Urban renewal
FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, a woman adjusts her face mask as she walks by a statue featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China keeps virus at bay at high cost ahead of Olympics

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Sep. 21, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2020 photo, Baltimore Police Academy cadets listen to an instructor during an on the field class session learning to direct traffic, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Baltimore. As rising murder rates gain attention in U.S. cities, Republicans have ramped up misleading attacks by casting Democrats as anti-police. It's a message they believe helped them stave off greater Democratic gains and one with renewed potency particularly in cities that cut police department budgets amid calls to overhaul policing last year. It's not clear whether the GOP strategy, with roots back to President Nixon's law-and-order message, will be a success for a party that has little support in American cities. But Republicans hope to stem their decline in suburbs with by attacking Democrats' on domestic safety. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats' policing policy

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 13, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director general, right, attends the exhibition " Revive the Spirit of Mosul ", in Venice, Italy Friday, May 21, 2021. The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul that underlines the role of architecture in helping heal wounds. The exhibit is on the sidelines of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition that opened after a one-year pandemic delay Saturday for a six-month run under the title: “How will we live together?” (UNESCO via AP)
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites

By Colleen Barry May. 22, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

This July 9, 2018 photo shows the Atlantic City, N.J., beachfront. A report released Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from a state panel recommended rebuilding Atlantic City's Boardwalk, improving the look of its business districts, and embracing the "blue economy" of the ocean to help the seaside gambling resort recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. It also suggested money from legalized marijuana sales could help pay for it. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Can pot money rebuild Atlantic City? New Jersey suggests it

By Wayne Parry May. 05, 2021 12:32 PM EDT

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz answers a question from a reporter during a news conference to debut his state budget plan for the next two years Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at the Department of Revenue building in St. Paul, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
Walz's $518M bonding bill includes money to rebuild cities

By Steve Karnowski Feb. 22, 2021 05:44 PM EST

State extending by two weeks restrictions on capacity limits

Jan. 07, 2021 03:50 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is extending by two weeks tightened restrictions on gatherings, including a 25% capacity limit for many businesses. ...

Rehabilitated section of Burlington bike path complete

Dec. 12, 2020 12:08 PM EST
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The mayor of Burlington has announced the reopening of a rehabilitated section of the city's bike path. Work on the...

Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) looks to pass against the Chicago Bears during the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Saints face 'frenemy' in Panthers QB Bridgewater

By Brett Martel Oct. 22, 2020 05:35 PM EDT

David Armin-Parcells, co-owner of Motor City Wine poses in Detroit, Sept. 4, 2020. Before the coronavirus showed up, downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Now, with the coronavirus forcing many office workers to their homes in the suburbs, those who remain wonder if revitalization will ever return. (AP Photo/Tom Krisher)
From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal

By Tom Krisher And Michael Liedtke Oct. 21, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

John Ambrose, a guide with the Beatles-themed Fab4 Taxi Tours, wears a face mask as he walks past a statue of the Beatles in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The English port city that gave the world the Beatles weathered decades of industrial decline before becoming a celebrated symbol of urban renewal. Now, the coronavirus is putting Liverpool's hard-won revival in jeopardy, and raising tensions between the north of England and the wealthier south. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Virus curbs widen England's north-south rift, stir animosity

By Jill Lawless Oct. 16, 2020 02:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept, 9, 2020, file photo, a couple walk past Mike's Beer Bar, across the street from PNC Park, after a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. Small businesses around PNC Park and other downtown stadiums across Major League Baseball are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced MLB to ban fans from attending games during the truncated 2020 seasons. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
On the North Shore, a revitalized neighborhood goes quiet

By Will Graves Sep. 15, 2020 10:48 AM EDT

These images taken in late September 2019 from a remote camera and provided by the National Park Service and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, show two wolf pups on Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. Gray wolves that were taken to Isle Royale to rebuild its nearly extinct population are forming social groups, staking out territory and apparently mating, scientists said Monday Sept. 14, 2020. (National Park Service and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry via AP)
Relocated Isle Royale wolves form groups, reduce moose herd

By John Flesher Sep. 14, 2020 11:59 AM EDT

Lot of 'fear': People rally in Detroit for ban on evictions

By Mike Householder Aug. 17, 2020 04:35 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of people rallied outside a Detroit courthouse Monday, calling for a renewal of the city’s ban on evictions. “We...

40 COVID-19 cases reported at care facility in SW Washington

Aug. 14, 2020 06:15 PM EDT
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A long-term care facility in southwest Washington has recorded 40 COVID-19 cases. The outbreak at Avamere...

Special session renews hopes for those seeking state money

By Mohamed Ibrahim Jul. 11, 2020 10:24 AM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Bemidji has a problem: firefighter training that used so-called “forever chemicals” has left the city’s water supply so...

Downtown Reno plans get $600K EPA grant to tackle pollutants

By Scott Sonner May. 11, 2020 01:49 PM EDT
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno city officials plan to use a new $600,000 federal grant to take initial steps toward cleaning up contaminants along a 150-year-old...

Virus cases top 100 among residents of Kansas nursing home

Apr. 25, 2020 11:53 AM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases among residents of a Kansas nursing home has topped 100, after nine additional cases were confirmed. ...

A letter carrier walks past an open department store in downtown Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas rehab worker showed up sick; 19 die at facility

By John Hanna And Heather Hollingsworth Apr. 16, 2020 11:37 AM EDT

A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., Wednesday, April 8, 2020. More than 80 patients from a Riverside skilled nursing facility are being evacuated this morning to other healthcare locations throughout Riverside County, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Nursing home with 7 virus deaths had health citations

By Chris Carlson And Amy Taxin Apr. 09, 2020 01:17 AM EDT

Virus cluster found at Kansas rehabilitation center

Apr. 04, 2020 01:40 PM EDT
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been found at a rehabilitation center in Kansas City, Kansas, where 17 residents and two staff members...