Recreational water sports
Editorial Roundup: Kansas

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. June 17, 2021. Editorial: Neglect, indifference by Wyandotte County set the stage for teenager’s near-drowning ...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
Valdosta Daily Times. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Be prepared for hurricane season While pandemic seems to be subsiding,...

FILE - In this July 12, 2020, file photo, visitors crowd the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., amid the coronavirus pandemic. Californians headed to campgrounds, beaches and restaurants over the long holiday weekend as the state prepared to shed some of its coronavirus rules. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Californians hit beaches, travel ahead of virus rules easing

May. 31, 2021 03:59 PM EDT

Waves up to 11 feet high crash into the lakefront trail near 31st Street Beach on the South Side of Chicago, Friday afternoon, May 28, 2021. The high waves closed most beaches to swimming Friday, the first day they were to be reopened since closing over a year ago because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
High waves wash out Chicago beaches as Lake Michigan reopens

May. 28, 2021 05:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this file image made from video on Feb. 27, 2021, Brahim Ghali, leader of the pro-independence Polisario Front speaks to a crowd in Tindouf, Algeria. Ghali, the leader of an Algeria-backed movement fighting for the independence of Western Sahara, was admitted to a hospital in northern Spain last month. His presence under a disguised identity didn’t go unnoticed to the government in Morocco, the country that annexed the northwestern African territory nearly half a century ago. (AP Photo, file)
An ailing Sahrawi leader shakes Spain and Morocco's alliance

By Aritz Parra May. 20, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

The body of a young man covered with an emergency blanket after being recovered by Spanish police from waters near the border between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Thousands of migrants jumped or swam around a border fence to reach European soil this week after Morocco loosened its border patrols. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Spain, Morocco turn focus to young migrants stuck at border

By Mosa'ab Elshamy And Renata Brito May. 20, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

A Spanish civil guard wait for migrants to arrive at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, near the border of Morocco and Spain, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Spanish officials are acknowledging for the first time that the unprecedented migrant crisis has been triggered by an angry Rabat at Madrid's decision to provide medical treatment to the militant boss of the Polisario Front. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Uncertainty greets weary migrants in Spain's African enclave

By Renata Brito, Bernat Armangué, Houda Benalla And Joseph Wilson May. 19, 2021 09:54 AM EDT

Open water swimmers get ready by their cars on Pescadores beach where open water swimming is booming while pools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima, Peru, before sunrise Tuesday, April 27, 2021. One of the few sporting disciplines that have been maintained during the coronavirus pandemic is swimming, which due to the closure of the swimming pools, has moved to the open sea. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
With pools closed, Peruvians turn to open-water swimming

By Franklin Briceño Apr. 27, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

Connecticut to expand access to parks, beaches, camping

By Pat Eaton-Robb Apr. 09, 2021 02:21 PM EDT
Connecticut is planning to provide full access this summer to its outdoor recreation areas including state parks, camp grounds, shoreline beaches, boat...

Medical workers prepare a COVID positive patient for a CT Scan at a clinic in Johannesburg Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. South Africa's COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases with hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed.
As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

By Andrew Meldrum And Mogomotsi Magome Dec. 28, 2020 12:04 PM EST

Bobby Smith gets some help opening a PowerPoint on volcanoes from QHS teacher Jared Holman at Quincy High School, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. in Quincy, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (Jake Shane/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic teaching educators too

By Deborah Gertz Husar Nov. 22, 2020 01:01 AM EST

A display of President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden books and keepsakes are available at Browseabout Books, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden's beach hideaway has political sun shining on Rehoboth

By Will Weissert Nov. 15, 2020 08:28 AM EST

World Surf League finals to be held at Lower Trestles

By Bernie Wilson Nov. 12, 2020 06:07 PM EST
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The World Surf League’s 2021 men’s and women’s season championships will be decided with a new format at the renowned Lower Trestles in San...

Ukrainian tourist, Egyptian guide lose limbs in shark attack

By Samy Magdy Oct. 27, 2020 12:52 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — A young Ukrainian tourist lost an arm and an Egyptian tour guide a leg in a rare shark attack over the weekend off Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm...

FILE - In this July 15, 2008 file photo, Tommy Bartlett Show owner Tom Diehl poses in Lake Delton, Wis. The coronavirus pandemic has forced an iconic Wisconsin Dells-area water ski show to shut down forever. Diehl, president and co-owner of the Tommy Bartlett Show in Lake Delton, said Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 that the show can't recover from the loss of revenue this summer. The show was preparing for its 70th season when the pandemic happened, forcing Diehl to cancel the season. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Pandemic forces iconic Wisconsin water ski show to close

By Todd Richmond Sep. 16, 2020 11:25 AM EDT

No more splish-splash at Aquaboggan, which abruptly closed

Aug. 31, 2020 08:35 AM EDT
SACO, Maine (AP) — Aquaboggan Water Park says “strict and inconsistent state regulations” have forced it to close for the season. Park...

This image made from an Aug 3, 2020 video shows crowd gather in a pool as they watch performers on a stage at Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park in Wuhan, central China. For more than two months, the 11 million residents of Wuhan endured a strict lockdown as coronavirus raced around the city. Now, some are letting loose en masse at rocking nighttime pool parties at the popular amusement park chain. The park reopened in late June, and the crowds have picked up in August. (anonymous photo via AP)
Wuhan pool parties bring post-coronavirus relief in China

Aug. 19, 2020 12:51 AM EDT

Oregon gov. tightens virus restrictions for Malheur County

Aug. 14, 2020 11:43 AM EDT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday she will restore phase one restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Malheur County, along...

Puerto Rico extends anti-coronavirus measures for 2 weeks

By Dánica Coto Jul. 31, 2020 06:59 PM EDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Friday that she would extend for two more weeks measures aimed at curbing the spread of the...

Summer Camps Face Options: Close, Go Virtual or Balance Risk

By Micah Drew Jul. 27, 2020 10:39 AM EDT
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — For the first time in the 75-year history of Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, the paddles that propel canoes, kayaks and paddleboards...