid the COVID-19 "red alert” shutdown, allowing eateries to serve diners in socially distanced, preferably outdoor spaces. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Desperation grows as Mexico runs out of vaccines

By Eduardo Verdugo Feb. 04, 2021 04:15 PM EST

Lebanese police officer tickets cars that violated the odd or even number plates car bans, as 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 begins two-week lockdown to limit spread of virus

Nov. 14, 2020 07:47 AM EST

Pueblo imposes overnight curfew to stem coronavirus outbreak

Oct. 30, 2020 11:59 AM EDT
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The southern Colorado city of Pueblo is imposing an overnight curfew for the next two weeks to stem a surge in the number of people...

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. A battle between the powerhouses of the so-called gig economy and big labor could become the most expensive ballot measure on Nov. 3, 2020, in California history. Voters are being asked to decide via Proposition 22 whether to create an exemption to a new state law aimed at providing wage and benefit protections to Uber, Lyft and other app-based drivers. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Uber, Lyft look to kill California law on app-based drivers

By Brian Melley Sep. 30, 2020 09:05 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 02:11 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ Aug. 29 The Cookeville Herald-Citizen on using...

Sugar House bartender Shelby Minnix creates a Lavender Lemonade cocktail in a to-go bottle, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Detroit. At least 33 states and the District of Columbia are temporarily allowing cocktails to-go during the pandemic, up from around three before the coronavirus struck. Dave Kwiatkowski, who owns the Sugar House was able to reopen July 10 for carryout service. Kwiatkowski normally employs a staff of 16, but for now, it's just him at the door and a bartender making drinks. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
To-go drinks an elixir for public, a lifeline for business

By Dee-Ann Durbin Aug. 24, 2020 12:14 PM EDT

Noem suspends teen driving law during COVID-19

Jun. 29, 2020 09:16 AM EDT
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has suspended a teen driving law which was set to take effect this week. Noem said the...

Mexico City's Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum speaks to the press regarding the spread of the new coronavirus, as Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stand behind during his daily news conference at the presidential palace in Mexico City, early Thursday, March 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mexico prepares to reopen half the country amid pandemic

Jun. 12, 2020 04:30 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
The (Munster) Times. June 6, 2020. NWI mayors extend peaceful solidarity amid protests, unrest Our nation was founded...

Brazilian drivers protest virus lockdown restrictions

By Diane Jeantet Apr. 18, 2020 07:56 PM EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hundreds of people denouncing pandemic lockdown measures opposed by President Jair Bolsonaro snarled traffic in major Brazilian cities on...