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A staff prepares for the arrival of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, for the Olympic Truce Mural ceremony at the Olympic Village ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Beijing. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP)
EXPLAINER: What in the world is the Olympic Truce?

By Mallika Sen Feb. 08, 2022 10:10 AM EST

Naomi Osaka carries the Olympic Torch during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony

Jul. 22, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

FILE - This 1993 file photo shows Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the U.S. rock band Nirvana. Six strands of blonde hair from the grunge rock icon are part of a series of Nirvana offerings that also includes a Cobain amp and a rare group-signed blue Stratocaster-style guitar at an online rock ‘n’ roll auction that ends over the weekend.. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Treasure trove of rock memorabilia includes Kurt Cobain hair

By Mark Kennedy May. 12, 2021 01:01 PM EDT

FILE - Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York on March 29, 2019. Nicks has spent the last 10 months homebound, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic. During that time, she recorded the new single “Show Them the Way" and edited her new concert film “Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold The Concert.” The song will be released Friday and the concert film, recorded over two nights during Nicks' 2016-17 “24 Karat Gold” tour, will be available at select theaters and drive-ins on Oct. 21 and 25. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
On edge of 72, Stevie Nicks just wants to sing a song live

By Mesfin Fekadu Oct. 08, 2020 10:15 AM EDT

REMOVES REFERENCE TO COVID-19 - In this July 13, 2019 file photo, Toots Hibbert performs with the Maytals in Grass Valley, Calif. In a statement from a family member Hibbert died on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77

By Hillel Italie Sep. 12, 2020 07:56 AM EDT

FILE - Jam Master Jay, a.k.a. Jason Mizell, a member of hip hop pioneers Run-DMC, is seen in Los Angeles in this Feb. 25, 2002, file photo. Two suspects have been indicted in Jam Master Jay's killing, which until now had been one of New York City's most notorious unsolved killings, two law enforcement officials told the Associated Press on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Krista Niles, File)
2 men charged in '02 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

By Jim Mustian, Michael Balsamo, Tom Hays And Michael R. Sisak Aug. 17, 2020 06:09 PM EDT

In this May 19, 2018 photo, Gregory Katz, acting London bureau chief for The Associated Press, stands in front of St. George's Chapel in Windsor near London, while covering the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Katz, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who recently led the AP's coverage of Brexit and the election of Boris Johnson as prime minister, died Monday, June 22, 2020. He had been ill in recent months and had contracted COVID-19. He was 67. (AP Photo)
Gregory Katz, acclaimed AP journalist, dies at 67

By John Daniszewski Jun. 24, 2020 06:16 AM EDT

Protesters march across the Brooklyn Bridge as part of a solidarity rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd Monday, June 1, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Curfews give sweeping powers to cops, but are often flouted

By Jeffrey Collins And Michael Sisak Jun. 02, 2020 04:59 PM EDT

A mural reads "Stay Home, Life is Beautiful' Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
AP PHOTOS: Street art offers beauty, a laugh, some hope

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2020 08:32 AM EDT

Dr. Elvis Francois, an orthopedic surgery resident at the Mayo Clinic, records a song at Carpet booth studio in SE Rochester, Minn. Francois has gone viral thanks to his top-notch musical performances at hospitals. On Friday he will independently release "Music Is Medicine," which was recorded alongside pianist and fellow resident Dr. William Robinson. All of the proceeds will be donated to The Center of Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Response Fund. (Evan Schlee via AP)
Singing Surgeon: Dr. Elvis cuts EP to aid COVID-19 fund

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 16, 2020 12:02 PM EDT

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Apr. 13, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
STURGILL SIMPSON SAYS HE WAS REFUSED COVID-19 TEST WHEN HE WAS SICK UNDATED (AP) - Sturgill (STUR’-jil) Simpson says he is in quarantine...