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FILE - A guard opens the gate as an Olympic shuttle bus pulls into a hotel walled in by fences ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 29, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Inside the Olympic bubble, looking for China — or 'China'

By Sarah Dilorenzo Feb. 06, 2022 02:14 AM EST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping tours the National Speed Skating Oval, a competition venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Competition for the Winter Olympics is scheduled to begin on Feb. 4. (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP)
China spends billions on Olympics with longer-term goal

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 27, 2022 04:14 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
Bowling Green Daily News. June 20, 2021. Editorial: WKU failing when it comes to transparency Last week, we published...

Connecticut governor unveils plan to cut travel time to NYC

By Susan Haigh Jun. 21, 2021 01:58 PM EDT
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont's administration unveiled an $8 billion to $10 billion plan Monday that aims to reduce commuter rail times from Connecticut to New...

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 9, 2021 file photo, a man rides a motorbike past a pub with flags of the G7 nations and the flag of Cornwall in St. Ives, Cornwall, England. Towering steel fences and masses of police have transformed the Cornish seaside as leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies descent for a summit near St. Ives in Cornwall, a popular holiday destination. A huge frigate dominates the coastline, armed soldiers guard the main sites and some 5,000 extra police officers have been deployed to the area. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
For Cornwall, G7 summit brings mix of disruption and hope

By Sylvia Hui Jun. 11, 2021 03:41 AM EDT

Amtrak restores service on routes following COVID cutbacks

May. 24, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — In another hopeful sign that the travel industry is bouncing back in Washington state after pandemic-induced lows last year, Amtrak says it will...

Thousands of people leaving for their native places to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr crowd a ferry at the Mawa terminal ignoring risks of coronavirus infection in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Festival travel, vaccine shortage put Bangladesh at risk

By Julhas Alam May. 13, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

Visitors wearing face masks gather at a viewing area overlooking the Forbidden City at a public park in Beijing, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Chinese tourists are expected to make a total of 18.3 million railway passenger trips on the first day of the country's five-day holiday for international labor day, according to an estimate by the state railway group, as tourists rush to travel domestically after the coronavirus has been brought under control in China.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chinese tourists to take 18 million rail trips on May Day

May. 01, 2021 06:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, a woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu amid a quarantine rule that effectively shut down the tourism industry in the state. A requirement that people on planes and other forms of transportation in the U.S. wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will remain in place through at least Sept. 13, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday, April 30, 2021 (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
US extends face-mask requirement on planes until September

Apr. 30, 2021 07:19 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 11, 2021. Editorial: Shame on Ohio General Assembly members who prevaricate when asked to lead by example and...

Holocaust survivor Fanny Amar wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus holds a rose as she and others attend the yearly Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Haifa, Israel, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinated

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2021 01:26 AM EDT

Patients receive an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on the opening day of a mass vaccination centre set up in the Olympique Lyonnais soccer Stadium, in Decines-Charpieu, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (Jean-Philippe Ksiazek, Pool via AP)
French hospitals boost Easter staff to battle virus resurge

Apr. 03, 2021 09:18 AM EDT

New vaccine appointment system to debut next week in NH

By Kathy Mccormack Mar. 11, 2021 05:59 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is planning to go live with its new COVID-19 vaccine appointment system on March 17. Before that day,...

A man and a child put on their face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus after taken a souvenir photo near a Year of the Ox statue on display at the capital city's popular shopping mall during the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Festivities for the holiday, normally East Asia's busiest tourism season, are muted after China, Vietnam, Taiwan and other governments tightened travel curbs and urged the public to avoid big gatherings following renewed virus outbreaks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China holiday train travel down nearly 70% amid restrictions

Feb. 12, 2021 10:58 PM EST

A woman walks through Brooklyn's Main Street Park, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 in New York. A winter snowstorm walloped the Eastern U.S. on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
The Latest: Massachusetts braces for snow's arrival, wind

Feb. 01, 2021 11:18 AM EST

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows 'Help is on the way'

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Zeke Miller Jan. 21, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec.21, 2020 file photo, an information board is displayed at Gare du Nord train station in Paris. The chief of France's state rail the SNCF, which owns 55% of Eurostar, has sounded the alarm for the future of the train service that connects the UK with continental Europe. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
Concerns grow over Eurostar rail service linking UK, EU

By The Associated Press Jan. 19, 2021 05:26 AM EST

A woman child enjoy the snow in downtown Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. A large part of central Spain including the capital of Madrid are slowly clearing snow after the country's worst snowstorm in recent memory. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spain shovels out of snowdrifts left by Storm Filomena

By Joseph Wilson And Manu Fernandez Jan. 10, 2021 06:38 AM EST

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge talk to Dom Warren and family, the founder of Dom's Food Mission, as they attend a special pantomime performance at London's Palladium Theatre, Friday Dec. 11, 2020, hosted by The National Lottery, to thank key workers and their families for their efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (Aaron Chown/Pool via AP)
Prince William thanks pandemic workers at Christmas show

Dec. 12, 2020 06:33 AM EST

Britain's Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge talk to members of the public at Cardiff Castle on Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020, in Cardiff, Wales. Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge are undertaking a short tour of the UK by train ahead of the Christmas holidays to pay tribute to the inspiring work in local communities. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP)
Tone deaf? Prince William's tour criticized amid pandemic

By Sylvia Hui Dec. 08, 2020 07:57 AM EST